Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane

I thought this novel was really fresh, and refreshing. It had a strong and interesting female lead character in Chess Putnam, a witch, brave ghost hunter, and drug addict. It had a world made new by the rise of angry, deadly ghosts which need to be kept under control by a new kind of religion - one which relies upon the existence of violent spirits and the need to control them for the safety of the living. And of course there are the black magick users who want to challenge those in power, drug lords and rival gangs, and the push pull  attraction repulsion between Chess and two very different men. It made me want to read the next one in the series just to find out what happens to Chess next...I cared about her, and that made the reading good.