The Secret Life of Samantha McGregor: #1 Bad Connection by Melody Carlson

"With more and more interest in the supernatural (such as TV shows like Medium and Ghost Whisperer), The Secret Life of Samantha McGregor series looks at supernatural gifts from a strong Christian perspective."1

Carlson's "Bad Connection" is an example of a good connection, the connection between an interesting topical issue and well-written characters that both comes off the page and pulls the reader into the page. Sam is a character who has a lot of issues to overcome a drug using older brother, a hard-working mother struggling to make ends meet and a policeman father who was killed in the line of duty.

When a former friend goes missing and rumors abound, Sam McGregor begins having disturbing visions of girls in trouble. A strong Christian, Sam worries that her visions, which she has had since childhood might be getting her into more trouble than she can handle. Sam contacts her father's former partner, now a detective working the missing girl's case and is pleasantly surprised when she is taken seriously, though it is kept a secret. As Sam's visions grow more and more disturbing her relationship with her mother and her friends change and grow stronger.

This is a good book and the first in a series from an accomplished and experienced Christian author. I have already read the second in the series "Beyond Reach" and can't wait for the third, which is due out later this year.

1 http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=526929&event=ECF