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    Phantom Evil
    Phantom Evil
    Phantom Evil
    Audiobook10 hours

    Phantom Evil

    Written by Heather Graham

    Narrated by Jeff Cummings

    3.5/5

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    A secret government unit is formed under the oversight of Adam Harrison, famed paranormal investigator. The six members he’s gathered know a little of the otherworldly—each has honed a psychic talent of their own.

    Jackson Crow, part English, part Cheyenne, heads the group. Haunted by his experience with an ancestral ghost who saved his life as a child, and the recent murders of two previous teammates, Jackson can’t tell if Adam’s demoted him or given him an extraordinary opportunity. Despite his link to the realm of spirits, he’s well aware that the living commit the most heinous crimes, with spiritualist charlatans existing merely to fool and seduce the unwary.

    To counterbalance Jackson’s careful skepticism, Adam Harrison has paired him with Angela Hawkins, a young woman who learned the painful lesson of loss at an early age. A police officer utilizing her paranormal intuition in Virginia, she already has her hands full. But Adam’s call to New Orleans is strong.

    The case: In a historic mansion in New Orleans’ French Quarter, a senator’s wife falls to her death from a balcony. Most think she jumped, distraught over the loss of her young son. Some say she was pushed. And yet others believe she was beckoned by the ghostly spirits that inhabit the house—once the site of a serial killer’s grisly work.

    Whether supernatural or all too human, crimes of passion, greed and desire will cast the pair into danger of losing their lives…and their immortal souls.

    “Graham does a great job of blending just a bit of paranormal with real, human evil.” —Miami Herald

    “Graham wields a deftly sexy and convincing pen.” —Publishers Weekly

    “An incredible storyteller.” —Los Angeles Daily News

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateMar 29, 2011
    ISBN9781441896223
    Author

    Heather Graham

    New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham has written more than a hundred novels. She's a winner of the RWA's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Thriller Writers' Silver Bullet. She is an active member of International Thriller Writers and Mystery Writers of America. For more information, check out her websites: TheOriginalHeatherGraham.com, eHeatherGraham.com, and HeatherGraham.tv. You can also find Heather on Facebook.

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    • 4/5
      I enjoyed reading this mystery especially since it also had a paranormal side. The characters and storyline are well developed with multiple twists and turns. The budding love story between the two leading characters did seem to be a bit under-developed and the sex scenes were not as sensual as they could have been....but overall it is a good story.
    • 4/5
      This is the first book in the Krewe of Hunters series. A new team has been chosen to investigate a death in New Orleans. All members of the new team are interesting. At first, I wasn't that fond of Jackson who heads up the new team but he grew on me. The others are interesting and each brings a different skill to the team.The characters involved a senator, his dead wife, his staff, a church cult, dead children, a evil dead murderer, and his victims. The story is mostly in a Victorian home in New Orleans. I didn't figure this out so it was interesting.
    • 2/5
      The narrator is terrible. It was hard to hang in until the end of the book. Reminded me of some of those awful Libvox readers. It was especially bad during the sex scenes, this narrator couldn't possibly ever have had sex and still read a sex scene like eating a bowl of oatmeal.
    • 3/5
      This was an interesting book about paranormal hunters combined with a murder mystery. I've wanted to start this series for a while now but finally had a chance and the time to pick it up. While it was an average rating, it was still entertaining, and I'll be reading the next one in the series as soon as I can ,
    • 3/5
      Enjoyable read, though it dragged in places. The blurb is a little misleading, and I really think this book could've been taken up a notch or two had she not written it as a Harlequin romance.
    • 4/5
      Surprisingly good:

      I love it when a book pleasantly surprises and this book did it. I enjoyed all the characters in the team of Krewe Hunters and also enjoyed the mystery and how the author brought it all together in the end. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this one and I am glad the author focused on both the paranormal and human side of the world are team gets involved in.

      The mystery is great and had plenty twists along the way to keep the listener wondering just how convoluted and tied together all the characters are. I loved the diversity of the team members and they each brought something special into the story.

      My one complaint was I wanted to learn my about each member of the team and this book was mainly focused on Jackson and Angela. I am hoping to learn more about each team member as the series continues.

