A bolt of lightning struck Harper Connelly when she was 15, leaving her with a strange spider web of red on her torso and right leg, episodes of weakness, shakes and headaches - and an ability to find dead people. Harper is summoned to Memphis to demonstrate her unique talent, but there are still plenty of sceptics, even as Harper stands atop a grave and announces there are two bodies buried there. The police are convinced there's something fishy going on when the grave is opened to reveal the centuries-dead remains of a man, which they'd expected (that being his grave, after all) and a dead girl, which no one expected - except Harper, of course. And suspicions are raised even further because Harper had failed to find eleven-year-old Tabitha Morgenstern when she was abducted two years before. Harper and Tolliver need to find the real killer to prove Harper's innocence, especially after their nocturnal visit to the cemetery in hopes that Harper can sense something more is followed by the discovery, the following morning, of a third dead body in the grave . . .
Grave Surprise (Harper Connelly)
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When it comes to serving up the supernatural. Harris is unmatched. --The Romantic Times
Harris delivers a knuckle-gnawing tale populated with well-developed, edgy characters. --Publishers Weekly
A series that might just surpass all her others in popularity. --Booklist --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
Harris delivers a knuckle-gnawing tale populated with well-developed, edgy characters. --Publishers Weekly
A series that might just surpass all her others in popularity. --Booklist --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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Harper Connelly: a gutsy new heroine who makes her living finding the dead - telepathically!
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By K. Chee
Format:Hardcover
A wonderful series. Harper Connelly is not your usual kick ass heroine. She is quieter and more vulnerable. Has had lots of knocks in life as a child and has now come to rely heavily on her older stepbrother Tolliver, who saved her life after she was hit by lightning by giving her CPR. The lightning strike triggered her paranormal abilities. She is able to find dead bodies and identify the cause of death accurately. Tolliver and she are both products of parental neglect and the family were broken up by social workers when Cameron, one of her sisters disappeared when Harper was 17. For several years now the two have been on the road travelling, operating a business to find and identify dead bodies for relatives. This often puts them in danger if the cause of death is murder. The relationship between Harper and Tolliver is evolving, both feeling the need now to settle down, buy a house and lay down roots. Their emotional dependence on each other has blossomed into love and attraction, at least on Harper's side. ( We don't know yet how Tolliver feels but he is very protective of her. Hopefully this will be revealed in An Ice Cold Grave, the third book in the series coming soon.) I love the way Harper and Tolliver are so much in tune mentally, and their loyalty to each other is absolute. Harper is a very realistic, perceptive person and she carries the book. The feel of this series is very different from the Sookie series in a more subdued, reflective way which is equally if not more so, enthralling. People who have not discovered this series, you don't know what you're missing. It's one of my all time favourites.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Lindymck
Format:Paperback
carrying on from where the first book ended we are in memphis and harper discovers a body in an old grave. the only thing is the body is new and belongs to tabitha, who harper failed to find 18 months ago. so when a third body is found in the grave harper and tolliver investigate and discover who killed them both. great twist at the end as i didnt see it coming but all the signs are there! unusual heroine but that makes it work, an improvement on the first book as i couldnt put it down oncei got sucked into the story.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Story 2 in the 'Grave' series sees Harper Connelly and her 'brother' Tolliver Lang called in to determine the reasons for the deaths of various bodies in a town cemetary. No problem there for Harper, except during this visit she locates the body of a missing teenager previously mentioned in the first book 'Grave Sight' - and it's in a 200 year-old grave!
Hardly before the local police can suggest Harper and Tolliver had some ulterior motive for suddenly finding the girl's body, a third corpse is found in the same grave!
And, as in all Charlaine Harris's novels, there is plenty of action and mystery as the two try to establish the reasons for the deaths of the two recent bodies. Murder and mayhem are the usual bywords and I'm happy to to await the pending arrival of 'Ice Cold Grave', the third in the series. You can put Sookie to oneside now; Harper is definitely a stand-alone hero - not forgetting Tolliver, of course.
Hardly before the local police can suggest Harper and Tolliver had some ulterior motive for suddenly finding the girl's body, a third corpse is found in the same grave!
And, as in all Charlaine Harris's novels, there is plenty of action and mystery as the two try to establish the reasons for the deaths of the two recent bodies. Murder and mayhem are the usual bywords and I'm happy to to await the pending arrival of 'Ice Cold Grave', the third in the series. You can put Sookie to oneside now; Harper is definitely a stand-alone hero - not forgetting Tolliver, of course.
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Samey
Story line very similar to the last book but good characters. The relationship is a bit dodgy between two main characters
Published 17 days ago by Paul
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Slow
Predictable I thought although I persevered with this book I was a little disappointed because their was romance and I like that sad well as a mystery .
Published 1 month ago by Mel
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I've always loved the Sookie Stackhouse stories by Charlaine and as I've read all of the current ones of those I thought that I would try another one of her series and chose this... Read more
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The Entire Series Has Surpassed my Expectations
I bought the series this book belongs to after having read the Shakespeare books. I was not disappointed. Read more
Published 3 months ago by IR
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"Harper Connelly" series book 2
When a college professor invites Harper to demonstrate her gift of finding dead bodies to his class, she identifies the body of a young girl buried in an ancient grave. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Book Addict
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Good read
Have been reading the Sookie Stackhouse stories and was unsure what to expect.
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Good idea,not sure whether I like the "Heroine". Read more
Published 10 months ago by Nardine Roberts
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Loved it
You just cant go wrong with a Charlaine Harris book great read. I will be looking for more by her.
Published 14 months ago by tjb75
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Confused
Having read the first book in the series, decided to try this one. Not too far into it at the moment but am confused. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Cat1
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Another Charlaine Harris Novel!!
This novel is just as good as all her other novels. I just love Harper Connelly and her brother/lover. Just imagine being struck by lightening an being able to feel the dead!! Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mrs. M. A. Harmsworth
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too predictable
My second attempt at this series but I found both books too predictable. Still easy to read, but it's the only series of Charlaine's where I won't be buying them all.
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