The Unseen

Krewe of Hunters, Book 5

By: Heather Graham

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

1800s. San Antonio, Texas: In room 207 at the Longhorn Saloon, in the long shadow of the Alamo itself, a woman renowned for her beauty was brutally murdered. Her killer was never found.

One year ago: In that same historic room, another woman vanished without a trace. Her blood was everywhere... but her body was never recovered. Now: In the last month, San Antonio has become a dumping ground for battered bodies. All young women, many of them long missing, almost all forgotten. Until now.

Texas Ranger Logan Raintree cannot sit by and let his city’s most vulnerable citizens be slain. So when he is approached to lead a brand-new group of elite paranormal investigators working the case, he has no choice but to accept the challenge. And with it, his powerful ability to commune with the dead. Among Logan’s new team is Kelsey O’Brien, a U.S. marshal known for her razor-sharp intuition and a toughness that belies her delicate exterior. Kelsey has been waiting all her life to work with someone who can understand her ability to “see” the past unfolding in the present. Now she has her chance.

Together, Kelsey and Logan follow their instincts to the Alamo and to the newly reopened Longhorn, which once tempted heroes with drink, cards and women. If the spirits of those long-dead Texans are really appearing to the victims before their deaths, only Kelsey and Logan have the skills to find out why. And if something more earthly is menacing the city’s oldest, darkest corners, only they can stop it - before more innocent women join the company of San Antonio’s restless ghosts....

©2012 Heather Graham (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Slow to begin but good

Story is slow but good. I like how the different voices are all acted out.

Great series

I love a good mystery and these books are certainly that. I can't say I didn't guess who the murderer was, it then again, I guessed almost everyone at one point or another. The narrator brought it all to life. Can't wait until I start the next one.

Formula Story telling

Would you consider the audio edition of The Unseen to be better than the print version?

I have not looked at the print version, so i cannot compare it.

Would you be willing to try another book from Heather Graham? Why or why not?

I am currently listening to the entire Krewe of Hunters series.

Have you listened to any of Luke Daniels’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Luke Daniels is part of the reason I have gone so far in this series. I love his voice and usually his performance is outstanding. However, I have found as the series goes on, that he is not consistent with the voices he uses. In one story, the main character will have a specific accent and sound, but when that character comes up in a later book, Luke Daniels does not maintain the accent and tone of voice.

If you could rename The Unseen, what would you call it?

I have no other name for this book.

Any additional comments?

Heather Graham knows her genre. However, she does not know her dialogue. Her dialogue is very sterilized and non-emotional and non-moving. Her dialogue makes me think of people sitting in a stark white room, staring at each other. If it wasn't for the performance of Luke Daniels, there would be no emotion. And her cookie cutter stories are getting old. After the first three books of this series, the first sex scene became a question of birth control from the guy, with the promise of birth control pills from the girl. Where is the seduction of the woman helping the man put on a condom? Why must the woman always be the one prepared?

Speaking of the woman always being the one for anything... why does it always have to be the woman who gets in trouble and is saved by the man? Why does the woman always have to be the damsel in distress saved by her prince charming? Why not the man in trouble saved by the woman one time? Does Heather Graham really think all women are helpless and must be saved by their men? Sad case of sexism.

Strikes gold again!

I love the krewe of hunters books! I am totally hooked on them. I find myself listening to them whenever I get the chance. I love the whole storyline of this book. I love the way she weaves the present with the past. Totally worth your time. I hope they continue using Luke Daniels as the narrater for the books because he does an awesome job!

Surprise!

I adore this series! I thought I had the culprit all figured out, but I was in for a Surprise! Heather Graham does an amazing job of writing about real crime while combining it with the supernatural. So entertaining. If I had my wish, Luke Daniels would read ALL my books to Me! He is mega talented and his voice makes me swoon.

Excellent story

Thoroughly enjoyed this book and all others. I would recommend any Krewe of hunters books

Cursed by incompetent narrators?

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Could be just me ... I absolutely had to stop listening to this book b/c the narrator was so annoying.
I would not recommend this book as I think it's a waste of time and $$$.

What was most disappointing about Heather Graham’s story?

I couldn't finish it b/c the narrator is mediocre.

Would you be willing to try another one of Luke Daniels’s performances?

NEVER

Too repetitive

I was so disappointed with this installment of this series. I'm not sure why the author decided to introduce a whole new set of characters when I feel there was still much more she could do with the ones we already had. I also don't understand why she keeps making damsels in distress out of the main characters.

Like all her other books there is a female character and a male character that end up getting together. So we have this long expensive annoying sex scene that just does not go with this book. I've said this in every single review so far. it almost feels like a romance novel with a little bit of supernatural and detective storyline.

It also bothers me how the men seem to look at these women like they are helpless and cannot defend themselves. In this book the woman is a marshall and yet she still the damsel in distress being saved by the man. I believe this will be the last book I read of hers for a while.

I don't like not finishing series and I also bought the next two parts. But I need a break! I read the next two books don't even have the characters that I've grown to like. It seems to me she's introducing more characters to make them hook up and end up having this happily ever after. It's sad there's so much potential here I just don't understand why she keeps doing the same thing over and over again.