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Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:A year ago, archaeologist Leslie MacIntyre barely survived the explosion that took the life of her fiancé, Matt Connolly. In the long months since, sh's slowly come to terms not only with her loss but with her unsettling new ability to communicate with ghosts, a dubious 'gift' received in the wake of her own brush with death.Now sh's returned to lower Manhattan's historic Hastings House, site of the explosion, to conquer her fears and investigate a newly show more discovered burial ground. In this place restless spirits hold the secrets not only of past injustice but of a very real and very contemporary conspiracy with deadly designs on the city's women—including Leslie herself.
By night Matt visits her in dreams, warning her and offering clues to the truth, while by day she finds herself helped by—and attracted to— his flesh-and-blood cousin Joe. Torn by her feelings for both men, caught between the worlds of the living and the dead, Leslie struggles against the encroaching danger that threatens to overcome her. As she is drawn closer to the darkness at the heart of Hastings House, she must ultimately face the power of an evil mind, alone in a place where not even the men she loves can save her. show less
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She talks to dead people...
A year ago, archaeologist Leslie MacIntyre barely survived an explosion that took the life of her fiance, Matt Connolly. Since then she's slowly come to terms with both her loss and an unsettling ability to communicate with ghosts, a "gift" received in the wake of her brush with death. Now she's returned to lower Manhattan, site of the explosion, to investigate a newly discovered burial ground. In this place restless spirits hold the secrets not only of past injustice but of a deadly conspiracy against the city's women--including Leslie herself.
By night Matt visits her in dreams, warning her and offering clues to the truth. By day she finds herself helped by--and attracted to--his flesh-and-blood cousin Joe. show more Torn by her feelings for both men, caught between the worlds of the living and the dead, Leslie struggles against the encroaching danger. As she is drawn closer to the darkness, she must ultimately face the power of an evil mind, alone in a place where not even the men she loves can save her.
"The Dead Room" is a smooth concoction that's equal parts ghost story, mystery, thriller, and archeological tale. The author manages to keep the read entertaining and event-driven as well as filling it with characters that step off the page. show less
A year ago, archaeologist Leslie MacIntyre barely survived an explosion that took the life of her fiance, Matt Connolly. Since then she's slowly come to terms with both her loss and an unsettling ability to communicate with ghosts, a "gift" received in the wake of her brush with death. Now she's returned to lower Manhattan, site of the explosion, to investigate a newly discovered burial ground. In this place restless spirits hold the secrets not only of past injustice but of a deadly conspiracy against the city's women--including Leslie herself.
By night Matt visits her in dreams, warning her and offering clues to the truth. By day she finds herself helped by--and attracted to--his flesh-and-blood cousin Joe. show more Torn by her feelings for both men, caught between the worlds of the living and the dead, Leslie struggles against the encroaching danger. As she is drawn closer to the darkness, she must ultimately face the power of an evil mind, alone in a place where not even the men she loves can save her.
"The Dead Room" is a smooth concoction that's equal parts ghost story, mystery, thriller, and archeological tale. The author manages to keep the read entertaining and event-driven as well as filling it with characters that step off the page. show less
A year ago Leslie MacIntyre barely survived an accident that killed her fiance Matt Connolly, she's now left with an ability to communicate with ghosts. She's now back in Manhattan investigating a newly discovered burial ground. There are restless ghosts and torn by her feelings by Matt's cousin Joe. She also has to deal with the power of an evil mind who is determined to hurt her.
It was pretty predictable but enjoyable.
It was pretty predictable but enjoyable.
I have read a few of Heather Graham’s novels, so she is still a new author for me. I was not disappointed, but it took me a bit to get into. I do not know why, but it gave me a little of a Temperance Brennan novel with a ghostly twist. This book felt slow-paced to me, but that could be me reading faster-paced books beforehand. I did not feel it was a terrible thing as the book it is.
I rarely read prologues, but I am glad I did on this one. The two characters I enjoyed in this book is Leslie and Joe, the two key characters. You can still feel the mental and physical heartbreak and love she had for Matt and the newness of her communicating with ghosts. She wants to communicate with Matt, even staying at the location of the accident and show more only seeing the ghosts that have been there before him. Joe, I enjoyed how the author made him the opposite of his cousin. He even explains this to Leslie and the others who mistake him for Matt. Joe is troubled like Leslie but differently, and it shows. He is investigating a case as a private investigator but does not seem to forget the accident that took his cousin’s life.
I also enjoyed Nikki and Adam when they arrived later (they were mentioned in the earlier chapters). They helped with Leslie on the paranormal side as Joe helps her on the human side. The other characters felt flat. Some of these characters needed fleshed out more and given what had happened, I felt a little disappointed. Matt did not live up to the hype or expectation as I was hoping.
