Great book, most sets that have more then two books to it kind of get redundent well this set dose not. It just gets better and better. This is my Second Set i have read by her.

So far this is the best book in the series.

I have enjoyed everything that I have ever read by Charlaine Harris and this book was no exception. The paranormal is very basic and confined pretty much to Harper's ability to find dead bodies and some psychic elements. The mystery is solid and compelling, it's a little too graphic with a bit of adult language, so I wouldn't classify it as a cozy. The mystery wraps up nicely and there is an ongoing personal story that keeps you coming back for the next one. This could be read as stand-alone (but I recommend the whole series).

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I read this book in one sitting. Quite unusual in subject matter and a little gruesome but I couldn't put it down. Am on endlessly long wish list requests for her first two books. Can't wait!

Charlaine Harris continues the adventures of Harper Connelly and her stepbrother Tolliver Lang in the third book of the series, set in Doraville, North Carolina. Harper has been hired to find the bodies of missing teen-aged boys. Despite this series being shelved in mystery, I think of it as being paranormal mystery because of Harper's ability to find the dead and identify how they died. There are also other reoccurring characters with some psychic ability that sometimes cross Harper's path. I always find these abilities fascinating within the story.

Overall: Every time I read one of these Harper Connelly mysteries, I expect a certain level of writing that will just let me kick back and enjoy - I always end up reading the book really quickly, not wanting to stop. So it wasn't a surprise that I liked this book. I think it's my favorite in the series so far. In the earlier books, especially book 1, I felt annoyed with the way people treated Harper because of her job, like she was a charlatan. It was a relief that in Doraville, Harper is treated much better so I wasn't annoyed by the other characters passing judgement on her. The mystery of who the killer was also kept me guessing, and there was enough of an element of danger to keep me absorbed, turning pages quickly to see what happens next. There's also enough of a cast of small town characters that Harper and Tolliver meet and a couple of old friends that stop by to help out to keep things interesting and the story moving along nicely. The weather also feels timely because as Harper dealt with an ice storm in An Ice Cold Grave, I was living through freezing rain and iced over roads in New York.

From the inside front cover: "Since the lightning snaked through the window of the trailer in Texarkana when I was fifteen, I've been able to locate corpses. Think about it. Caveman corpses, Native American corpses, the early settlers, the most recently deceased - that's a lot of dead people, and they all let me know where their earthly remains were interred..." Another Charlaine Harris character (and her step-brother) who become alive on the pages. Who keep you up late unable to close the book until you find the key to solve the mystery. Harris is the best writer I've read.

The best of the series. Was glad Harper gets her love interest.

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