The Evil Inside (Krewe of Hunters, Book 4) [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "The Evil Inside" the 4th book in her Krewe of Hunters series by Heather Graham.

Product Description

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 madness … and 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.

About the Author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham has written more than one hundred novels, many of which have been featured by the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild. An avid scuba diver, ballroom dancer and mother of five, she still enjoys her south Florida home, but loves to travel as well, from locations such as Cairo, Egypt, to her own backyard, the Florida Keys. Reading, however, is the pastime she still loves best, and she is a member of many writing groups. She’s currently the vice president of the Horror Writers’ Association, and she’s also an active member of International Thriller Writers. She is very proud to be a Killerette in the Killer Thriller Band, along with many fellow novelists she greatly admires.


Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Mira; Original edition (August 30, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778312534
ISBN-13: 978-0778312536

My Review:

Sam Hill a lawyer almost runs over a young boy running onto the road covered in blood and in shock.  He calls his old friend sheriff John Alden who tells him Malachi Smith lives in the Lexington House a legend in Salem and where many people have been killed since the 1600's.  He also informs him that Malachi has hacked his whole family to death.

Jamie O'Neill Malachi's therapist doesn't believe Malachai is the killer so he asks his niece Jenna Duffy a member of a FBI special paranormal unit The Krewe of Hunters to investigate.  He also recruits Sam Hill to defend Malachai pro bono.  Jenna and Sam team up but they don't quite trust each other.  Jenna knows that Sam doesn't believe her abilities or respect her and only thinks Sam is only looking for fame and fortune.  As they investigate further they realize that Lexington House is the root of evil.

I really enjoyed learning about the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, the Puritans and the Wiccan religion.

I didn't really feel the romance in this book between Jenna and Sam because he didn't really respect her or her abilities.  I felt the attraction between them though - even though they were at each other throats most of the time they interacted.


3/5

New Releases 2012 (July 3)

Dead Ringer [Mass Market Paperback]

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Reprinted Edition

Beside each body, he leaves a simple charm bearing a woman's name. Ruth. Martha. Judith. The victims were strangers to each other, but they have been chosen with the utmost care. Each bears a striking resemblance to Kendall Shaw, a local anchorwoman...each brutally strangled by a madman whose obsession will never end...In front of the cameras, Kendall is the picture of stylish confidence. But at night she's haunted by nightmares in which she is young, alone, and filled with fear. Are these memories - or omens? Despite warnings from Richmond Detective Jacob Warwick, Kendall can't stop investigating the recent string of murders. She knows she holds the key to catching an obsessed psychopath - if he doesn't get to her first...With Daylight, the deeper Kendall and Jacob dig into the victims' backgrounds, the more terrifying the discoveries. For from the shadows of the past, a legacy of evil has resurfaced. Every murder, every moment has been leading to Kendall. And this time, nothing will stop the killer making her his final victim ...

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Zebra Books (Mass Market); Reprint edition (July 3, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1420129074
ISBN-13: 978-1420129076

Criminal [Hardcover]

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Karin Slaughter’s new novel is an epic tale of love, loyalty, and murder that encompasses forty years, two chillingly similar murder cases, and a good man’s deepest secrets.

Will Trent is a brilliant agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Newly in love, he is beginning to put a difficult past behind him. Then a local college student goes missing, and Will is inexplicably kept off the case by his supervisor and mentor, deputy director Amanda Wagner. Will cannot fathom Amanda’s motivation until the two of them literally collide in an abandoned orphanage they have both been drawn to for different reasons. Decades before — when Will’s father was imprisoned for murder — this was his home . . . .

Flash back nearly forty years. In the summer Will Trent was born, Amanda Wagner is going to college, making Sunday dinners for her father, taking her first steps in the boys’ club that is the Atlanta Police Department. One of her first cases is to investigate a brutal crime in one of the city’s worst neighborhoods. Amanda and her partner, Evelyn, are the only ones who seem to care if an arrest is ever made.

Now the case that launched Amanda’s career has suddenly come back to life, intertwined with the long-held mystery of Will’s birth and parentage. And these two dauntless investigators will each need to face down demons from the past if they are to prevent an even greater terror from being unleashed.

