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When Sarah McKinley is finally able to buy and restore the historic Florida mansion that she has always loved, she dismisses the horror stories of past residents vanishing and a long-dead housekeeper who practiced black magic. Then, in the midst of renovations, she makes a grim discovery. Hidden within the walls of Sarah's dream house are the remains of dozens of bodies--some dating back over a century.
The door to the past is blown wide open when Caleb Anderson, a private investigator, show more shows up at the mansion. He believes several current missing-persons cases are linked to the house and its dark past. Working together to find the connection and stop a contemporary killer, Sarah and Caleb are compelled to research the history of the haunted house, growing closer to each other even as the solution to the murders eludes them.
But there is one who knows the truth...a spirit who follows every move they make. Soon Caleb begins to fear that if he can't stay a step ahead, he could lose Sarah to a killer with an ability to transcend time in a quest for blood and sacrifice. show less
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I liked the concept of this book, but it felt like the romance was not well planned or believable and there were no real seeds to who the killers were planted earlier in the book. It felt like their identities were totally pantsed in a "ooh wouldn't it be cool if it was these people?" without the necessary groundwork to make it truly believable. The Dead Room was much much better.
Very well written and wildly captivating. The plot was so complex that it had me guessing who the culprit was up until the perpetrator was revealed. Even though the construction of her stories are similar, I find all of Heather Graham's novels to be thrilling to the end.
Loved this book from Heather Graham about St. Augustine. Her books set in Florida are the best! Great descriptions of the Old Town part of St. Augustine. Loved the characters and their encounters with ghosts and haunted historical locations.
Very shallow story with poor character development. Could have been much better with a little more effort.
creepy good!
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- Original publication date
- 2009-09
- People/Characters
- Caleb Anderson; Sarah McKinley; Susan Madison; Martha Tyler; Caroline Roth; Will Perkins (show all 26); Brenda Cole; Barry Travis; Gary Morton; Adam Harrison; Renee Otten; Tim Jamison (Lieutenant); Florence Benson; Roberta Larson; Mina Grigsby; Harold Sparks; Terrence Griffin III; Cary Hagan; Vicky Hind; Nigel Mason; Mindy Marshall; Jim Tiger (Officer); Gil Vinci; Rick Diehl; Martin Thayer; Ginger Russell
- Important places
- St. Augustine, Florida, USA; Virginia, USA
- Dedication
- To the city of St. Augustine, and especially to Derek and Pablo-the-cat and our road trip.
To the carriage and tour companies—and everyone who's fascinated by the unique legends of our nation's oldest Euro... (show all)pean-founded city.
It's a remarkable place to visit.
Thanks, also, to the Inn on Charlotte, Victoria House, and Casa de Suenos (where they welcomed Pablo as well as the rest of us!) - First words
- St. Augustine, in northern Florida, was beautiful, especially by night.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Whatever they did now, they would do together, and that was all that mattered.
- Original language
- English
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- Reviews
- 5
- Rating
- (3.52)
- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 18
- ASINs
- 7
