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Phantom Evil (Krewe of Hunters Book 1) Kindle Edition

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Return to where it all started: New Orleans, the birthplace of the Krewe of Hunters, the FBI’s elite paranormal investigation unit. Rediscover the first case in book 1 of the New York Times bestselling series, only from Heather Graham.

Though haunted by the recent deaths of two teammates, Jackson Crow knows that it’s the living who commit the most heinous crimes. As a police officer using her sometimes-otherworldly intuition, Angela Hawkins already has her hands full of mystery and bloodshed.

Under the oversight of Adam Harrison, Jackson and Angela will join a newly formed unit of the FBI, with the extraordinary opportunity to use their psychic talents.

And the first assignment calls to them too strongly to resist. In a historic mansion in the French Quarter, a senator’s wife falls to her death. Most think she jumped; some say she was pushed. Yet others believe she was beckoned by the ghostly spirits inhabiting the house—once the site of a serial killer’s grisly work.

In this seemingly unsolvable case, only one thing is certain: whether supernatural or all too human, crimes of passion will cast Jackson and Angela straight into danger.

Originally published in 2011

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Starred Review. In bestseller Graham's sultry novel of paranormal romantic suspense, Jackson Crow, a former member of the government's Behavioral Sciences Unit in Washington, D.C., leads a covert group investigating a reputedly haunted New Orleans house. When Regina Holloway, the wife of a popular Louisiana state senator takes a fatal fall from the balcony of the couple's French Quarter mansion, her death is officially ruled a suicide, but could ghosts have been involved? Angela Hawkins, a Virginia police officer with the ability to detect paranormal activity, partners with Jackson professionally and romantically as she assists his team in discovering the truth behind Regina's death. Graham (Night of the Vampires) expertly blends a chilling history of the mansion's former residents with eerie phenomena, once again demonstrating why she stands at the top of the romantic suspense category. (Apr.)
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"Graham expertly blends a chilling history of the mansion's former residents with eerie phenomena, once again demonstrating why she stands at the top of the romantic suspense category." --Publisher's Weekly on Phantom Evil, Starred Review

"An incredible storyteller."
-Los Angeles Daily News

"Graham wields a deftly sexy and convincing pen."
-Publishers Weekly

"A fast-paced and suspenseful read that will give readers chills while keeping them guessing until the end."
-RT Book Reviews on Ghost Moon

"If you like mixing a bit of the creepy with a dash of sinister and spine-chilling reading with your romance, be sure to read Heather Graham's latest...Graham does a great job of blending just a bit of paranormal with real, human evil."
-Miami Herald on Unhallowed Ground

"Eerie and atmospheric, this is not late-night reading for the squeamish or sensitive."
-RT Book Reviews on Unhallowed Ground

"The paranormal elements are integral to the
unrelentingly suspenseful plot, the characters
are likable, the romance convincing, and, in the
wake of Hurricane Katrina, Graham's atmospheric
depiction of a lost city is especially poignant."
-Booklist on Ghost Walk

"Graham's rich, balanced thriller sizzles with equal parts suspense, romance and the paranormal-all of it nail-biting."
-Publishers Weekly on The Vision

"Heather Graham will keep you in suspense until the very end."
-Literary Times

"Mystery, sex, paranormal events. What's not to love?"
-Kirkus on The Death Dealer

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0869QNP5R
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MIRA; First Time Paperback edition (July 13, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 13, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1359 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Heather Graham, majored in theater arts at the University of South Florida. After a stint of several years in dinner theater, back-up vocals, and bartending, she stayed home after the birth of her third child and began to write. Her first book was with Dell, and since then, she has written over two hundred novels and novellas including category, suspense, historical romance, vampire fiction, time travel, occult and Christmas family fare.

She is pleased to have been published in approximately twenty-five languages. She has written over 200 novels and has 60 million books in print. She has been honored with awards from booksellers and writers’ organizations for excellence in her work, and she is also proud to be a recipient of the Silver Bullet from Thriller Writers and was also awarded the prestigious Thriller Master in 2016. She is also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from RWA. Heather has had books selected for the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild, and has been quoted, interviewed, or featured in such publications as The Nation, Redbook, Mystery Book Club, People and USA Today and appeared on many newscasts including Today, Entertainment Tonight and local television.

Heather loves travel and anything that has to do with the water, and is a certified scuba diver. She also loves ballroom dancing. Each year she hosts the Vampire Ball and Dinner theater at the RT convention raising money for the Pediatric Aids Society and in 2006 she hosted the first Writers for New Orleans Workshop to benefit the stricken Gulf Region. She is also the founder of “The Slush Pile Players,” presenting something that’s “almost like entertainment” for various conferences and benefits. Married since high school graduation and the mother of five, her greatest love in life remains her family, but she also believes her career has been an incredible gift, and she is grateful every day to be doing something that she loves so very much for a living.

