Helpful Score: 3
Attorney Samuel Hill is headed to his hometown for a little R&R after a tough case. He never expected to become embroiled in another high profile case. His curiosity is peeked as he stumbles upon a boy covered in blood. The boy is being touted as another Eli Lexington. Sam doesn't believe in all that mumbo jumbo. Just because the town is home to the legendary Lexington House doesn't mean evil ghosts provoked the boy to commit murder.
FBI Agent Jenna Duffy's hometown is about to celebrate Halloween like no other. Growing up in a town known for the famous witch trials was definitely different and it opened her eyes and mind. Her uncle calls her home to help him save a boy being railroaded. The boy is known around town as the crazy Smith boy. When his family is murdered and the police find him covered in blood he is suspect number one.
As a member of the Krewe of Hunters Jenna has her own unique talents and she is going to do everything she can to prove the boy innocent. First step convincing Sam Hall to defend the boy. Next, wade through all the supernatural hysterics going on to find the real killer before the killer finds them.
The Evil Inside is phenomenal! This is the fourth book in Heather Graham's Krewe of Hunters series and it's my favorite. You do not have to read the previous books to follow this story but it does make it better. The mystery surrounding Lexington House is fascinating! Jenna's paranormal ability is spooky good! I love Jenna. There is just something so extremely compelling about her. Everything and everyone surrounding this case is eerie keeping the suspenseful tension way up there. Wiccan's, Puritan's, Christians, and Atheists make up this town turning it into a haunting place. I found the secondary characters in this novel to be creepy and entrancing. Jenna and Sam share an undeniable attraction. Sam isn't exactly a believer in the paranormal but there is something about Jenna that makes him want to believe. Their investigation into the murders leads them down many different paths but the most enjoyable one leads to each other. Sam and Jenna make me smile; I love everything about this couple! The Evil Inside flew by it was over way too soon! Ms. Graham's Krewe of Hunters is a captivating bunch and I can't wait to see what mystery they investigate next! The Evil Inside is a taut supernatural thriller!
FBI Agent Jenna Duffy's hometown is about to celebrate Halloween like no other. Growing up in a town known for the famous witch trials was definitely different and it opened her eyes and mind. Her uncle calls her home to help him save a boy being railroaded. The boy is known around town as the crazy Smith boy. When his family is murdered and the police find him covered in blood he is suspect number one.
As a member of the Krewe of Hunters Jenna has her own unique talents and she is going to do everything she can to prove the boy innocent. First step convincing Sam Hall to defend the boy. Next, wade through all the supernatural hysterics going on to find the real killer before the killer finds them.
The Evil Inside is phenomenal! This is the fourth book in Heather Graham's Krewe of Hunters series and it's my favorite. You do not have to read the previous books to follow this story but it does make it better. The mystery surrounding Lexington House is fascinating! Jenna's paranormal ability is spooky good! I love Jenna. There is just something so extremely compelling about her. Everything and everyone surrounding this case is eerie keeping the suspenseful tension way up there. Wiccan's, Puritan's, Christians, and Atheists make up this town turning it into a haunting place. I found the secondary characters in this novel to be creepy and entrancing. Jenna and Sam share an undeniable attraction. Sam isn't exactly a believer in the paranormal but there is something about Jenna that makes him want to believe. Their investigation into the murders leads them down many different paths but the most enjoyable one leads to each other. Sam and Jenna make me smile; I love everything about this couple! The Evil Inside flew by it was over way too soon! Ms. Graham's Krewe of Hunters is a captivating bunch and I can't wait to see what mystery they investigate next! The Evil Inside is a taut supernatural thriller!
Cheryl R. (mysteryfan43) reviewed The Evil Inside (Krewe of Hunters, Bk 4) on + 129 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I really enjoyed this book. It takes place in the town of Salem, right before Halloween. There are lots of colorful characters, and history of the region. Heather Graham is one of my favorite authors,telling wonderful ghost stories and she does it again with another surprise ending. She gets 5 stars for this one.
