Mari Kaleja's world changed when she was 10 years old. She witnessed her parents and everyone she knew and loved being brutally murdered by spirits in the woods. Her determination to avenge those deaths has led her to the doorstep of Tris Vishal, a man rumored to be the Dead's Man. Is Tris the man she has been seeking all of these years? Mari will have to accompany Tris on his own quest if she is to get answers to any of her questions.

THE DEAD SEEKERS is the first book in the Dead Seekers series. Fans of the Noble Dead Saga will note that the dark fantasy world of THE DEAD SEEKERS is the same, even if the characters don't crossover between the series. It is not necessary to be familiar with the Noble Dead Saga in order to fully appreciate THE DEAD SEEKERS.

Barb and J.C. Hendee do a marvelous job at crafting a dark, forbidding world. The world building isn't overly complex but instead sets exactly the tone we need in order to believe in the dark spirits haunting their world. I love the concept of the ghost hunter and Tris' secret makes me even more eager to read the second book to see how this all will unfold.

Barb and J.C. Hendee show us the tragedies that Tris and Mari have endured, making their reticence towards others understandable. Neither Tris nor Mari is immediately likable but we grow to love them despite their very prickly personalities. However, it is Heil who intrigues me the most and I hope we get to spend more time with him in the second book of the series.

THE DEAD SEEKERS is fascinating start to what promises to be a somewhat spooky and mysterious dark fantasy series. The eerie atmosphere haunts you throughout the storyline as it's easy to fall into Barb and J.C. Hendee's world and believe in the dark spirits haunting the world. THE DEAD SEEKERS is the first book I've read by Barb and J.C. Hendee, but it definitely won't be the last!