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Customers find the book enjoyable and suspenseful with a well-developed plot. They enjoy the characters, who have personality and depth. The book is described as an interesting start to a new series. Readers praise the writing quality as easy to read and well-crafted. Many find it hard to put down and difficult to put the book down. Opinions differ on the pacing - some find it fast-paced and engaging, while others feel the first half is slow-paced and lacks urgency.

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156 customers mention "Readability"156 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book and find it an interesting read that keeps them hooked until the end. They love the series and appreciate the talented author's writing style. The cultures, action, and storylines are also praised as excellent.

"I love reading Heather’s books! Just the perfect amount of edgy!! I’ve read several and will continue to read her other books!" Read more

"Loved it! The book kept me guessing with no dull points in the story. I am Ready to read another." Read more

"This book was fun to read. It had a nice love story mixed in with the murder mystery. It is a good book" Read more

"...are kinda long... 20 - 30 pages each chapter. But is is worth reading. This..." Read more

131 customers mention "Suspenseful"121 positive10 negative

Customers enjoy the suspenseful plot twists that keep them guessing. They find the book an enjoyable combination of ghost story and murder mystery with a side of romance. The characters are interesting and the story is well-written. The mystery runs along with pace and is a great start to a fun paranormal series.

"I like a bit of supernatural mixed in with a good mystery. This checks all the boxes. Keeps you guessing throughout...." Read more

"Loved it! The book kept me guessing with no dull points in the story. I am Ready to read another." Read more

"This book was fun to read. It had a nice love story mixed in with the murder mystery. It is a good book" Read more

"...I really enjoyed it. Heather Graham is a Mystery / Suspense writer with a little Romance thrown in to keep interesting...." Read more

44 customers mention "Character development"37 positive7 negative

Customers enjoy the characters. They find the characters quirky and emotional, with depth and personality. Readers appreciate the multicultural characters, though some were stereotyped. The storyline is good and even the bad guys are liked.

"An excellent plot with twists and turns, and the character development is smoothly incorporated...." Read more

"...Heather Graham's Krewe of Hunters. I really enjoyed it. Great characters." Read more

"...This book provided all of that with characters that had personality and depth...." Read more

"...The cast of characters were completely captivating. A rollercoaster ride from start to finish. The spooky atmosphere swallows you whole...." Read more

38 customers mention "Start"38 positive0 negative

Customers are hooked from the first page. They find the book a good start to the series and look forward to reading more about the team and their cases.

"...I love how the idea is developed and includes different faiths and skepticism...." Read more

"It has a first good chapter then it kind of went all over the place to drag up a story...." Read more

"...This book hooked me from the first page and maintained a consistent hunger to see what was going to happen next...." Read more

"...In my view, all of this adds special elements that makes you want to read the book from cover to cover and not put it down." Read more

28 customers mention "Writing quality"22 positive6 negative

Customers enjoy the book's writing quality. They find it easy to read, with detailed descriptions of the city and its lore. The mystery is well-written and engaging, making it a great light read.

"I love reading Heather’s books! Just the perfect amount of edgy!! I’ve read several and will continue to read her other books!" Read more

"...So many twist and turns in the story. Excellent writing. Even up to the last chapter, little surprises popped up!..." Read more

"If you are looking for an enjoyable, easy read pick up one of Heather's "Krewe of Hunters" books today...." Read more

"...The descriptions and dialogue were flat. I've read better books by this author." Read more

5 customers mention "Difficulty to put down"5 positive0 negative

Customers find the book engaging and hard to put down. They say it holds their attention from start to finish.

"Big fan of her. Like what she write. Easy to read. Can put down and then could pick up and not forget what you've read." Read more

"love her books, hard to put down and usually stay up late to finish them" Read more

"This book was hard to put down. Turn the page for more excitement. Keeps you on the edge of your bed. Can't wait to read the next series." Read more

"Couldn't put the book down. Held you from the very beginning to the end. Can't wait to read the next one" Read more

29 customers mention "Pacing"16 positive13 negative

Customers have different views on the pacing of the book. Some found it fast-paced and engaging, with well-developed characters and twists that kept them hooked until the end. Others felt the romance and mystery were slow to develop and took a while to build up to the chase and solving the mystery.

