Nicely paced and written. The characters are likable and easy to get attached to.

Juujarvi, Finland is a small town that is the perfect place to live undisturbed. A place where Clifford Bouvier a psychologist, can carry out his research and obsession. However, with a town with a handful of inhabitants, it is not the best place to slowly bleed to death from a stab wound. His last words were "The Key" and "Candice."

Candice Palmer's beloved uncle has just died, and although the police have deemed it a robbery, she thinks otherwise. She has a good reason to believe that his death was suspicious. She knows that Clifford was involved in research that would give access to predict a person's future behavior. Specifically, it looks at one's previous life and to predict actions in their present incarnation. In her uncle's home and lab, the hardware stolen contained the results. When Candice hires a well-respected PI, and ex-operative to investigate Clifford's death, they both are suddenly being hunted down by rogue CIA, police, and a counter-terrorism team and are in danger of falling off the grid forever. And with the Code.

The narrative was very thrilling and suspenseful with chase scenes, theft, and murder. The spine of the story, based on the philosophy of reincarnation, gives the reader an experience of rebirth, altered states, extrasensory perception, and after death communications. This concept is fascinating to me, but others may find this misaligned with their belief system. However, the author does an excellent job of making this a believable premise by burdening us with a Schrodinger's Cat assumption (the cat is dead, the cat is not dead) about life after death. Just because we cannot see it does not denies its existence. The book starts off with a great hook in Finland and bounces between Scotland, Boston, and D.C. where several exciting story lines take place. Many different agencies and people want the code to predict the future and are unwilling to stop until they have it. The cat and mouse chase is a great one!

Harry Walker is a multi-layered character with strength juxtaposed with vulnerability. A man with a girl every night is lonely in life, but you see him longing for something more when there is an unexpected lingering touch. And a protector of Candice, the "Key." Candice was less developed and seemed just to carry the plot along. The backstory of her past life, however, was good historical fantasy. On a side note, some of the smaller characters in the book were also entertaining, especially the ladies at the local bar in Scottland.

Davidsohn creates beautiful scenes with ease. Each place that he describes whether it's the town of Santa Claus or a small town in Scotland, the images pop out of the book. The story flows well, and although the narrative jumps between several different countries, it is neither choppy or confusing.

The Karma Code was a thrill ride with suspense in all the right areas. I highly recommend this book.

Thank you, NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Enjoyed this novel of a gentleman who attains success to easily and the final job that is his redemption and salvation. Complex characters and enjoyable premise.

The Karma Code begins with a terrific hook: a dying man's last words revealed to his killer., "The Key". The key is an enigma which crosses nationalities as a rogue CIA agent and a corrupt businessman search for it. There is intrigue and suspense. The premise of the plot is based on reincarnation and connecting with one's former self. I kept an open mind in that I do not believe in this philosophy, and I was unaware that this was the format of the book when I began reading. However, it was intriguing and I continued reading. There was enough "normal" murder and mayhem to put aside the paranormal aspect. I was determined to write a review based on them merits of the book, not whether or not I personally liked the plot. Actually, it held my interest for the first half. Then, the tightly woven plot seemed to unravel and lose focus...and subsequently my interest. The action scenes were too drawn out became redundant as well.

A plot can survive it is character driven, and this is one of the most glaring flaws: lack of character development. The protagonists are flat and one dimensional. I did not feel a connection with or infinity for any of the characters. Additionally, there are numerous grammatical errors. I hope this is an unedited version I received because much editing needs to be done, especially in dialogue.