Leslie MacIntyre lost her fiance a year ago in a tragic
accident. She nearly died herself. But she didn't. She
lived. And now she sees ghosts.
Her new "skill" is a bit of a plus for her work as an
archaelogist. Leslie uses her enhanced senses to know
exactly where to dig, even if she shies away from taking
the credit for the discoveries. Her work returns her to
Hastings House, the scene of the accident. The building
has been restored but all things are not back to normal.
Prostitutes continue to disappear and now a social worker
is missing.
Was the gas line blast that killed Matt really an
accident? Or was someone trying to kill him? Leslie
wonders, as does Joe Connolly, private investigator and
Matt's look-alike cousin. Although he's hired to find the
missing woman, he also wants to know the truth. The more
he uncovers, Joe increasingly becomes afraid for Leslie's
safety. At the same time, his feelings for her are
growing.
But who would want to kill Matt? New York's high society
was in attendance at the gala as were many of Leslie's own
co-workers. Was it because Matt, an investigative
reporter who had been looking into the disappearances of
the prostitutes, had been getting too close to the truth?
And as they work together to get to the bottom of the
mystery, will Joe's feelings for Leslie find a home in her
heart, or will she always be in love with Matt?
THE DEAD ROOM is an engaging romantic suspense novel. The
more I read, the more I had to read. This is one of those
books that leaves you feeling disappointed when it's
over. Not because the ending failed you as a reader—it
won't—but because you fall in love with the characters and
find yourself wanting more. And aside from the main
characters, there is an interesting, electic bunch of
secondary characters, all of whom add something special,
if not sinister, to the mix.
The scenes between Leslie and Matt's ghost are hauntingly
sensual. Because of them, I wasn't sure whether to root
for or against Joe as a possible new love in Leslie's
life. This was my first Heather Graham novel but it most
certainly will not be my last.
A year ago, archaeologist Leslie MacIntyre barely survived
the explosion that took the life of her fiance, Matt
Connolly. In the long months since, she's slowly come to
terms not only with her loss but with her unsettling new
ability to communicate with ghosts, a dubious "gift"
received in the wake of her own brush with death.
Now
she's returned to lower Manhattan's historic Hastings House,
site of the explosion, to conquer her fears and investigate
a newly discovered burial ground. In this place restless
spirits hold the secrets not only of past injustice but of a
very real and very contemporary conspiracy with deadly
designs on the city's women—including Leslie
herself.
By night Matt visits her in dreams, warning
her and offering clues to the truth, while by day she finds
herself helped by—and attracted to—his flesh-and-blood
cousin Joe. Torn by her feelings for both men, caught
between the worlds of the living and the dead, Leslie
struggles against the encroaching danger that threatens to
overcome her. As she is drawn closer to the darkness at the
heart of Hastings House, she must ultimately face the power
of an evil mind, alone in a place where not even the men she
loves can save her.
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