This is the first book in the Harper Connelly series by Charlaine Harris.
Book Blurb:
Harper Connelly has what you might call a strange job: she finds dead people. She can sense the final location of a person who's passed, and share their very last moment.
The way Harper sees it, she's providing a service to the dead while bringing some closure to the living-but she's used to most people treating her like a blood-sucking leech.
Traveling with her step-brother Tolliver as manager and sometime-bodyguard, she's become an expert at getting in, getting paid, and getting out fast. Because for the living it's always urgent-even if the dead can wait forever.
Grave Sight is a paranormal whodunnit. Harper Connelly is able to 'feel' the dead and sense what their last moments were like - she can tell what caused a persons death, whether by fair means or foul. Natural or Murder.
I loved this book.
Harper has some issues - most of them stemming from her childhood and the incident that gave her the ability to locate the dead. She comes across as frail at times - but she has the heart of a lion and she works very hard to overcome her fears. She relies very heavily on her brother Tolliver - who is better able to deal with the living people - freeing Harper to deal with the dead.
I wanted to try the other series that Charlaine Harris has written - I'm a huge fan of Sookie - and this is the first book I grabbed. I have not been disappointed. I just love Ms. Harris' writing style - her books have a wonderful flow. I also enjoy the 'southern' flavor she weaves into her stories.
I have the next two books in this series on the tbr shelf and I look forward to finding out more about Harper and her adventures in finding the dead. :)
I give Grave Sight 5 out of 5 stars. :)
M
Harper Connelly
1. Grave Sight (2005)
2. Grave Surprise (2006)
3. An Ice Cold Grave (2007)
4. Grave Secret (2009)
1. Grave Sight (2005)
2. Grave Surprise (2006)
3. An Ice Cold Grave (2007)
4. Grave Secret (2009)
7 comments:
I'm glad to hear you liked these. I've been thinking about starting the series but was worried I'd be dissapointed.
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I absolutely loved this series. I need to read the last book.
I love your description: a paranormal whodunnit. Definitely!!
Glad you're liking this series. Isn't it so fun? I've only read this and Sookie, too, but I'm considerig the Lily Bard.
Kris,
I got the first one in each series (Lily, Aurora and Harper) from paperbackswap - just to see if I would like them. :) So far I've only read Grave Sight - but I really enjoyed it. :)
J. Kaye,
Is it out already? I think it is..in hardback. :)
Carolyn,
:) I've not read the Lily Bard yet - but someone else said it is the 'darkest' of the three mentioned above - I think Lily has survived an attack of some kind.
M
I love all of Ms. Harriss's work!
So glad to read that you liked Harper Connelly. You should definitely give the 'Lily Bard' and 'Aurora Teagarden' books a try - no paranormal, but plenty of mystery with a dash of romance.
Great review.
I love this series. I'm glad that Grave Secret is finally out. Now if I can just find time to read it.
Hi Michelle!
I love this series and Ms. Moonlight does as well. The series just gets better the more you read. I haven't picked up the last book yet, don't know why, just not enough hours in the day!
Dottie :)
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