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| Original Title: | Grave Surprise |
| ISBN: | 0425212033 (ISBN13: 9780425212035) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Harper Connelly #2 |
| Characters: | Harper Connelly, Tolliver Lang |
| Setting: | Tennessee(United States) |
Charlaine Harris
Hardcover | Pages: 295 pages Rating: 3.89 | 34012 Users | 1338 Reviews
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When I was fifteen, I was struck by a bolt of lightning through an open window of the trailer where we lived...I recovered, mostly. I have a strange spiderweb pattern of red on my torso and right leg, which has episodes of weakness. Sometimes my right hand shakes. I have headaches. I have many fears. And I can find dead people. That was the part that interested the professor...At the request of anthropology professor Dr. Clyde Nunley, Harper Connelly and her stepbrother Tolliver come to Memphis to give a demonstration of Harper's unique talent. And what better place to have that demonstration than in a very old cemetery?
Dr. Nunley doesn't bother to hide his skepticism, especially when Harper stands atop a grave and senses two bodies beneath her - one of a centuries-dead man and the other of a young girl, recently deceased. When the grave is opened, Harper's claim is proven true. The dead girl is Tabitha Morgenstern, an eleven-year-old abducted from Nashville two years previously - a child whom Harper had tried, and failed, to find. The coincidence raises suspicions about her among the police - so she and Tolliver undertake their own hunt to find the killer. They make a nocturnal visit to the cemetery, hoping that Harper can sense something further about the murder.
And then, the next morning, a third dead body is found in the grave...
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| Title | : | Grave Surprise (Harper Connelly #2) |
| Author | : | Charlaine Harris |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 295 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 2006 by Berkley Publishing Group (first published September 1st 2006) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Fiction. Supernatural. Paranormal |
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Ratings: 3.89 From 34012 Users | 1338 ReviewsAssess Containing Books Grave Surprise (Harper Connelly #2)
GRAVE SURPRISE (Paranormal Suspense-Memphis-Cont) VGHarris, Charlaine 2nd in seriesBerkeley Prime Crime, 2006- Hardcover*** Harper Collins and her stepbrother Tolliver have come to Memphis at the request of Professor Clyde Nunley. He has asked Harper to demonstrate her unique ability to find the dead and know how they died. When she comes the grave of a centuries-old man she not only identifies him, but a second corpse buried on topthe body of a girl Harper had been hired, but failed, to findSurprisingly, this series is becoming a favorite of mine and dare I say, this series is the best written of Harris. There is of course no smoldering Viking vampire in these books. Tolliver with his moustache and long hair lacks any kind of sex appeal for me personally, but the structure of the books, the plots, the casts of characters are much superior to those in the latest disappointing Sookie books. I rather like morbid feel of Harper's adventures - she spends a lot of time searching for or
From back cover blurb:When I was fifteen, I was struck by lightning. I recovered, mostly. I have a strange spiderweb pattern of red on my torso and right leg. I have headaches. I have many fears. And I can find dead people. That was the part that interested the professorAt the request of anthropology professor Clyde Nunley, Harper Connelly and her stepbrother Tolliver come to Memphis to demonstrate Harper's unique talent-in an old cemetery. Nunley is skeptical, even after Harper senses-and
3.5 stars! I love the South, dont get me wrong; but it does lag behind the times in social developments. The second book in a series of four, you must read Grave Sight before reading this book. Harper Connelly and her stepbrother Tolliver travel the US, using Harper's ability to find dead bodies and to know how they died as a means of employment. This came about when Harper was struck by lightning when she was a teenager. Harper and Tolliver are called to Memphis for a grave reading in an
Okay, I tried. I really tried. I got another book from this series, just to see if it left me feeling icky. And it did. Oh, it did.Once again, the creepy relationship between Harper and Tolliver was there for all to see. Every time she mentioned him "holding" her or kissing her, I just wanted to pull my eyeballs out and scrub them. Once again, Harper had to talk about how Tolliver was all about having sex with waitresses. Why waitresses? I mean...why would the author include that? Why not just
Quick review:Cover: Interesting Rating: R Thumbs Up: 4Overall: I enjoyed itCharacters: Well DonePlot: giving the finger to the doubtersPage Turner: Yes Series Cont.? Yes Recommend: YesBook Boyfriend: TolliverSUMMARY (50 words or less)The lightning strikes again. I really like this series. I think I like Harper much more than Sookie. I like that this book seems to have a lot more going on than the mystery set in front of us. This one kept me guessing longer than the last book.For a full review
Harper's second adventure (at least our second adventure with her) was just as fun as the first. Not too predictable, always interesting, and with great characters. The only issue I had was that we didn't get as much action as the first. Yeah, there were a few murders and twists, but I felt like a lot of time was spent at the hotel discussing who could possibly have done it, as opposed to the first where they were out there getting their hands dirty. I still enjoyed it, and know that cases have
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