DEADLY NIGHT

Author: Heather Graham ISBN: 0778325857 10/2008 SUSPENSE Publisher: MIRA

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.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

DEADLY NIGHT is a keeper! I can't wait to read DEADLY HARVEST and DEADLY GIFT, the upcoming installments in the Flynn Brothers Trilogy. This one is so good that I could hardly stand to put it down. Even when I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about reading it.

Romance, mystery, history and paranormal twists make DEADLY NIGHT a real page-turner. Three brothers inherit an old mansion, the scene of a Civil War-era tragedy. They must decide what to do with their inheritance, something that hardly seems marketable when human bones begin to turn up on the property. Fortunately each brother has his own strengths, and along with the help of a psychic they begin to investigate the strange goings-on at their property. Ghosts, long-forgotten crimes and a serial killer—could this book have anything more? But it does. Somehow Heather Graham manages to swirl a luscious romance into this mix. It is an amazing story, simply incredible.

There isn't anything for a reader of paranormal romance mysteries not to love in this story. It is full and rich and the plot is so well-paced that it never lags. And one of the best parts is that I didn't figure any of the mystery out. Oh, I had my suspicions about a few things, but when the author reveals all at the end, I was riveted to the page, my mouth agape. It was great!

I wholeheartedly loved DEADLY NIGHT! Heather Graham is my new favorite author!

Kay James