      The narrator was really good and I was excited to get back to the story each time. Look forward to the next book in the series.
    • 3/5
      It's not great literature. It's a bit formulaic. But man, it's addictive. Like Pixy Stix.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed reading this mystery especially since it also had a paranormal side. The characters and storyline are well developed with multiple twists and turns. The budding love story between the two leading characters did seem to be a bit under-developed and the sex scenes were not as sensual as they could have been....but overall it is a good story.
    • 3/5
      Picked this up from the library was on a Paranormal Book Club Read though I would check it out although I could not make the meeting for this group. I enjoyed the New Orleans setting and the background story on the house once owned by a serial killer after the civil war. Pretty well have an idea of who did the crime but you are intrigued by the city that is filled with ghost stories and the unknown. I could have done with out the roll in the hay towards the latter half of the book. But this is a beach type fluff read a little swarthy sex is to be expected.
    • 4/5
      Heather Graham has been on my authors to read list for a long time now. I wish I would have started earlier than I did. Phantom Evil is an excellent story. It's a wonderful mixture of paranormal, romance and mystery. I admit the "secret government unit" almost put me off, but the Krewe is exciting mix of people. I look forward to reading more of the books. I definitely recommend this one. I know some people might be put off by how many books are in the series, but just by reading the first book - I can see it's gonna be worth it.
    • 4/5
      This is the first book in a series but I have read several of the others. Great writing exciting storyline.
    • 4/5
      This is the first book in the Krewe of Hunters series. A new team has been chosen to investigate a death in New Orleans. All members of the new team are interesting. At first, I wasn't that fond of Jackson who heads up the new team but he grew on me. The others are interesting and each brings a different skill to the team.The characters involved a senator, his dead wife, his staff, a church cult, dead children, a evil dead murderer, and his victims. The story is mostly in a Victorian home in New Orleans. I didn't figure this out so it was interesting.
    • 4/5
      Following the devastation of his previous BAU team, Jackson Crow is assigned a new and secret unit to investigate the death of a Louisiana state senator's wife. The catch? The senator is convinced that his wife was killed by a ghost. I enjoyed this book and will be reading more in the series. I am a sucker for anything set in New Orleans and ghosts just add to the fun. It was not the best book on ghost hunting that I have ever read but it was introducing characters and that always slows the first book in a series down. And it could have been a tiny bit scarier. But all in all a fun way to pass a few nights.
    • 3/5
      When the New Orleans police department brings together an odd assortment of characters to stay in an old house where a murder occurred strange events occur. This paranormal historical romance story is structured around Jackson a part-Cheyenne FBI agent who becomes the leader of this team of misfits who are to investigate and solve the murder of a key political leader's wife. Was it ghosts, suicide or flesh and blood that led to the senators wife's murder? Relationships between the team members and contact with a church of questionable beliefs cause Jackson and the team to question the role and purpose of those supporting the senator. The story was not believable and the characters, although somewhat entertaining were not believable and not just because it was a ghost story. This was a 2.5 to 3 mystery novel without depth or suspense.
    • 4/5
      Jackson Crow, a former member of the government's Behavioral Sciences Unit in Washington, D.C., leads a covert group investigating a reputedly haunted New Orleans house. When Regina Holloway, the wife of a popular Louisiana state senator takes a fatal fall from the balcony of the couple's French Quarter mansion, her death is officially ruled a suicide, but could ghosts have been involved? Angela Hawkins, a Virginia police officer with the ability to detect paranormal activity, partners with Jackson professionally and romantically as she assists his team in discovering the truth behind Regina's death. (PW, Amazon.com)Graham writes taught romantic suspense novels, often with a paranormal theme. This one doesn't disappoint. I listened to this one and the reader put me off a bit, but the story was good enough to keep going.
    • 5/5
      In Heather Graham's novel of paranormal romantic suspense, Jackson Crow, a former member of the government's Behavioral Science Unit in Washington, D.C., leads a covert group investigation into a reportedly haunted New Orleans mansion. When Regina Holloway, wife of a popular Louisiana state senator takes a fatal fall from the balcony of the home, her death is officially listed as a suicide. Others believe that ghosts were to blame. Angela Hawkins, a Virginia police officer with the ability to detect paranormal activity, partners with Jackson professionally and romantically as she assists his team in discovering the truth behind Regina's death. Graham expertly blends a chilling history of the mansion's former residents with eerie phenomena, once again demostrating why she stands at the top of the romantic suspense category.
    • 4/5
      Love these books by Heather Graham. Her blend of murder mystery and paranormal mystery is so enjoyable. I can't get enough of these.
    • 3/5
      I picked this book up thinking it was more of a sci-fi than a "romance" as it was categorized by the library. The story was fast moving and easy to follow with some interesting twists and turns. However, I was very disappointed by the final chapters with a "tell all by the bad guys as they threaten the beloved main character with death". I think the book would have been better served to let the narrative tell the story rather than a confessional tell all at the end.