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by Heather Graham (Author)
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Bestseller Graham's latest begins with Christina Hardy, writer of commercial jingles and reluctant communicator with the dead, moving into her grandparents' old Victorian home, just outside of Orlando, Fla. After some Ouija board experimentation at a housewarming party, Christina starts hearing from the ghost of a dead police officer, Beau Kidd, believed to be the Interstate Killer whose murder spree came to an end when the officer was shot 12 years ago. A new rash of highway killings has thrown doubt on Kidd's guilt, and the ghost is looking for Christina to clear his name; with the help of ex-cop Jed Braden, they may be able to stop the real killer before he murders again. Graham peoples her novel with genuine, endearing characters and keeps the grisly murders tactfully backgrounded, though more fastidious readers will note some holes in the busy plot. Graham uses the bond between Christina and the intelligent, charming ghost as an intriguing parallel to the evolving Christina-Jed relationship, giving a unique paranormal twist to this able romantic suspense. (Oct.)
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Haunted and Ghost Walk comes a new spine-tingling story from beyond the grave

A chill falls over Christina Hardy's housewarming party when talk turns to a recent murder that has all the hallmarks of the so-called "Interstate-Killer" murders from fifteen years before. To lighten the mood, the guests drag out an old Ouija board for a little spooky fun . . . and that's when things become truly terrifying.

Summoned by the Ouija board, the restless spirit of Beau Kidd, the lead detective -- and chief suspect -- on the original case, seeks Christina's help: the latest killings aren't copycat crimes, and he wants his name cleared. Back in the real world, cop-turned-writer Jett Braden is skeptical of Christina's ghostly encounters, but his police sources confirm all the intimate details of the case -- her otherworldly source is reliable, and the body count is growing.

The spirits are right. The Interstate Killer is still out there, and Christina's life is hanging in the balance between this world and the next.

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Mira (September 25, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0778324656
  • ISBN-13: 978-0778324652
  • Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #124,522 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Things that go bump in the night, October 13, 2007
I don't think I've read any Heather Graham before; at least I don't recognize any of the titles on the inside cover. I got it mostly because I enjoyed the notion of a séance and a ghost who actually existed and tried to help. I always feel that ghosts get too much "bad press."

The plot is well constructed. In fact the entire work is very expertly crafted. The author is very obviously skilled and experienced--even without a list of her books on the inside to prove it! While I can almost always figure out "who dunnit" by the end, I was entirely surprised by the revelation. Usually when that happens--as it did with an Ellery Queen novel, once in English and years later in French--I feel so cheated and manipulated. This author didn't need to do any such thing. Her carefully designed story gave you all you needed to know to figure it out; it was just all so fully entwined with character creation, environment details, atmosphere and romantic episodes that it was difficult to see. Like a good magician, the author uses her verbal slight of hands to mislead, not an unfair plot manipulation introduced at the last moment to help her out.

While the story has some somewhat graphic episodes of sexual activities, I don't think the average reader who enjoys this type of fiction is likely to find it offensive, but those with a precocious young reader in the house might like to decide beforehand whether or not this is acceptable reading material for that individual. If not, it should be kept discretely out of sight.

Good, well crafted fiction.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Suspense and fantastic ending., October 20, 2007
Christy (who is Irish) has "the gift". Not to be cliched as in other "gift" books or movies, it really plays a minor role in the story. One ghost (unless you count when the granda dies) and one seance so I was surprised when finished that the book was actually titled "The Seance" when there was such little to do with it. This is more of a whodunit style rather than a supernatural feel. It was a great read however and I can't help but wonder what theme parks she is referring to with all the extra halloween activities (Universal Orlando?) that her relatives work for.

The story basically follows the path of proving an officers (now deceased) innocence after the fact when the "interstate killings" begin to happen again with too much detail close to the original killings for it to be a copycat killer. Enter Jed, the famous author of the "fictional" writing of the interstate killer that really condemmed the fallen officer as the killer when in fact, you guessed it, there's a twist.

Great read, some fantastic characters brought in at the end but not really used as well as they could have been. Adam could have been used allot more in my opinion.

Anyway, that's just my take. A book well worth the read.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Quick and easy beach reading, April 27, 2008
This book was quick to read and would make an appropriate beach bag book. The paranormal aspect was intereting but the murder mystery was actually not well thought out or explained. It was easy to figure out who the murderer was but it never explained why he became a murderer, I would have rated the book higher if the author had spent a little time explaining that aspect.
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