Sacred Evil

Sacred Evil (Krewe of Hunters #3)

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The details of the crime scene are no coincidence. The body ? a promising starlet ? has been battered, bloodied and then discarded between two of Manhattan's oldest graveyards. One look and Detective Jude Crosby recognizes the tableau: a re-creation of Jack the Ripper's gruesome work. But he also sees something beyond the actions of a mere copycat. Something more dangerous...more
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Published July 26th 2011 by Brilliance Corporation
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Tina
3.5 stars. I like this one a tick more than the first two in the series. In this one the Krewe are dispatched to NYC to help the police investigate a series of murders that are an exact replication of the murders attributed to Jack the Ripper. The lone eye-witness even describes the perp as a man in a cloak with a top hat and medical bag.

Like the other books, the modern day murder mystery also runs side-by-side with a long unsolved murder mystery that includes restless ghosts helping the intrepi...more
Lauren
Sacred Evil
4 Stars

Synopsis
Following the discovery of a mutilated corpse, NYPD detective Jude Crosby is forced to admit that this murder and two previous deaths may be the work of a Jack the Ripper copycat. When a unique FBI unit specializing in the unexplained is called in, Jude must work with Agent Whitney Tremont and accept that their are some things fact and logic cannot explain including his undeniable attraction to the spunky special agent.

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I originally decided to discontinue the seri...more
Charlotte
Unimpressed. This was my first Heather Graham novel and I do not think I will be reading (or listening) to another.

The good:

* I liked the mystery aspect of the story. Even though the killers were pretty obvious.
* I liked the setting and the historical facts about the ripper killings.

The Meh:

* The supernatural aspect was almost cool at times, but felt like an awful convenient plot device at others.
* The whole "fame whore" thing.

The Bad:

*The character descriptions, interactions and dialog in t...more
Saadia
Well written contemporary thriller featuring team of federal agents who are in tune with extra-sensory perception working with New York police.
The story revolves around a modern-day Jack the Ripper killing spree - reminiscences of the killer's Victorian history in England, mixed with possible turn of the century evil doings in New York City - and revived for current horror.
Lovely agent Whitney Tremont comes from New Orleans mixed racial heritage. She tags on with New York City Detective Jude Cro...more
Kelly Gravedoni
Heather Graham’s mystery novels are always so engrossing. What really makes them special, however, is how she introduces historical context in to them. Most of her paranormal mystery novels usually revolve around a real life historical case being imitated. In Sacred Evil, the real life case is Jack the Ripper. The characters are forced to find a modern day Jack in New York City after he has imitated the original’s killings. What truly stands out about Graham’s work is her ability to introduce hi...more
Alison hamblin
This is a murder mystry that really gets you inerested in crime history. This book is about the infamous jack the ripper coming BACK and murdering young prositutes and actresses on the streets of present day New York. the young head detective Jude Crosby has to pair up with a special FBI team that can see ghost! Jude Crosby not very happy with these "ghost busters",and trys to stay professional whith them ends up falling in love with one of their members Whitney Tremont. Yet while Jude tries to...more
Sandy
I really liked this book and I intend to read everything by Heather Graham that I can! The Krewe of Hunters is a group of FBI investigators put together by Adam Harrison, a paranormal investigator. All six members of the Krewe have some psychic abilities of their own. In this book, Whitney, one of the Krewe, arrives first when the group is called in to assist the New York police with a murder that calls to mind Jack the Ripper. Detective Jude Crosby is not happy that a special FBI investigative...more
Sue
This is another novel by Heather Graham involving the Krewe of Investigators; a group of FBI agents that solve "unsolvable" murders using paranormal techniques. This was my favorite of the four I have read. Someone in New York City is killing women and imitating Jack the Ripper. Has Jack come back? Jude Crosby, an investigator who is firmly a non-believer in all things ghostly, is in charge of the investigation. Whitney Tremont is the Krewe investigator sent ahead to help solve the murders. Can...more
Cornerofmadness
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Melbourne on my mind
Plot summary: Someone in New York City is replicating Jack the Ripper's deeds. Women are being brutally murdered, and NYPD Detective Jude Crosby is tasks with catching the killer. When Jude's boss calls in a specialist FBI unit to investigate, Jude finds himself working with Whitney Tremont, a paranormal investigator. Together, they must search New York for the killer, before it's too late.

