Waking the Dead

A Cafferty and Quinn Story, Book 2

By: Heather Graham

Narrated by: Natalie Ross

They say a painting can have a life of its own...

In the case of Ghosts in the Mind by Henry Sebastian Hubert, that’s more than just an expression. This painting is reputed to come to life - and to bring death. The artist was a friend of Lord Byron and Mary Shelley, joining them in Switzerland during 1816, "the year without a summer". That was when they all explored themes of horror and depravity in their art....

Now, almost 200 years later, the painting appears in New Orleans. Wherever it goes, death seems to follow. Danielle Cafferty and Michael Quinn, occasional partners in solving crime, are quickly drawn into the case. They begin to make connections between that summer in Switzerland and this spring in Louisiana. Danni, the owner of an eccentric antiques shop, and Quinn, a private detective, have discovered that they have separate but complementary talents when it comes to investigating unusual situations.

Trying to blend their personal relationship with the professional lives they’ve stumbled into, they learn how much they need each other. Especially as they confront this work of art - and evil. The people in the portrait might be dead, but something seems to wake them and free them to commit bloody crimes. Cafferty and Quinn must discover what that is. And they have to destroy it - before it destroys them.

©2014 Heather Graham Pozzessere (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

disappointed

even though I was irritated by the way an obvious clue was dropped them it took the main characters 3 or 5 chapters to figure it out the rest of the story was well written and interesting so I bought the second in the series and this time it changed from minor irritation to a greater one I will not be buying the third.

Fascinating, attention holding.

For an ADD person I had to finish it. A first for me. A little macabre with a historic twist. Hold the listeners attention with all the characters voices.

I have been pleasantly surprised

I have always enjoyed Heather Graham's books. This series has added some panache to her usual stories

Amazed

What made the experience of listening to Waking the Dead the most enjoyable?

The story is superb and I like the addition of the new characters from book one.

What other book might you compare Waking the Dead to and why?

Blood Trade by Faith Hunter or Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland--same type genre!

What about Natalie Ross’s performance did you like?

She is good at the New Orleans accents which takes me deeper into the story.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When Danni was in a perilous situation, she thought about her real love for Quinn and the thought of dying and having not told him.

Any additional comments?

Fantastic series---I can hardly wait for the next book. In the meantime, I have started another of her series---Phantom Evil.

Great storyline

Love the storyline. Will listen to book one to see if I can figure out Danni's gift. This book keeps you hanging on that point. Reader could've done much better in the voices but still kept me listening.