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The Dead Room (Harrison Investigation #4)
by
Heather Graham (Goodreads Author)
A year ago, archaeologist Leslie MacIntyre barely survived the explosion that took the life of her fiance, Matt Connolly. In the long months since, sh'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 sh's returned to lower Manhattan's historic...more
Hardcover, 379 pages
Published
April 1st 2007
by Mira Books
(first published 2007)
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I was having a little difficulty deciding on 3 or 4 stars for this book. I leaned towards the four because, for me it was an easy and fast read. Once I reached the middle of the book, I finished the rest in almost one sitting, and the whole book in a 24 hour period. It kept my interest and I like the ghost/psychic angle.
I also liked Joe, Leslie, Nikki, and Adam. I did care what happened to them and for me, the action moved pretty fast. I wish Adam and Nikki would have been developed more and ha...more
I also liked Joe, Leslie, Nikki, and Adam. I did care what happened to them and for me, the action moved pretty fast. I wish Adam and Nikki would have been developed more and ha...more
In this book we meet Leslie, an urban archaeologist who lost her fiancem Matt, in an explosion and is now going NYC to face that loss by working at a dig site and living in building where the explosion happened. Also in that area, woman, mostly prostitutes are disappearing.
Leslie meets her Matt's cousin, Joe, who is investigating the disappearance of one young woman. Together, they team up to keep Leslie safe and solve the mystery..including the mystery of whether the explosion that killed Matt...more
Leslie meets her Matt's cousin, Joe, who is investigating the disappearance of one young woman. Together, they team up to keep Leslie safe and solve the mystery..including the mystery of whether the explosion that killed Matt...more
I made it about 80% through this book and gave up. That's pretty sad. I couldn't even hold on for the end. I know Heather Graham can write some really good shivery ghost stories, but this isn't one of them.
So Leslie can "feel/see/communicate" with ghosts, but she obtains this skill after her fiance is killed in an explosion at a gala at a historical house in New York City. She works on archeological finds, communicating with ghosts on site that no one but her can see, to find bones and treasures...more
So Leslie can "feel/see/communicate" with ghosts, but she obtains this skill after her fiance is killed in an explosion at a gala at a historical house in New York City. She works on archeological finds, communicating with ghosts on site that no one but her can see, to find bones and treasures...more
Leslie survives the bomb blast that kills the man she loves and sends her to the hospital. After that she can see ghosts. When she returns a year later to the Hastings House where the bomb went off she desperately wants to see Matt. Joe, Matt's cousin, comes into her life. Joe is a PI who has been hired to find a wealthy woman's niece who has gone missing. Joe and Leslie seem to be thrown together at every turn and Joe feels protective of Leslie. Together the try to find the niece and some missi...more
The first word that comes to mind when describing this book is average. I wanted to read The Death Dealer per a friend recommendation and realized that it was the sequel to The Dead Room. For me, that meant The Dead Room had to come first. The book tells the tale of a female archaeologist named Leslie who recently lost her fiance and afterwards became able to communicate with the dead. Due to this ability, Leslie becomes swept into the investigation of a series of disappearances which she believ...more
Spooky cellars, ghosts, a historic house, handsome hero and exciting ending. This story had these elements and more. A good way to spend reading time.
However, just a few minor things bothered my enjoyment...may contain spoilers...Leslie kept wanting to see her dead boyfriend Matt. Almost every other page she would feel a presence and think it was him. Finally, when she did talk with him, she chose to ignore his warnings. How stupid can you be? And she constantly walked into danger.
The other pro...more
However, just a few minor things bothered my enjoyment...may contain spoilers...Leslie kept wanting to see her dead boyfriend Matt. Almost every other page she would feel a presence and think it was him. Finally, when she did talk with him, she chose to ignore his warnings. How stupid can you be? And she constantly walked into danger.