Helpful Score: 1
Same-o same-o story, could've been a 100 pages less and left out the repeat repeat repeat and maybe put a little more suspense into it, Graham is losing my attention
Pretty cool paranormal. Brings in a lot of info about the old Salem witch trials also.
From back cover:
Some deaths live on forever... For as long as it has stood overlooking New England's jagged coastline, Lexington House has been the witness to madnessand murder. But in recent years the inexplicable malice that once tormented so many has lain as silent as its victims. Until now A member of the nation's foremost paranormal forensic team, Jenna Duffy has made a career out of investigating the inexplicable. Yet nothing could prepare her for the string of slayings once again plaguing Lexington House -- or for the chief suspect, a boy barely old enough to drive, much less kill.
With the young man's life on the line, Jenna must team up with attorney Samuel Hall to pinpoint who -- or what -- is taking the lives of those who get too close to the past. But everything they learn brings them closer to the forces of evil stalking this tortured ground.
From back cover:
Some deaths live on forever... For as long as it has stood overlooking New England's jagged coastline, Lexington House has been the witness to madnessand murder. But in recent years the inexplicable malice that once tormented so many has lain as silent as its victims. Until now A member of the nation's foremost paranormal forensic team, Jenna Duffy has made a career out of investigating the inexplicable. Yet nothing could prepare her for the string of slayings once again plaguing Lexington House -- or for the chief suspect, a boy barely old enough to drive, much less kill.
With the young man's life on the line, Jenna must team up with attorney Samuel Hall to pinpoint who -- or what -- is taking the lives of those who get too close to the past. But everything they learn brings them closer to the forces of evil stalking this tortured ground.
Overall I am not quite sure how best to summarize this book. I was going to put together a quirky little paragraph about the plot and characters and leave it on a cliffhanger that makes you want to pick this up tomorrow, but then I realized I just didn't love it enough to do that! I wanted to, because I have heard such wonderful things about Heather Graham. This was a decent book, a good introduction to the author, and entertaining enough to keep me reading. But that was about where the greatness ended. It had a very good plot, potentially. Someone is slaughtering people in Salem, and the cops have arrested a boy found covered in the victim's blood. Obviously everyone assumes he is guilty, except Jenna who is a paranormal investigator with the FBI and Sam a hotshot attorney who agrees to be his defense lawyer. They team up together, and naturally fall in bed together by the midpoint of the book, to solve this crime and prove that the boy is innocent.
The mystery was good, the circumstances were good, and the characters were good...so why do I feel so ambivalent about this novel? One thing. I got sick and tired of hearing endless pages of how this situation was exactly like what happened during the Salem witch trials and how it was so sad because society should have come so far since then. Seriously, half the book followed this vein and I felt that it could have been better spent formulating the plots and sending me on a merry chase after a killer. At the end I felt like the solution to the mystery was shoved into my face with little lead up to it, and it was anticlimactic for that reason. As long as the next book doesn't focus so much on comparing the plot to something else and more time actually creating a plot then I will gladly give Heather Graham a five star rating.
Please note: This review is also posted on Goodreads under my profile there, this is not a copy of someone else's review.
The mystery was good, the circumstances were good, and the characters were good...so why do I feel so ambivalent about this novel? One thing. I got sick and tired of hearing endless pages of how this situation was exactly like what happened during the Salem witch trials and how it was so sad because society should have come so far since then. Seriously, half the book followed this vein and I felt that it could have been better spent formulating the plots and sending me on a merry chase after a killer. At the end I felt like the solution to the mystery was shoved into my face with little lead up to it, and it was anticlimactic for that reason. As long as the next book doesn't focus so much on comparing the plot to something else and more time actually creating a plot then I will gladly give Heather Graham a five star rating.
Please note: This review is also posted on Goodreads under my profile there, this is not a copy of someone else's review.
Love the "Krewe"
