Deadly Night (Flynn Brothers Trilogy) [Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged] [MP3 CD]

Heather Graham (Author), Phil Gigante (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 29, 2010 | Series: Flynn Brothers Trilogy (Book 1)

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.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Bestseller Graham (Kiss of Darkness) spices up a spooky post-Katrina mystery in this solid trilogy opener. PI brothers Aidan, Jeremy and Zachary Flynn have inherited a plantation near New Orleans from Amelia Flynn, a relative they never knew. They consider selling the rundown house, but instead agree to restore it and move in. When Aidan finds human bones on the plantation's grounds, further sleuthing reveals some local missing persons cold cases that might be connected to the house, already haunted by two Flynn cousins who fought on opposite sides of the Civil War. Meanwhile, romance slowly ignites between cynical widower Aidan and Kendall Montgomery, psychic and Amelia's friend and former caregiver. Dream messages and premonitions, ghostly sightings, capable detective work and fascinating characters blend to make a satisfying chiller. (Oct.)
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About the Author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham has written more than one hundred novels, many of which have been featured by the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild. An avid scuba diver, ballroom dancer and mother of five, she still enjoys her south Florida home, but loves to travel as well, from locations such as Cairo, Egypt, to her own backyard, the Florida Keys. Reading, however, is the pastime she still loves best, and she is a member of many writing groups. She’s currently the vice president of the Horror Writers’ Association, and she’s also an active member of International Thriller Writers. She is very proud to be a Killerette in the Killer Thriller Band, along with many fellow novelists she greatly admires.

Product Details

• MP3 CD
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD; MP3 Una edition (January 29, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1423398556
• ISBN-13: 978-1423398554
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,747,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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New York Times and USA Today best selling author, Heather Graham was born somewhere in Europe and kidnapped by gypsies when she was a small child. She went on to join the Romanian circus as a trapeze artist and lion tamer. When the circus came to South Florida, she stayed, discovering that she preferred to be a shark and gator trainer.

Not really.

Heather is the child of Scottish and Irish immigrants who met and married in Chicago, and moved to South Florida, where she has spent her life. (She has, at least, been to the Russian circus in Moscow, where she wished she was one of the incredibly talented and coordinated trapeze artists.) She majored in theater arts at the University of South Florida. After a stint of several years in dinner theater, back-up vocals, and bartending, she stayed home after the birth of her third child and began to write. Her first book was with Dell, and since then, she has written over one hundred and fifty novels and novellas including category, suspense, historical romance, vampire fiction, time travel, occult, horror, and Christmas family fare.

She is pleased to have been published in approximately twenty-five languages, and has had over seventy-five million books in print. She has been honored with awards from Walden Books, B. Dalton, Georgia Romance Writers, Affaire de Coeur, Romantic Times, the Lifetime Achievement Award from RWA and more. Heather has also become the proud recipient of the Silver Bullet from Thriller Writers. Heather has had books selected for the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild, and has been quoted, interviewed, or featured in such publications as The Nation, Redbook, Mystery Book Club, People and USA Today and appeared on many newscasts including Today, Entertainment Tonight and local television.

Heather loves travel and anything that has to do with the water, and is a certified scuba diver. She also loves ballroom dancing. Each year she hosts the Vampire Ball and Dinner theater at the RT convention raising money for the Pediatric Aids Society and in 2006 she hosted the first Writers for New Orleans Workshop to benefit the stricken Gulf region. She is also the founder of "The Slush Pile Players", presenting something that's almost like entertainment for various conferences and benefits. Married since high school graduation and the mother of five, her greatest love in life remains her family, but she also believes her career has been an incredible gift, and she is grateful every day to be doing something that she loves so very much for a living.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 stars. Good mystery with interesting characters., October 25, 2008

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REVIEWER'S OPINION:
I usually don't care for most mysteries but I liked this one. I enjoyed the story. There was an interesting collection of characters. I was intrigued with the local police and medical examiner who did not like and would not help Aidan. I wasn't sure if this was because he was an outsider or some other reason. I was interested in Aidan's search for knowledge about the two bones he found. I liked the way he followed his hunches and leads and the resulting information. This did not feel like another "churned out book". This is the first in the Flynn Brothers trilogy.

I did not like the author's cliffhanger style of writing. Many authors do this, and I have never liked it. An example follows. Page 12: In 1863 a rapist is chasing Fiona. She runs out onto the balcony screaming. Her husband Sloan is nearby outside. "Raising his gun to his shoulder, Sloan started to run." The next sentence switches to a present day scene with Sheila (for 3 ½ pages). She is being followed in a cemetery. She is pushed. "And then she screamed, because she was falling." The next sentence switches to a different character, Brendan, in a nearby town, back in 1863. Finally, on page 19, the author returns to the Sloan/Fiona scene and tells what happened next. This style of writing annoys me in the same way TV commercials do. The scenes were suspenseful and interesting within themselves. They didn't need the artificial suspense of stopping at the worst point. If the writing is good, it doesn't need artificial excitement. There were a few of these cliffhangers in the beginning of the book and many of them in the last half of the book. I am fine with a cliffhanger such as someone is killed and we don't know who is doing it. Then much later in the book, the killer's identity is revealed. It is the interrupting of a scene, for a delay of 3 to 5 pages before finishing it, which bothers me.

STORY BRIEF:
There were murders on the Flynn Plantation near New Orleans in the 1860's. There may be more murders happening there in the present day. Ghosts from the past might be communicating with present day people. Kendall reads tarot cards and has a gift shop in New Orleans. She was friends with Amelia who lived on the plantation. Amelia died and left the plantation to the three Flynn brothers from Florida who didn't know she was a relative. The three brothers come to the plantation and oversee repairs and improvements. Human bones are found on the property. The brothers are private investigators. Aidan investigates the bones and believes a serial killer may be involved.

DATA:
Story length: 383 pages. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 4. Total number of sex scene pages: 7. Setting: 1863 and present day New Orleans area, Louisiana. Copyright: 2008. Genre: romantic mystery suspense.

OTHER BOOKS:
To date, I've read the following Heather Graham and Shannon Drake books (same author).

By Heather Graham:
3.5 stars. Deadly Night. Copyrt 2008. Review Date 10/25/08.
2 stars. One wore Blue. Copyrt 1991. Review Date 2/17/08.

By Shannon Drake:
2 stars. The Pirate Bride. Copyrt 2008. Review Date 10/25/08.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Mystery/Paranormal Combo, November 16, 2008

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This is the 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 first reluctantly and later much more agreeably . This suspenseful paranormal mystery has plenty of chilling moments and a nice touch of romance.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Slow,Disappointing and Dull, October 11, 2008

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I usually enjoy this author's books but this book was very difficult to read and finish. It was very reptitive, almost 100 pages could be cut out because it rehashed most of the background of the story. It was a very slow moving book due to the reptition. There was more narration than dialogue and that distracted from the storyline as well. The plotline was interesting but dropped off from the first 30 pages, sometimes I forgot the point of the story it was so slow. By the time I arrived at the villain, I could not care less for anyone. Hopefully the next book in the series will pick up.