Thoughts: Predictable. No, seriously. I guessed who the killer was about a hundred pages into the story, an...more
Olimpia
Another amazing novel from Heather Graham. Has Jack the Ripper come back to terrorize New York from the grave? This mystery goes deeper and deeper as the Krewe of Hunters work with NYPD to solve this horrifying mystery.

Jude Crosby and Whitney Tremont work well together, even though Jude has his doubts to the Krewe of Hunters.

Each murder seem to escalate and emulate the original Jack the Ripper murders. Both the NYPD and the Feds are struggling to find out if this is in fact Jack coming back or...more
Linda
The details of the crime scene are no coincidence. The body—a promising starlet—has been battered, bloodied and then discarded between two of Manhattan's oldest graveyards.

One look and Detective Jude Crosby recognizes the tableau:

A re–creation of Jack the Ripper's gruesome work. But he also sees something beyond the actions of a mere copycat. Something more dangerous…and unexplainable.

As the city seethes with suspicion, Jude calls on Whitney Tremont, a member of the country's preeminent paranorm...more
Kari
Sacred Evil is the third book in the "Krewe of Hunters" series by Heather Graham. I was a bit disappointed with the last one, so I was a little leery of this one. I was very pleasantly surprised. I thought Sacred Evil was much better than Heart of Evil. I was happy to see that there was more of the team as a whole in this one. That was one thing that I was missing from book 2.

While I liked the romance in this one, I think it was the mystery that held my interest more. I liked her use of the Jack...more
Chibineko
If you were like me & was disappointed in the previous book in the series, take an easy breath: this book is better. It's not as fun as the first book was, but it's still much more intriguing than Heart of Evil.

It's really hard to write a book with Ripper themes to it & not have the book be incredibly interesting. What really intrigued me about the book is how much Graham took from past events. I was surprised to know that there were a series of murders in New York that closely mirrored...more
Vivian
The Krewe of Hunters is at it again in Sacred Evil by Heather Graham. This time the Krewe is in New York working with the NYC Police Department on a series of Ripperesque style murders. The question arises is this work of a homicidal, possibly crazy, Jack the Ripper fan or are there supernatural elements at work? Whitney Tremont, one of the Krewe, is working beside Jude Crosby to make this determination. Whitney, as a Krewe member, has some paranormal abilities but will this help her in this par...more
Kimba (Caffeinated Book Reviewer)
The FBI team is sent to help N.Y. Detective Jude Crosby. NYPD is investigating murders that are eerily identical to Jack the Rippers. The public is alarmed and news media around the globe are reporting, “Jack is back”.
FBI Agent, Whitney Tremont is sent ahead to assist. Jude isn’t exactly thrilled about the FBI’s involvement. He accepts the help but makes it clear he is the lead. Jude is a dedicated detective and a likable guy. He builds a team he can trust and surrounds himself with competent...more
Wendy
Jack the Ripper is alive and stalking young actresses in Modern Day New York City. This is the premise of Heather Graham's latest Krewe of Hunters novel "Sacred Evil." Virginia Rockford is working as an extra on director Angus Avery's latest film set in the late 1880's New York. Leaving the set late one night she is hunted down and killed by a shadow man in a long black cape and stove top hat. The last person to see her is old Captain Tyler who is a homeless vet. Detective Jude Crosby is on the...more
Pam
I'd give it a 4.5
This is by far my favorite of the series so far. Using a Jack the Ripper copy cat as the killer backbone of the story was a great idea. It added a wealth of historical details and speculation to the story. After all the classic Ripper murders are still talked about in crime circles and you still see new TV programs produced about him and his victims all the time.

Whitney and Jude are great characters, whether individually or together.Their personalities are strong, the plot flow...more
Kelsey
Has Jack the Ripper risen from the grave and continued his reign of terror but this time instead of the East End of London it is the East End of New York. Or has someone researched very meticulously and is now exacting his carefully laid plans to strike fear into the hearts of woman and show the NYPD what fools they are.

Jude Crosby, detective for the NYPD, is baffled by the latest murders and knows they need help solving this case. They seem to be linked and they don’t. The only thing in common...more
Brandy
The focus of this third installment is on Whitney as the Krewe of Hunters travel to NYC. They team up with handsome detective Jude Crosby to investigate a killer that is copying the murders of Jack the Ripper. When a witness reports seeing a man in a cloak and stovepipe hat with a medical bag, will the team find that the Ripper's ghost is still walking in NYC? The appearance of a ghost dog to Whitney will help solve a centuries old mystery.