The other pro...more
Heather Graham books are things I seem to periodically revisit ... I'm always sure I'm going to like them more than I do. They're generally entertaining, but not what I'd call riveting, and The Dead Room was no different. The concept that the main character survives a deadly accident (her fiance does not), only to realize she can communicate with ghosts is certainly an interesting one, but I just never felt the tension I know Graham was trying for. And I felt like the ending was frustrating, but...more
UNPUTDOWNABLE!!!
I had a major hard time putting down this book. Last night, after my hubby went to bed, I was somewhere between halfway and 2/3's of the way through the book. Every time I purposely put it down so that I could go to bed, knowing I was getting up early with 5 kids to watch, my mind 'objected' and I had no choice but to pick it back up. Going to bed not knowing what was going to happen bugged the daylights out of me!
It was great! I thought the plot was good, small events leading to...more
I had a major hard time putting down this book. Last night, after my hubby went to bed, I was somewhere between halfway and 2/3's of the way through the book. Every time I purposely put it down so that I could go to bed, knowing I was getting up early with 5 kids to watch, my mind 'objected' and I had no choice but to pick it back up. Going to bed not knowing what was going to happen bugged the daylights out of me!
It was great! I thought the plot was good, small events leading to...more
Mar 20, 2008
Jennifer
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
someone with time to kill - plane ride?
This book was okay. I think it would have been better with a few less characters. I was having trouble keeping Ken straight from Robert, Hank, Brad, Joe... all these men who all seemed interested in Leslie. She must be a supermodel or something. The story itself was interesting, though the ending was a little "movie of the week," with the villian even saying things like "Of course it was me!" and detailing all the reasons it was easy for him to commit the crimes.
Heather Graham seems to like to r...more
Heather Graham seems to like to r...more
OMG, this was an excellent book! I could not put this one down. It kept me on the edge of my seat guessing and wondering. I kept changing my mind who the killer was. You have to like the paranormal kind of stuff, not that it got way out there but the girl does talk to ghosts. She's an archeologist and the ghosts help her find their bones. It's just a wonderful book that kept me on my toes. Suspense, murder, mystery a touch of romance, some paranormal activity, my kind of book!
I have sort of mixed feelings about this book. It started out shaky for me — the first time Leslie sat in a room and had a conversation with a ghost, I couldn’t stop myself from rolling my eyes — but eventually it grew on me. Since I have no problem reading books with vampires and werewolves and witches, it’s a little strange to me that I would have that reaction about ghosts, but I think it’s because those other types of characters can interact with everyone, and not just select people. Regardl...more
An easy read. The "dream" scenes were a little silly to me. Matt can't manage to do a whole lot of anything when Leslie is awake, yet in her dreams he sweats, gets very physical and carries on complete conversations. I have very vivid dreams but never this vivid. Also, he couldn't leave the house but suddenly he saves her on the subway tracks? I did enjoy reading it. I felt that it ended abruptly but then I read there is a sequel.
It sounded like an interesting premise ... but I can't say anything good about it. The "sex scenes" with Matt, the ghost, were dumb. Joe, the cousin, was drab. I didn't care about Leslie at all. I didn't like the writing. To be honest, I didn't care who "dunnit" ... I just wanted to be finished. I saw the happy ending coming ... dumb dumb dumb!
This was the first book I've read by Graham and I won't be reading any others.
This was the first book I've read by Graham and I won't be reading any others.
HG did it yet again it was a fantstic book. I loved the whole thing right up til the end, but then I have a love/hate relationship with the ending. It was so sad and I wanted to scream noooo!!!! But then again I was happy at the same time because it felt like it really was fated to be. I was crying at the end of this book and I truly loved this story! Anything that can be so well done that I wind up in love/ hateing it is completely awesome!
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There are times when I want a book in a hurry, perhaps from a Target, Walmart, store. Selections are limited, she is popular, and an ok read. Most of the times I would give her a three, but this book is dreadful. I found myself skiping every other chapter and not missing a thing. Towards the end I skipped two chapters at a time. Still, I would probably choose her again depending on what is available.
Nice little mystery with a relatively unexpected ending. (I'm not referring to who the 'bad-man' was either.) The romance was very light on - don't read it expecting any... (view spoiler)
Audiobook: Narrated by Joyce Bean (4 stars)
Again our narrator did not disappoint me. She did a good job of separating out the characters, smoothly verbalising the story.
