Charlaine Harris : Grave Sight
Grave Secret is the fourth book in the Harper Connelly series.
Harper has a unique ability: after being hit by lightning she can ‘read’ corpses. She can walk over a grave, and can feel the last moments of that person’s life.
The previous books have clipped along at a fair old pace. Harper and her step-brother Tolliver have faced danger in the search of truth, and their adventures have been gripping.
Grave Secret, in comparison… well. The resolution of the mystery of Harper’s missing sister Cameron is a relief, but the journey there has been nothing more than a let down. Both a random policeman and Tolliver get shot, and but I can find that out from the blurb on the back of the book. Harper ‘reads’ a body, and finds a mystery, but rather than that being the forefront of the plot, it’s nothing more than background to Harper mooching around.
If the series continues, which I feel it will, as there was a bit hint to a new aspect of Harper’s ability, then this novel is essential for the advancement of the relationship between Harper and Tolliver and the rest of their dysfunctional family.
My only other complaint is that the UK publishers have seen fit to change the size of the book with this print; going from the standard mass market size, to the new larger size.
