A Grave CallingIn this paranormal mystery series opener, a young woman with a gift for finding corpses helps an FBI agent investigate a serial killer. There had been no attempt to bury the dead girl, naked except for the white ribbon tied to her wrist . . . Twenty-five-year-old Julie Hall has a unique ability: when she takes up a dowsing rod, she finds not water but bodies. To Julie, it's a curse, not a gift, and one she rarely uses—she prefers her quiet life in a trailer, with her grandfather and her dog for company. But when FBI agent Garrett Pierce shows up at her door seeking help with a case, she has no choice but to assist with their search. Three girls are still missing. The killer is still out there. As bodies are discovered and more girls disappear, the case becomes almost more than Julie can bear. And when the killer turns his sights toward her, even her growing relationship with the protective Agent Garrett may not be enough to save her. Praise for A Grave Calling “Readers who pat themselves on the back for being able to anticipate twists may find themselves one-upped here. Roberts imbues Hall with a likable pluck and grit. She has a deft, witty touch. . . . There is genuine suspense as the danger hits close to home, and Hall and Pierce make for an arresting team. Readers of this taut mystery don’t need dowsing rods to detect series potential.” —Kirkus Review |
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... walked over to his bed and stood on top of it with his head low and watchful . He refused to lower his body onto the bed and , as he watched me go to the entrance , his body was taut muscle waiting to spring . This Garrett Pierce of the ...
... walked over to his bed and stood on top of it with his head low and watchful . He refused to lower his body onto the bed and , as he watched me go to the entrance , his body was taut muscle waiting to spring . This Garrett Pierce of the ...
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... walked to the end of the first row, then I turned and walked back down the next. Agent Pierce's hard stare followed me and hardly faltered except when he occasionally got on his phone. I imagined him talking to his wife, or ex. Had he ...
... walked to the end of the first row, then I turned and walked back down the next. Agent Pierce's hard stare followed me and hardly faltered except when he occasionally got on his phone. I imagined him talking to his wife, or ex. Had he ...
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... walked through the ditch and held my head high as I approached Pierce . The couple who'd arrived earlier stood off to the side a few feet over . Maybe they really were coworkers ticked off that he'd hired a dowser . They certainly ...
... walked through the ditch and held my head high as I approached Pierce . The couple who'd arrived earlier stood off to the side a few feet over . Maybe they really were coworkers ticked off that he'd hired a dowser . They certainly ...
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... walked inside the station . They were bitten short and riddled with hangnails . I wondered briefly about getting some of those fancy fake gel nails one day . Denny would think it was cool . He loved it when I got gussied up . I'd texted ...
... walked inside the station . They were bitten short and riddled with hangnails . I wondered briefly about getting some of those fancy fake gel nails one day . Denny would think it was cool . He loved it when I got gussied up . I'd texted ...
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... walked a few steps and were swallowed up by a cloud of cigarette smoke and the strident chimes from the slot machines . We passed right through the tables and slots and zigzagged through the crowd to the bar on the other side of the ...
... walked a few steps and were swallowed up by a cloud of cigarette smoke and the strident chimes from the slot machines . We passed right through the tables and slots and zigzagged through the crowd to the bar on the other side of the ...
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