Audiobook: Narrated by Joyce Bean (4 stars)
Again our narrator did not disappoint me. She did a good job of separating out the characters, smoothly verbalising the story.
I didn't know this was part of a series when I downloaded from the library. I wish I did because I definately would have read them in order.
I have always enjoyed Ms. Graham's style of suspense and The Dead Room did not disappoint. Loved the characters and can't wait to pick up the first three books in the series.
But the ending...sigh, the ending...it completely took me by surprise. I think the longer I'm away from the story, the more I'll appreciate it.
I have always enjoyed Ms. Graham's style of suspense and The Dead Room did not disappoint. Loved the characters and can't wait to pick up the first three books in the series.
But the ending...sigh, the ending...it completely took me by surprise. I think the longer I'm away from the story, the more I'll appreciate it.
I enjoyed this, but it was a tad repetitive with the interactions of Matt and Leslie. There was also some believabilty issues once we find out who done it. I wanted to see more about how the killer operated. He wasn't really and entity until the end and even then there wasn't much said about the character.
This book had a great plot and totally crashed and burned at the end. Talk about being left wanting more. I gave it three stars because the first bit was so good. I am sure others may not find the ending as crap as I did, so do give it a fair shake. Don't say I didn't warn you, though.
This time I just really didn't like the plot line. It was okay and I could tell the author was going for something different, but ehhhh, it didn't work in my opinion. The mystery was solved and all, but main characters died and there wasn't a real resolution.
Fun take on someone who sees ghosts, although I felt that the main characters were sometimes a little dim. Maybe it is frequently that way with omniscient point of view, but I always wanted to tell Leslie to catch a clue. Anyway, fun and suspensful.
I keep waiting to see a book in the rest of the Harrison Investigation series who works for Harrison Investigations as the main character. After the second book, they only help other people who are having the same ghost seeing abilities and don't have a main part in the story.
I finished this book last night.. Couldn't go to sleep until I had read every single last word! It was pretty good but didn't really draw me in until the end. great mix of paranormal. I just started the Death Dealer which is the sequel and I hope I like it as well...
I failed to get into this book as much as I usually do with her books. for some reason, I failed to connect with the female lead or the male lead in this story which made it hard for me to enjoy the book. It was still an okay book, but not her far by a long shot
Interesting read, but too many loose ends for it to be enjoyable. Also, the motive of the killer so does not add up, it's like she just picked one at random and hurried away to dream up a motive. Apart from the identity, it was still ok
Like most of Heather Graham's books, this is formulaic, however that didn't stop me from enjoying it! I like a book that I can escape into at the end of the day. Supernatural suspense, who done it, and a little romance. What's not to like?
very sad ending
Leslie survived from the explosion but not her fiance Since then she's slowly come to terms with both her loss and an unsettling ability to communicate with ghosts, a "gift" received in the wake of her brush with death.
Leslie survived from the explosion but not her fiance Since then she's slowly come to terms with both her loss and an unsettling ability to communicate with ghosts, a "gift" received in the wake of her brush with death.
I was really disappointed at the end because the book builds up to Leslie and Joe becoming a couple after Matt's death and then she died! I was glad she and Matt ended up together, but very sad for Joe. Seemed so unfair!!!
Although much of The Dead Room is a typical romance/mystery, Graham's touch, light but firm, of the supernatural made it more. Throw in urban archeology, in New York(!), and it was nearly worth four stars.
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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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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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“Sometimes, when the sun is shining, it's daytime,"Robert snapped.
"And sometimes, when it's dark, it's because there's an eclispe,"Leslie snapped back.”
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"And sometimes, when it's dark, it's because there's an eclispe,"Leslie snapped back.”
updated Jan 25, 2010 06:17pm
Maybe that was part of the problem. I'll definitely check out the other ones. It was a light read and I sailed through and did enjoy it....more
Jan 25, 2010 06:57pm
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