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Grave Sight (Gollancz S.F.) (Hardcover)

by Charlaine Harris (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz (18 Jan 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0575078839
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575078833
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.8 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 90,281 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Harper Connelly had a lucky escape when she was hit by lightning: she didn't die. But sometimes she wishes she had died, because the lightning strike left her with an unusual talent: she can find dead people - and that's not always comfortable. Everyone wants to know how she does it: it's a little like hearing a bee droning inside her head, or maybe the pop of a Geiger counter, a persistent, irregular noise that increases in strength as she gets closer. It's almost electric: a buzzing all through her body, and the fresher the corpse, the more intense the buzz. Harper and her brother Tolliver make their living from finding the dead, for desperate parents, worried friends . . . and police departments who have nowhere else to look. They may not believe in her abilities, but sometimes the proof is just too much for even the most sceptical of police chiefs to deny. But it's not always easy for someone like Harper, for the dead *want* to be found - and too often, finding the body doesn't bring closure; it opens a whole new can of worms.


About the Author

Charlaine Harris is an award-winning writer of more than 20 fantasy, mystery and crime novels. Her Sookie Stackhouse series are New York Times bestsellers.

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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Read This, 10 Feb 2006
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This review is from: Grave Sight (Harper Connelly Mysteries) (Hardcover)
i've read other boks by Charlaine Harris and really enjoyed them but i think this one is even better. it surrounds a character called Harper who was struck by lightening as a little girl and developed the ability to find dead people and see their last moments on earth. she travels with her brother tolliver and the story is as much about the relationship with her family as it is about the mystery. i really enjoyed this book and would reccomend it to anyone who is a fan of sookie stackhouse novels.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Still enjoyable but what happened to suspence?, 17 Jan 2007
This book focuses on the adventures of Harper Connely, a woman who has an unusually morbid gift for finding the dead. At least that is how the fearfull and prejudiced pea brains who hire her seem to regard her. Aided by her brother she ends up resolving a mystery regarding one of her bodily discoveries, while she and hers suffer the price for her persistant investigations. Which are not welcomed by the culprits, as one might have assumed from the beginning. The dead, unfortunately, don't say much to Harper, but the living assume that she heard too much anyway.

Having arrived at this book via avid contemplations of the adventures of Sukie Stockhouse in Southern Vampire mysteries, I found myself rather disappointed by the predictability of the plot, which I sort of worked out by the third chapter. All the elements of a successful Harris work are there, form original characters to gracious writing technique, so I cannot claim that it was a bad read, merely that it was below the standard I have come to expect from this writer. I was not as instantly attracted to the protagonists as in the afore mentioned series, and feel they would have benefited from being expanded upon in a more vivid manner. It seemed like it was not enough, and left me with a vacant expectation.

Having said all that, I am awaiting the arrival of the second novel from this series in the post any day now, the reading of which will hopefully make me eat my words!
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Intruiging idea, 26 Jan 2007
By E. Taylor "Eddie T" (Manchester UK) - See all my reviews
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Having read four of the excellent Southern Vampire Series (Sookie Stackhouse) and a few of the rather good Lily Bard Mysteries I had high expectations of this book.

I have to say I was slightly disappointed.

The basic Story is quite good and certainly interesting. Its about a woman called Harpur Connelly. Harpur was hit by lightning and since then has an understandable fear of storms and an extra gift where she can locate dead bodies and get a brief snapshot of their final moments and an understanding of how they died. She is generally despised by the people who engage her to find the dead, mainly because she charges for the privilege.

Her latest job sees her involved in a messy missing persons case which quickly establishes itself as a murder case. The murderer does not wish to be discovered and will do anything to keep Harpur from getting to the bottom of the mystery.

The story does keep you interested but the characters are not especially likable. Harpus comes across as cold and a little whiney. Her brother seems roguish but without the charm.

Still it's a good read and I will read any subsequent sequels. Miss Harris develops characters well over a series and you do seem to grow to like them ... even if it takes a while
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4.0 out of 5 stars Charlaine Harris does it again!
Grave sight is definately different from the Sookie Stackhouse series but still an utterly fab read!! Read more
Published 13 days ago by S. Campion

5.0 out of 5 stars Lightening Strike!
I have read the first book in this series and it is gripping!! Awaiting the arrival of Grave Surprise and Ice Cold Grave - can't wait!! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ms. Kristal A. Herbert

5.0 out of 5 stars Grave Sight - Charlaine Harris
A very interesting read .Once again Miss Harris has described the characters wonderfully.
Harper Conneley , a very 'spunky' lady with a special gift 'gifted' to her by a... Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. Galloway

5.0 out of 5 stars A great introduction to the series
'Grave Sight' is the first book of the Harper Connelly series by Charlaine Harris, I enjoyed reading 'The Stookie Stackhouse' series also by Charlaine Harris. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Weave

3.0 out of 5 stars Grave Sight
It is the first book I've read in the series. I didn't dislike the story but I'm not sure that I will read the others. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Valerie Emberson

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
I really enjoyed this book. It is the first Harris book I have read and I was gripped. We are introduced to Harper Connelly and her step-brother Tolliver. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ms. K. Marsh

3.0 out of 5 stars kinda a let down
i love charlaine harris' sookie series so when i saw this in the library i picked it up. very different from the sookie series but definitrly lacks a certain something, story... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Lindymck

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Sookie?
I decided to buy this book following a suggestion by Charlaine Harris at the end of one of her Sookie Stackhouse stories. And I'm glad I did. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Michael Watson

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully addictive
A gem of a supernatural tale and one that I really enjoyed. The principle antagonist feels like a real person and one that has not only their own quirks but demonstrates how hard... Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2007 by Gareth Wilson

3.0 out of 5 stars A Murder and Mayhem Bookclub review
Harper Connelly has many problems that she needs to deal with on a day to day basis but is a big believer in that when the world hands you lemons, you make yourself some lemonade... Read more
Published on 29 April 2007 by A. J Thompson

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