After the Last Page
The story ends. The questions don't.
The verdict
Two independent review services read The Flour Girl cover to cover. Here's where they landed.
Readers' Favorite
I cried, I laughed, and I rooted for the characters.
Reviewed by Divine Zape
Literary Titan
A paranormal crime thriller with a surprisingly tender center.
Literary Titan, September 2026
What other writers say
Novelists who read it before anyone else.
Prepare for impact, because Sean Esson is about to catapult you straight out of your comfort zone! He created a whole new world after death in The Flour Girl, and if you think it is peaceful or even boring on the other side, you’ve got another thing coming. Fast-paced, cleverly structured, unputdownable.
Lizzie Mac
Author of Family Secrets
Sean Esson's engaging book has all the thrill of a fast paced detective novel and the metaphysical subtlety and psychological complexity of a mystical journey. A modern day Crime and Punishment, we explore the themes of grief, evil, crime, redemption and finally — acceptance. Esson has cleverly left the door ajar for further adventures and I very much look forward to his next book.
Nigel Utton
Author of Where Have My Other Mummy and Daddy Gone?
What reviewers keep noticing
Three things came up in both reviews, independently.
The afterlife rules do real work
01
Phasing through walls, floating, possessing the living — reviewers noted these aren't decoration. They function as investigative tools, and they create complications and genuine danger as the case tightens.
There's a second mystery underneath
02
Both reviews landed on the same question: how responsible are you for the person you used to be, when you no longer recognise him? Amelia's murder gets solved. That one stays open.
It's funnier than you'd expect
03
The banter between Frankie and Amelia keeps turning up in reviews — warmth running alongside the grief, the drugs and the gunfights, rather than in place of them.
The Flour Girl
Some mysteries follow you beyond the grave.
Step into Sean Esson’s paranormal murder mystery, where death is only the beginning and some stories refuse to stay buried.
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