"...Phantom Evil was at my work, so I gave it a try. Wow, the prolog got me hooked. If you like books with ghosts, spirits & murder, this is it...." Read more

"...The story was not engaging, it was predictable, and induced a lot of eye rolling." Read more

"...Woohoo! Okay so I already bought 4 of the other books. They are definitely addictive not to mention damn good!" Read more

"...This one didn't grab me at the beginning. A little dull. Con: What I didn't like was this:..." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024
    I like a bit of supernatural mixed in with a good mystery. This checks all the boxes. Keeps you guessing throughout. Having traveled throughout Louisiana, it was fun to experience a refresh of some of their local culture too.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2025
    I love reading Heather’s books! Just the perfect amount of edgy!! I’ve read several and will continue to read her other books!
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2024
    Loved it! The book kept me guessing with no dull points in the story. I am Ready to read another.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024
    This book was fun to read. It had a nice love story mixed in with the murder mystery. It is a good book
  • Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2023
    I finally finished reading this book a few months ago. I really enjoyed it.
    Heather Graham is a Mystery / Suspense writer with a little Romance
    thrown in to keep interesting. There are only 16 chapters, but the chapters
    are kinda long... 20 - 30 pages each chapter. But is is worth reading. This
    was the first book I had ever read by Heather Graham and I really enjoyed it.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2021
    *light spoilers.
    I read Phantom Evil before an online book club author chat with Heather Graham. I originally planned to read her most recent book, The Unknown, but after discovering that it was book 35 (holy moly!) in a series, I decided to read book 1 of the series first as an introduction. Phantom Evil was a bit rough around the edges, with dialogue that didn’t always flow smoothly from chapter to chapter, what felt like a thousand different plot lines, and main characters Jackson and Angela jumping into bed together (1) just a few days after meeting, (2) despite the fact that Jackson is Angela’s boss, (3) while investigating an alleged suicide of a grief-stricken mother, (4) in the house and wing where the alleged suicide took place, (5) that is also allegedly haunted! C’mon man! The book does have enjoyable parts, though. It’s October, so I enjoyed the ghosty, spooky bits, and while the characters weren’t very developed due to the busy plot, there is potential for the “Krewe of Hunters” (the naming of which is not explained well) to grow into a likable team in future sequels. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this book, especially as a prequel to The Unknown, which seemed more like a spin-off from the series than a sequel. I haven’t read books 2-34 though, so perhaps that’s the case for many or all of them.
    8 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2013
    I read the three of the other books in the series before I read this one, which is the first of the series. "Phantom Evil" describes how Graham's the paranormal team of investigators was initially formed. Just because I read it last certainly doesn't mean I liked it less; in fact, it was fun going back and seeing the beginning of the relationships of the characters. In this book, Heather Graham deals with a congressman's wife falling, jumping, being pushed (?) from a balcony in New Orleans. Of course, as in the other books, evil has been lurking in this house for years since it was once the home of a mass murderer. The team doesn't believe that a "ghost" pushed her off the balconey, but they do believe that there is evil around the house in the form of a "real" person. The twist to Graham's books is that not only does the team solve mysteries, but it solves paranormal problems as well. You also get the "flavor" of the area where the novel takes place, like New Orleans or Salem. Try the four book series -- probably best read in order!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2024
    An excellent plot with twists and turns, and the character development is smoothly incorporated.
    All books in the series are stand alone, but I recommend that everyone should read book 1, even if you have read others in the series first.

Top reviews from other countries

  • Laurie Townson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Book
    Reviewed in Canada on March 12, 2024
    I love these ghost stories and I cant get enough of them.
  • Wendy MoonlitCreek
    5.0 out of 5 stars What a book!!!!
    Reviewed in Germany on October 25, 2020
    This is probably one of the best paranormal crime/thriller books I have ever read. I discovered the author when I got another book by her as an ARC and was hooked so I had to start this series with book 1. The plot is detailed and tricky, the characters are a three-dimensional, with their own distinguishable voices and the setting is superb. I cannot recommend this book enough and am eager to start the next one. There is a romantic subplot, but it is not overpowering and just fits seamlessly into the story. Welcome to the world of the Krewe of Hunters! Maybe don't read it alone in the dark if you scare easily ;)
  • Cynthia Wildman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Book
    Reviewed in Australia on May 24, 2024
    Really enjoyed this one (Phantom Evil) thanks Heather Graham, will have to get book 2. Hopefully it’s a good one too
  • Susan Smith
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful phantom read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2013
    This was suggested to me by my daughter who knows I love a good detective novel, I also love science fantasy, so this is a perfect combination. Love it and had to immediately go and get the other books in the series. A really good page turner couldn't put it down.
  • Monica Cuartero
    4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for my reading slump!
    Reviewed in Canada on March 22, 2018
    I was looking for something light to read because I was in a major book slump. I saw this series in my Libby and Overdrive but my library didn't carry the earlier novels so I took the plunge and bought it. It was awesome! The mystery is just the right amount, the characters are funny and they are interesting enough that I would want to know more about them, and even the love story wasn't too unrealistic. There is a ghost/paranormal aspect to this and I found some times that I was a little spooked. I'll definitely continue with this series!

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