From Publishers Weekly Shari is dead， and she knows that she didn't kill herself. So rather than merging with the cosmos as other spirits do， she lingers near the world of the living， determined to find her murderer. Fortunately for Shari， she is not alone in the hereafter. She finds a kindred spirit in Peter， the ghost of a boy she went to high school with. The ethereal duo discover Shari's killer in time to prevent another murder. But their techniques are not typical: rather， they solve the mystery by spying on old friends， attempting to communicate through a Ouija board， entering people's dreams and confronting the darker aspects of their own souls. The novel's central mystery， though somewhat contrived， moves along briskly. Plenty of action combined with several creepy seance scenes keep the pages turning. However， although the novel makes it clear that both Peter and Shari would rather be alive， some may question the prudence of presenting young readers with such a seductive vision of life after death. Ages 12-up. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information， Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Book Description SHE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT SHE WAS DEAD. When Shari Cooper awoke at home after being at her girlfriend's birthday party， her family acted like she wasn't there. They didn't hear a thing she said. They wouldn't even look at her. Then the call came from the hospital. Her father and brother paled. Her mother started to cry. Shari didn't know what was wrong. Not until she followed them to the hospital. There she found herself lying on a cold slab in the morgue. The police said that it was suicide. Shari knew she had been murdered. Making a vow to herself to find her killer， Shari embarks on the strangest of all criminal investigations: one in which she spies on her friends， and even enters their dreams -- where she comes face-to-face with a nightmare from beyond the grave. The Shadow -- a thing more horrible than death itself -- is the key to Shari's death， and the only thing that can stop her murderer from murdering again. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition. See all Editorial Reviews