A masterpiece of character, atmosphere, and riveting suspense, Criminal is the most powerful and moving novel yet from one of our most gifted storytellers at work today.
         
Product Details
Hardcover: 448 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Press (July 3, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0345528506
ISBN-13: 978-0345528506

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (July 2)

What Are You Reading is a weekly Monday Meme that is hosted by Sheila from One Persons Journey: http://bookjourney.wordpress.com

Post the books you read last week, book currently being read and books you plan on finishing this week.

Last week I read:

1.  Run Wild - Lorie O'Clare
2.  Protector - Catherine Mann

I’m currently reading:

1. A Perfect Storm - Lori Foster

Books I’m planning on reading this week:

1.  Gone Missing - Linda Castillo

Here's the link:

http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-145 

Library Haul 2012 (July 1 - 7)

Here's the list of books I picked up from the library this week:

Softcover:

1.  A Perfect Storm - Lori Foster

New Release 2012 (July 1)

The Cutting Edge [Hardcover]

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Can love survive the ultimate test? - Brett Rutland, Carter Engineering’s top troubleshooter, is sent to the L.A. office to crack a case of embezzlement. Brett’s a hard man, so it hit him like a sledgehammer when he fell in love with Tessa Conway. Half the men in the office had been in love with her for years, but Brett was the first she’d loved in return. Their love is perfect, too perfect to last. And when Brett discovers the identity of the embezzler, his whole world is about to come crashing down . . .

This is a first time regular print hardcover previously available in a mass market edition.

Product Details
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Severn House Publishers (July 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0727881558
ISBN-13: 978-0727881557

July Releases

1st
The Cutting Edge - Linda Howard

3rd
Criminal: A Novel - Karin Slaughter
Dead Ringer - Mary Burton

9th
I, Michael Bennett - James Patterson

10th
Backfire - Catherine Coulter

17th
Close Your Eyes - Iris and Roy Johansen

31st
Haven - Kay Hooper
The Unspoken (Krewe of Hunters) - Heather Graham
Heron's Cover - Carla Neggers
Nowhere to Run - Nancy Bush

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Protector (Dark Ops - Berkley Sensation) [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "Protector" the 4th book in her Dark Ops series by Catherine Mann.

Product Description

TRUST, LOVE … AND LIES.

After barely surviving enemy torture, Captain Chuck Tanaka doesn’t trust himself to do more than ride a desk — but new orders leave him no choice. Assigned to the investigation of a mob boss whose luxury cruise ship is reportedly a hub for terrorist activity, Tanaka goes undercover. His target: Jolynn Taylor, the mob boss’s daughter

As a child, Jolynn saw her beloved uncle murdered. Since then, she’s stayed far away from her father’s crooked empire. But when he falls ill, she returns, hoping to mend the gap between them. Instead, she finds herself on the run, one step ahead of unknown enemies. The only thing keeping her alive is the man she knows as Charles Tomas, the only man she’s ever been able to trust.

Unfortunately, he’s also the man determined to destroy her family …

About the Author

RITA Award winner Catherine Mann lives in Florida with her military flyboy husband and their four children. Visit her website at www.catherinemann.com.

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Berkley; Original edition (March 6, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 042524699X
ISBN-13: 978-0425246993

My Review:

Jolynn Taylor has stayed away from her mob dad's operations ever since she witnessed her uncle's killing right in front of her eyes as a child two decades ago.  She has recently spent time with her dad Josiah after he suffered a heart attack on his home a cruise ship Fortuna which is docked in Geneva.

Captain Chuck Tanaka informs his superior officer Colonel Scanlon he has lost his touch after being tortured by the enemy.  Scanlon informs Tanaka he will go undercover as black jack dealer on the Fortuna which will give him a chance to get revenge on the terrorist cell which tortured him and other military personnel.  Scanlon and Ice Berg will be on hand to help him.  He's mission is to get close to the daughter Jolynn and after his awkward introduction to her he realizes someone is after her.  Even though she's not really his type he's attracted to her and he decides to protect her which jeopardizes his cover.

This book was a non stop action packed page turner with two very likeable characters.  We also see Scanlon meet his match in a torch singer Livia.  The attraction between Chuck and Jolynn is sizzling hot and the intrigue makes your heart thump.

4/5