When technology and theology collided, the AfterNet was born.
Good Cop, Dead Cop is set almost eight years after the revelation that, not only are disembodied souls all around us, but that the living can communicate with them via the AfterNet. Nations and religions have faltered or fallen while adjusting to the shocking new reality, but disembodied detective Alex Munroe is just happy to be working again in Denver, the home of the web portal for the dead.
Munroe and his living partner, rookie cop Linda Yamaguchi, find investigating a simple missing person report can become quite complicated when that person is disembodied. And her life is complicated enough. Her dead mother won’t leave her alone and she’s got a partner who’s still touchy about his life before death. But as scary as getting long-distance phone calls can be, their investigation puts Yamaguchi in real danger of joining Munroe on the other side when they uncover a sinister conspiracy to trap and enslave the dead.
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How can I read the book?
You can either read the book on the Good Cop, Dead Cop blog, or using the e-reader, which makes it much more convenient to read online. It’s formatted like a book, either in one-page or two-page format, it remembers your place if you leave (yes, it uses cookies — tasty, yummy cookies), you can set the point size and number of lines to display and you can use the page up and page down commands to leaf through the book. The first three chapters are also available as PDFs.
PDFs: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3
About the author
I was a copy aide, police reporter, copy editor and assistant city editor at the Colorado Springs Sun newspaper. I’ve also taught computer classes, been a freelance graphic designer, shot and edited video and now design websites. I’m married to Jim Bates. We have no children and are now down to two Labradors and a cat. I am a black belt in Ki-Aikido, so I can hurt you if you try something funny. Just kidding.
Where can I buy it?
If the book ever gets published, you can buy it. Until then, it’s available here.
Can I give the book to a friend?
Please tell your friends about the book by clicking here and sending them an email (especially if your friend is an agent or publisher). But please don’t copy the files and give them to friends. Don’t sell the book on Amazon or have it tattooed all over your body. The book is © 2006 Jennifer Petkus.
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Do you need an agent, or a publisher?
Why yes, I do. If you want to know more about me or the book, click here for the synopsis and here for a full bio. A fun fact: the book is about 93,000 words long and uses every letter of the English alphabet, many more than once.
Where can I comment about the book?
Go to the blog and post your comments there. If you say something really nice, I’ll include it here.
Will there be more books about the characters?
There will be a sequel to Good Cop, Dead Cop, and there will be other books about the AfterNet.
Does the AfterNet actually exist?
Yes, you can visit by clicking here.
What other exciting AfterNet stuff is available?
Well, there’s always the podcasts of the news stories available from the Apple iTunes Music Store. It’s free.
Jennifer Petkus
petkusj@theAfterNet.net