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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780778325857
ISBN number: 0778325857
Label: Mira
Manufacturer: Mira
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 400
Printing Date: October 01, 2008
Publishing house: Mira
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The Flynn brothers have inherited more than a New Orleans plantation. They've inherited a ghostly presence… and a long-kept secret.
Aidan Flynn, a private investigator and eldest of the Flynn brothers, scoffs at the haunted-house rumors—especially since Kendall Montgomery, a tarot card reader who has been living in the mansion, is the one to tell him the tale of a woman in white. But when he finds a human bone on the grounds and another by the river, Aidan delves into the dark history of the Flynn plantation.
Forced together to uncover the truth, Aidan and Kendall realize that a serial killer whose victims seem to vanish into thin air has long been at work…and that their own fates are about to be sealed forever unless they believe in the unbelievable.
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Loved it! Has all of my favorite things, ghosts, plantation, voodoo, mystery and romance. Didn't want to put it down. Can't wait to read subsequent two in series.
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When you read a book and everything you read is part of the story, that's a good book. This ghostly book is so well written that maybe you would have nightmares... just kidding. But the plot will keep you wanting to know what will happen subsequent and that's what a good writer should do.
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This is the very first novel of the prolific Heather Graham that I have read and it is book one in a trilogy about the Flynn Brothers. They have inherited an old plantation house in New Orleans from an aunt they did not even know existed. The oldest, Aiden, is a former FBI agent who left the agency after the death of his wife. His introduction to the Big Easy is an unnerving one. While walking along the muddy banks of the Mississippi he finds a human thigh bone with pieces of flesh clinging to it. He imagines the coroner will be interested in such a find, but not so. Aiden is remind in no uncertain terms that not long before, right after Katrina, bones and bodies could be found everywhere. His find means nothing. Or does it?
Until the death of Amelia Flynn, Kendall Montgomery had cared for the elderly lady who had spent her entire life at the plantation. This is where she wanted to die. Kendall was with her to the very end. The old house had it's legendary ghosts although Kendall thought such things nonsense. This despite the fact that she runs a small tea shop in town where she and her 2 employees Vinnie and Mason offer tarot card readings, claiming to clients that they can connect to the spirit world. It's all pretend on their part.
When the Flynn brothers arrive at the plantation house Kendall is making sure she has removed all of her possessions. As she was leaving through the doorway they meet. She finds Aiden to be rude, but the other two brothers, Jeremy and Zachery are quite pleasant company.
The brothers have formed their own private investigation agency. One case in particular dominates Aiden's thoughts, the disappearance of a young teen. He fears she is dead and perhaps the victim of a serial killer.
Kendall's skepticism about the paranormal starts to change. While giving a tarot card reading the skeleton on the Death card comes to life, or so it looks to her. She has dreams of Amilia who warns her of an evil that stalks New Orleans and Kendall is a particular target.
A series of frightening events bring Aiden and Amelia together; at very first reluctantly and later much more agreeably . This suspenseful paranormal mystery has plenty of chilling moments and a nice touch of romance.
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I haven't read much of Ms. Graham's work (only one other novel prior to this one), but I have to say that Deadly Night firmly placed me in the "fan" category. I really enjoyed the historical background that was laid out in this novel and the way that it was carefully weaved into the story line to create extra twists and turns. The characters were also extremely likeable and I feel the set-up for the subsequent two novels in this series was perfect. All in all, a really nice read.
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Aidan and his two brothers, Jeremy and Zachary, have inherited an old plantation in New Orleans from an aunt they didn't even know existed. The Flynn plantation has a hauntingly sad but beautiful back-story. Their ancestors have been depicted in the history books as two cousins who killed each other over a woman. Later, the story is cleared up do to an old diary. Seems they hadn't killed each other over a woman, but rather a case of mistaken identiy while defending said woman.
But Aidan doesn't believe in ghosts or hauntings. He's found two different thigh bones, both belonging to different women, one on the grounds of the plantation, the other down by the river. Aidan, a private investigator, is a man who prefers to deal with facts. What he wasn't prepared for was Kendall.
A tarot card reader, Kendall has a degree in psychology, and she doesn't really believe in ghosts or hauntings either. Until the Death card starts to literally laugh at her. Every time the Death card has ever laughed at her, the women whose cards she's reading seems to disappear without a trace.
Aidan doesn't like Kendall; he believes she's a quack right from their very first meeting, not knowing her background. Kendall doesn't like Aidan; he's arrogant, a jerk, and because he believes she's a quack when she really isn't. He doesn't approve of tarot readers - he believes they are nothing but frauds. And that gets her back up.
Thrown together, albeit reluctantly, both are determined to find out what's going on.
**There's a reason why I like Heather Graham's novels. She's an awesome writer. She intrigues a reader with a mystery that's not always easy to figure out. I, for one, was surprised at the end when I found out who it was. I hadn't suspected him whatsoever. She writes with simply, incredible details to her scenery so that you can picture everything vividly. Her characters always seem real and interesting. And when she adds her ghostly presenses, they seem real, even when the characters don't believe what they're seeing.
I loved the sad history of the plantation. The mistaken identity while both cousins are defending one's wife.
Aidan and Kendall; while I did feel like they were attracted to each other, I didn't really feel that spark that should be there. I think that could have used a little `oomph', just a little more of a spark between them. They argued, they irked each other, and I think I'd have felt a bigger spark if they'd had a huge fight, a monumental argument between the two.
And there is an error in the book, one that shouldn't really make a difference but it does sit uncomfortably with a reader. When one victim is supposed to be vacationing in one place, and yet the investigation is routed somewhere different (a huge difference between Ireland and Venezuela.)
I also found it a tad slow. I think there should have been more action, whether on the heros' part or the villain's. Disfigured and dismembered voodoo dolls and being plunged into the dark wasn't enough. The end of the story almost makes up for it. Would I recommend it? Yes!
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