Ghost Shadow (Bone Island Trilogy, #1)

Ghost Shadow (Bone Island Trilogy #1)

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There are those who walk among us who are no longer alive, but not yet crossed over. They seek retribution…vengeance…to warn. Among the living, few intuit their presence.

Katie O'Hara is one who can.

As she’s drawn deeper and deeper into a gruesome years-old murder, whispered warnings from a spectral friend become more and more insistent. But Katie must uncover the truth: co

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Paperback, 350 pages
Published June 29th 2010 by Mira
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D.G.
Feb 18, 2013 D.G. marked it as dnf
Shelves: reviewed
What would you a call a woman that, at 4am and all by herself, goes to the house where a dead body was found?

TOO STUPID TO LIVE

This happened at the beginning of the book so I'll take it as clue of how she'll act during the rest of the story.

DNF
Sinn
After finishing Deadly Night, I couldn't get enough of Heather Graham's storytelling. Unfortunately, our local bookstore didn't have the next in the series, so I ended up grabbing this one. The whole concept of seeing/talking to dead people can prove to be extremely creepy, which is what I was looking for.

I have not read anymore of her books, so my knowledge is somewhat limited. That being said, however, I feel as though all of her characters are cut from the same cloth. Her male lead is the cl...more
Cindy
There were a lot of things about this books to like, but a lot of things that just weren't quite right. The heroine was likable and relatable, but other characters were harder to read. The dialogue was pretty clunky at times, and the "exposition fairy" was such a constant presence that it was almost a character in and of itself. And sadly, I never really got a feel for the hero's personality, and I didn't entirely buy the chemistry between the two characters.... it seemed kind of forced to me.

H...more
Chibineko
If you've taken a vacation away from Heather Graham, now is the perfect time to dive back into one of her books! I'll admit that while some of her recent books haven't been up to her usual standards, this one is firmly in the "good" category.

Key West is full of ghost & murder stories. David Beckett's ex-fiancee became one of them the moment her body was discovered in one of the exhibits at his father's wax museum. Ten years later wax museum has been closed for a while & the enticing Kati...more
Alice
*This is a review of the entire Bone Island Trilogy*

I promised myself no more Heather Graham after last year's ultra-disappointing "Flynn Brothers" trilogy. But I caved, yet again. As always, the premise of the book sucked me in. I had no expectations and thought this might be something light to read while recovering from an illness. I was actually pleasantly surprised. "Ghost Shadow" is genuinely creepy, even if the killer is somewhat obvious. The second book in the trilogy, "Ghost Night" is th...more
Jess
I got this trilogy through the library, and since they had all three books available I didn't really read the plot summary. So I was surprised when I started reading and realized that the books were set in Key West Florida! I was recently there this summer and it was great to actually know the streets and festivals that were happening in the book. It just made the book more interesting for me because of the stories and history I had just learned about while there were being mentioned in the book...more
readinrobin
This is the first book I've read by Heather Graham, and I picked it up at a library sale because the gorgeous purple cover caught my attention. And I see the author's name a lot and know she's fairly popular – I believe my mother is a big fan.

Katie O'Hara sees and talks to ghosts. I was reminded at first of the Jennifer Love Hewitt TV show “The Ghost Whisperer”, but with less angst. The comparison didn't last long, however, as Katie does not spend her days constantly being visited by spirits wh...more
Shelley aka Gizmo's Reviews
Katie MacDonald owns her own business; Katie-oke where she works at her uncles bar O'Hara's. She's hopeful to soon become owner of Beckett museum, that was once the sight of a murder that transfixed the entire city of Key West. Of course, she can also see, and talk to ghosts like Bartholomew - a wise-cracking long dead privateer.

Then there's David Beckett, owner of the museum Katie wants to re-open. He, of course, nixes the idea and he and Katie end up investigating a series of bizarre murders,...more
Cheryl
I think this would have served me better if I read it than listened to it. The "he said", "she said", really stuck out for me with this version. I also had an issue with the last 10-ish tracks on the 7th CD. It skipped. Fortunately with this audio book, the CD's had 99 tracks, so losing the last 10 on that CD probably only cost 10 minutes of time.

I had rightly guessed who did it early on and really only had doubts briefly towards the end, but not strong enough to sway my opinion, just enough to...more
Cat
May 16, 2012 Cat added it Recommends it for: no one
Shelves: not-finished

Try as I may, I couldn't finish this book. The dialogue was stunted and lacked the bounce of conversation, I felt like I was reading a Victorian novel rather than a modern day mystery. I couldn't get behind the main character -- her reason for exploring the murder and David was incredibly weak. I made it about half way through and his personality was bland and stand-offish, so I couldn't really understand why she was "drawn" to him. The story was boring, the characters dull, and there was never...more
Barb
Heather Graham's "Ghost Shadow" kept me entertained. The characters were likable,the plot plausible and the mystery did have a few twists and turns. I really loved the setting in Key West. Graham provides fantastic mood with her descriptive setting and by incorporating Key West history (pirates, eccentric characters and ghosts) and legend into the book, gave it needed depth. The only issue I had was some of the dialogue. At times I felt it forced and not at all natural. This could totally be me...more
K. Jackson
Just realized I didn't write a review of this book. Well, maybe that isn't a bad thing.