While I had part of the mystery solved, I still enjoyed...more
Kathy
Has Jack the Ripper come back from the dead, or is it a copycat? New York is experiencing a repeat of the Jack the Ripper slayings. NYPD has called in a "special" FBI unit to help with the investigation. It all ties in somehow with a demolished building site that was used by a Spiritist group that they believe had a member that was Jack the Ripper escaped from England. Which is presently being used by a movie company. Strange sightings by the FBI unit, ghosts wanting justice for their deaths.

Wel...more
Mrsinserra
I have really been into these books. The Krewe of Hunters series is very engaging and has the perfect mix of supernatural, detective work, suspense, and romance. I have never read a series like this before.

This series is not appropriate for kids under 18- it is definitely adult content. Mostly for the medium graphic sex scenes.

I would recommend this series to anyone who wants to mix a series that is a bit different into their paranormal romance genre.

Each story could be read on it's own, though...more
Ursula Gorman
This is the third installment of the Krewe Series, and it is as good as the first two. Whitney and Jude are the perfect leading characters; with plenty of repeat characters that are all part of the Krewe. There are also plenty of new character introduced.
Unlike the first two books, this one does leave some questions unanswered that I felt should have. I would love to explain what I mean, but it would be a spoiler and I wouldn't do that to anyone.
With that being said, this book is still well wor...more
Theresa Mckean
I had started reading this book awhile ago and got distracted by a few other books, I finaly sat down and finished it tonight. It was an ok book I wouldnt recomend it to anyone, there were alot of typos and the author had a bad habbit of mixing up charecter names and randomly changing them, it was frustrating. The story was so-so, kind of predictable and at times the author went into great detail about things that didnt matter and skipped over key parts with little explination at all, over all i...more
Debbie Heaton
In Heather Graham's paranormal romantic suspense novel, Detective Jude Crosby recognizes the signs: a re-creation of Jack the Ripper's work. He also sees more than just a copycat. As the city seethes with suspicion and fear, Jude calls on Whitney Tremont, a member of the country's preeminent paranormal investigating team, to help him put the pieces together. Teaming both professionally and personally, Whitney and Jude discover something more shocking than they ever thought possible. Once again,...more
Anna
You can't go wrong with any of the Heather Graham books out there (seriously, read them all) so it should come as no surprise that the Krewe of Hunters series is one of my favorites. Each character is unique and every relationship feels believable and relevant. I wish I could know these people~ they are amazing. They all share in some sort of supernatural ability, whether it's communicating with ghosts or reliving a person's last moments before death, and what makes them so wonderful to read abo...more
Kristen
This wasn't my favourite of Graham's "Krewe of Hunters" series, but it was an enjoyable read nonetheless.

When the body of a hollywood hopeful is found posed between two old Manhattan graveyards, it doesn't take anyone long to realize the tableau as a re-creation of Jack the Ripper's handiwork. But there are also some unexplainable aspects that just don't make sense.

Enter the FBI's "special" unit for paranormal cases, and Whitney Tremont. Whitney is assigned to work with the lead detective on the...more
Vennie
A great terror based on the Jack the Ripper murders. It's a rather interesting blend of horror and paranormal. Heather Graham really never dissappoints. I enjoyed the book...it has murder, terror, ghosts and a love story...what more can you ask for in a book! It's a good book for a cold and stormy night and it's written well enough to keep you reading all night. I never saw what was coming in this one! If you're debating to read it or not, go ahead, I think you'll like the reading style and thri...more
Felicia
Read for Fun
Overall Rating 4.00
Story Rating 3.75
Character Rating 4.25

Audio Rating: 4.50 (not part of the overall rating)

First Thought When Finished: I am really enjoying the Krewe of Hunters!

What I Loved: The Team! I know each of them so well by now that it is always a joy when I hit half way through the book and they all show up! I wait for the moments where they are talking, working out the case, and in general offering support to each other. It seems silly but the team work is just part of wh...more
Kristi (Books N Beans)
Never, or hardly ever, read a series back to back to back. What is unique in one book becomes humdrum in the second if it follows the first too quickly. With no breathing room between titles in a series, they just sort of run together and create of a feeling of been there, done that. Though technically this series was started on Book 2 (Heart of Evil) and this book (Sacred Evil) is actually #3. And there is a fourth, though a review probably be written here.

The new ideas on paranormal minds is...more
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Also published as Heather Graham Pozzessere and Shannon Drake.

New York Times and USA Today best-selling 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, working on short horror stories and romances. After some tria...more
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