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    The Dead Play On
    The Dead Play On
    The Dead Play On
    Audiobook (abridged)4 hours

    The Dead Play On

    Written by Heather Graham

    Narrated by Natalie Ross

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    About this audiobook

    Play a song for me.…

    Musicians are being murdered in New Orleans. But Arnie Watson apparently died by his own hand. When Tyler Anderson plays the saxophone he inherited from Arnie, a soldier and musician who died soon after his return, he believes he sees visions of his friend's life—and death. He becomes convinced Arnie was murdered and that the instrument had something to do with whatever happened, and with whatever's happening all over the city.…

    Tyler knows his theory sounds crazy to the police, so he approaches Danni Cafferty, hoping she and Michael Quinn will find out what the cops couldn't. Or wouldn't. After all, Cafferty and Quinn have become famous for solving unusual crimes.

    They're partners in their personal lives, too. Quinn's a private investigator and Danni works with him. When they look into the case, they discover a secret lover of Arnie's and a history of jealousies and old hatreds that leads them back to the band Arnie once played with—and Tyler plays with now.

    They discover that sometimes, for some people, the line between passion and obsession is hard to draw. Only in uncovering the truth can they hope to save others—and themselves—from the deadly hands of a killer.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateMar 31, 2015
    ISBN9781491505052
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    • 4/5
      Loves it - worth reading. Kept you guessing until the end.
    • 3/5
      In The Dead Play On, a maniac is going around killing musicians in New Orleans in search of a magical saxophone. Whether the saxophone is actually magical or whether the killer is just a lunatic is up for debate. Danni Cafferty and Michael Quinn, who have a history of taking on paranormal cases and investigating paranormal objects, are on the case, as many of their friends are musicians.This novel is a bit of a mixed bag. On the plus side, I thought most of the characters were well crafted. The novel wasn’t too long and moved at a good pace. I didn’t find many plot holes or flaws in the logic. On the downside, despite the fact that the novel wasn’t very long, I found that it got repetitive at times. There was a lot of repeating of information or recapping a scene that just happened in dialogue between the characters. Much of that was unnecessary and could have been cut from the novel. The other negative for me is that as far as mysteries go, this novel left a bit to be desired. Until the end, there was very little focusing in on characters who could be the killers and creating a more dramatic narrative by emphasizing who might be doing the killing. As a novel, this was a solid read. As a mystery, it left a bit to be desired.Carl Alves - author of Battle of the Soul
    • 5/5
      In Graham’s paranormal mystery novel, musicians are being murdered in New Orleans. Arnie Watson however, appears to have taken his own life. When his best friend Tyler Anderson inherits Arnie’s “magical saxophone,” there’s nothing Tyler can’t play or “see.” In no time at all, Tyler begins to experience visions of the last moments of his friend’s life and he believes someone killed Arnie for his saxophone.Thinking no one else will believe in his visions, Tyler approaches Danni Cafferty, hoping both she and Michael Quinn will find out what the cops aren’t looking for—a murderer.Quinn’s a private investigator and Danni works with him and together they take on the “unusual” cases the police can’t solve. When they look into this case, they discover that Arnie was involved with someone no one knew about and the rest of the leads take them back to the band Arnie played in.Teaming together, they discover the truth behind the murders and come to understand that there is a fine line between passion and obsession.No one knows New Orleans better than Graham and once again she has written a dark, dangerous, and deadly story that no reader can simply put down.
    • 4/5
      4 stars This is the third Cafferty and Quinn book. It is good suspense book. I was not sure of who the killer was until the reveal. Someone is killing musicians in New Orleans. This has a lot of the same characters plus a whole bunch of new ones. Danni Cafferty is a artist and owns a antique store. Her boyfriend is Quinn. They work with weird cases that might have evil or power items. She sleep paints clues in the middle of the night. Michael Quinn is a P.I. He has a lot of history. He was a athlete who caught up in drugs and died and they saved him he changed his life. He became a cop. His girl friend is Danni. He worked first with Danni's father. Taking care of weird mystical items. Tyler is in a band. He is playing a saxophone that his deceased friend owned. While he is playing his best he sees his friend's last few moments and realizes he was murdered. He goes to Danni to tell his story. Danni and Quinn become part of the music scene to figure out who and why someone is killing musicians. There was a few love scenes in the book. Lots of murders. I do like reading about Danni & Quinn and their friends. I was given this ebook to read by Net Galley and Harlequin. In return I agreed to give a honest review of The Dead Play On.
    • 3/5
      I enjoy reading Heather Graham and have recently been to New Orleans so this book intrigued me. At first it seems that the saxophone that belonged to now dead Arnie has some sort of mystical powers because when his friend Tyler plays it he envisions what really happened to Arnie (everyone assumed it was suicide). There is someone out there killing musicians to gain possession of this special sax. Cafferty and Quinn investigate (this is the third in the series involving these characters). I liked the story and there were twists and turns and mystery no doubt, but I didn’t connect with the characters.