"Life imitates film noir in this fast paced who done it with a paranormal twist"
Reviewed by Annetta Sweetko
Posted July 5, 2012
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This installment of the Krewe of Hunters series
continues
to intrigue readers of paranormal as well as those into
mystery and romance. A young actress is killed in a tunnel connecting a theater
and studio that is actually a museum depicting famous
scene from old 40s films. The theater, tunnel and studio
are owned by Eddie Archer and Archer's Wizardry and Effects
has gone into lockdown to keep secret the effects that are
being prepared for the remake of a 40s movie "Sam Stone and
the Curious Case of the Egyptian Museum" into a newer
modern remake called The Unholy. Did one of the mannequins come to life or as the police
believe did Alistair do the deed? No one who knows him
thinks it's possible but what else could have happened? He
was the only one at the theater, the only one with a key to
the studio via the tunnel,and no one to witness the death
of a
young, little known actress. Eddie Archer calls in a favor after his son is arrested for
murder. FBI agent and member of a unit that specializes in
paranormal investigation, Sean Cameron is brought in to
investigate. Sean has ties to the family as he had worked
as special effects artist for Archer. Madison Darvil, an employee at the effects studio is asked
by Eddie Archer to help Sean re-acclimate to the studio and
Los Angeles, since he had left he now hails from Texas.
Archer also believes that her special ability might be
helpful to the investigation. Madison speaks to, sees and
hears ghost. In fact she has a rather famous ghost hanging
around her house watching old television shows. Though she
is fearful everyone will think she is crazy, she agrees to
help because she cannot believe Alistair guilty of such a
crime. I've long admired Heather Graham's story telling ability
and this book hit the mark. I couldn't put THE UNHOLY down.
Ms. Graham included introduction and discussion of various
old films that reminded us all of the glitz and glamour of
the 1940s movie world. The explanation to the ins and outs of police and federal
investigation procedures did have me dragging out the
dictionary a couple of times but it helped clarify the
actions being taken. There are a number of secondary
characters: a wife, ex-wife, members of the Krewe,
employees to the studio, but the dialogue is interesting
and realistic. My only complaint would be for those looking for a lot of
romance, it took a long time for the couple to admit their
attraction to each other and do something about it. If you are the type of reader who likes to try to solve the
mystery you will love this book. With each chapter I was
sure I had the answer to the who done it, but was
completely surprised by the ending.
SUMMARY
The 1940s: hard-boiled detectives and femmes fatale are box-
office gold. In one iconic scene, set in a deserted museum,
the private eye arrives too late, and the buxom beauty is
throttled by an ominous Egyptian priest.
Now: the Black Box Cinema immortalizes Hollywood’s Golden
Age in its gallery of film noir tributes. But the mannequin
of that Egyptian priest is hardly lifeless. He walks – and a
young starlet dies a terrifying death. Movie mogul Eddie Archer’s son is charged with the grisly
murder. Eddie calls agent Sean Cameron, who specializes in…
irregular investigations. As part of an FBI paranormal
forensics team, Cameron knows that nightmares aren’t limited
to the silver screen. Working with special-effects artist Madison Darvil – who has
her own otherworldly gifts – Cameron delves into the
malevolent force animating more than one movie monster….
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