The paranormal side of this story did not downplay. It blended nicely and did not boggle down the story. There was enough for the ghostly side to feel natural and did not take me out of the story. I could have done with a smidge more, but it was unnecessary. If there would have been a lot, I believe it would have dragged the story and lost the primary plotline. If there was too little, I believe it would have felt like a second thought and be overlooked.
I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others. I do not know if it is her strongest or my favorite out of the few I have read, but it is not the least. I will read more of her books.
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I rarely read prologues, but I am glad I did on this one. The two characters I enjoyed in this book is Leslie and Joe, the two key characters. You can still feel the mental and physical heartbreak and love she had for Matt and the newness of her communicating with ghosts. She wants to communicate with Matt, even staying at the location of the accident and show more only seeing the ghosts that have been there before him. Joe, I enjoyed how the author made him the opposite of his cousin. He even explains this to Leslie and the others who mistake him for Matt. Joe is troubled like Leslie but differently, and it shows. He is investigating a case as a private investigator but does not seem to forget the accident that took his cousin’s life.
I also enjoyed Nikki and Adam when they arrived later (they were mentioned in the earlier chapters). They helped with Leslie on the paranormal side as Joe helps her on the human side. The other characters felt flat. Some of these characters needed fleshed out more and given what had happened, I felt a little disappointed. Matt did not live up to the hype or expectation as I was hoping.
The paranormal side of this story did not downplay. It blended nicely and did not boggle down the story. There was enough for the ghostly side to feel natural and did not take me out of the story. I could have done with a smidge more, but it was unnecessary. If there would have been a lot, I believe it would have dragged the story and lost the primary plotline. If there was too little, I believe it would have felt like a second thought and be overlooked.
I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others. I do not know if it is her strongest or my favorite out of the few I have read, but it is not the least. I will read more of her books.
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I have sort of mixed feelings about this book. It started out shaky for me — the first time Leslie sat in a room and had a conversation with a ghost, I couldn’t stop myself from rolling my eyes — but eventually it grew on me. Since I have no problem reading books with vampires and werewolves and witches, it’s a little strange to me that I would have that reaction about ghosts, but I think it’s because those other types of characters can interact with everyone, and not just select people. Regardless, I did find myself pulled into this story and wondering just who was trying to kill Leslie, what happened to Genevieve and the other girls, and who was the real target, Matt or Leslie? I liked Joe a lot, even if his morals were a show more little over the top. Most of all, I have to give Graham some props for a completely unexpected and unconventional ending — I wouldn’t have expected it in a million years. That’s nice. show less
Nice little mystery with a relatively unexpected ending. (I'm not referring to who the 'bad-man' was either.) The romance was very light on - don't read it expecting any... Our heroine (Lesley) was annoying careless with her safety, which frustrasted me to a large degree.
Audiobook: Narrated by Joyce Bean (4 stars)
Again our narrator did not disappoint me. She did a good job of separating out the characters, smoothly verbalising the story.
Audiobook: Narrated by Joyce Bean (4 stars)
Again our narrator did not disappoint me. She did a good job of separating out the characters, smoothly verbalising the story.
A suspense story with a paranormal element (ghosts). While this is a type of story that generally appeals to me, I found this one to be just so-so. The basic mystery is a variation on who is kidnapping and probably killing the prostitutes and takes place in New York City.
This was probaly one of my favorite Heather Graham books and I didn't put this one down. The sex was a little weird since she was getting it on with a ghost but still entertaining.
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- La crypte mystérieuse
- Original publication date
- 2007
- People/Characters
- Joe Connolly; Leslie MacIntyre; Matt Connolly; David Laymon; Brad Verdun; Adam Harrison (show all 30); Nikki Blackhawk; Reverend Donegal; Adella Baxter; Brent Blackhawk; Eileen Brideswell; Genevieve O'Brien; Robert Adair; Greta Peterson; Hank Smith; Ken Dryer; Melissa Turner; Tandy Goren; Jeff Green; Didi Dancer; Manny Yarborough; Rudolfo; Bridget; Mrs. O'Malley; Zachary Duff; Phil Brynner; Elizabeth Martin; Heidi Arundsen; Harry Barton; Sylvester Swanson
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- Manhattan, New York, New York, USA; Virginia, USA; Hastings House, Lower Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
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CJ Lyons, Gayle Lynds, David Morrell
and M. Diane Vogt, who worked so very hard—
and pulled off the incredible. And for our fearless
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David Morrell (again) and Gayle Lynds (amazing
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Killerettes—Harley Jane Kozak and Alex Sokoloff.
Deepest thanks to all. - First words
- The light was blinding.
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