Ghost Shadow wasn't horrible - it wasn't brilliant or great either. I would say I found it to be a general run-of-the-mill story with a plot that seems overdone these days. Heather Graham ladled on the drama and played up the suspense but overall it seemed to this reader that the book fell flat.

Katie O'Hara wasn't all that interesting of a character nor was David or the others that made up the meat of the st...more
Kimberly
I enjoyed this book. Katie can see ghost and has been able to since she was a child but knows people may think she is crazy. David comes home to Key West after running away when his ex-fiance' was murdered and he was found innocent. When he comes back to town more people are killed and David wants answers. Bartholomew the ghost is very sweet. I am from southern Florida so it was nice to get to "see" Key West again and here some of the history that I was too young to remember when I left. I am en...more
Enni
This was my first Heather Graham. I love ghost stories and this one had all the ingredients of a great one but it took me a little bit to get into the story and the writing style seems a little choppy. She tends to repeat things and most of the conversation seemed a little constructed and unnatural. Wasn't hard to figure out the killer long before the end of the book but I didn't mind that much.

What I liked best about the story is Bartholomew, the ghost of a pirate that follows around the female...more
Deanna
Another great book by Heather Graham! She is quickly moving up my list of 'must read' authors. Ghost Shadow is the first book in a trilogy that is being released in paperback a month apart from eachother. Genius! Even though I have a huge stack of books in my TBR pile, I want to go out and buy the next book in the series.

The characters were believable and entertaining. Even though, it is a series, the reader doesn't feel that the book in itself is incomplete. The books ending was very gratifying...more
Karen R
If you like a good romantic suspense mixed with the paranormal, then Ghost Shadow might be the book for you. Katie O'Hara sees ghosts. She is about to buy the old wax museum when one of the heirs to the property decides not to sell. David Beckett has a good reason. It was his former fiancée who was found murdered in one of the exhibits and he was a person of interest, though never charged. Ten years later, he returns home and joins forces with Katie to clear his name. Heather does a great job of...more
Joanne
This was book No. 1 in the Bone Island Trilogy. Katie O'Hara lives in the Florida Keys and is a person who can see and talk to ghosts. David Beckett's fiancee' was murdered and laid out in a crime museum as one of the exhibits. David was guiding a tour and he was the one who found her but upon investigation he had an alibi and her murder was never found. He left the keys and now years later is back to find out who really murdered Tanya. Katie and her ghost protecter Barthomew end up assisting Da...more
Mara
The premise of this book was so promising, but the execution of the story didn't live up to my expectations. The main character, Katie, was incredibly irritating-even though she sees ghosts. The conversations were painful--at one point the main love interest tells Katie that she has "grown up and out in all the right places." I didn't think the ending was as predictable as other people on GR, but I'm not always very quick on figuring things out. I did like the ghost Bartholomew and learning abou...more
Ashley
I decided to read this because Heather Graham is a popular supernatural fiction writer and since I love the genre, I thought I should give her a try. This was a great read. I loved the story, the romance, the detailed history of the Florida Keys, but I especially loved the ghost Bartholomew. Another thing that I loved was the ghosts and how she portrayed them (although I haven't read many ghost books so I'm not sure if that is how they are commonly portrayed). Overall, I really liked it and I am...more
..Mary..
Ed ecco, arrivata alla fine di una trilogia che mi è piaciuta moltissimo!
So che questo è il primo romanzo e non l'ultimo, ma avevo letto il secondo per sbaglio, poi mi sono lanciata sul terzo.
E' un romantic suspance, con un assassino da scoprire, e con una goccia di paranormale. Il tutto ambientato in una magnifica isola della Florida.
Katie O'Hara riesce a vedere i defunti, quelle anime che camminano nel nostro mondo, e per una ragione non riesco ad attraversare la luce, e rimangono legati alla...more
Lauren
Ghost Shadow by Heather Graham
Book #1 in Bone Island Trilogy
2 Stars

Synopsis:
Katie O’Hara can see and speak to ghosts. She plans on purchasing and refurbishing a wax museum where the gruesome discovery of a corpse was made several years before. Now, with the suspects returning to Key West and the new bodies piling up, Katie, with the help of her ghostly friends and the original victim’s ex-fiancé, must discover the identity of the killer before she becomes his next victim.

Review:
The macabre detai...more
Tammy Doherty
I keep reading Heather Graham books despite being disappointed time and again. I used to love her novels, but lately they are predictable. At least this time the two main characters showed (very) strong attraction before jumping into bed together. Some of Graham's other novels have the initial sex scene coming as if it was an afterthought and she had to squeeze it in somewhere.

The plot of this story was fairly predictable, and I figured out who the villian was about 1/2 way through the book. The...more
Tori  smexys_sidekick
Favorite Quote: "I think I waited my whole life for you."

Katie O'Hara has a special gift-she can see the dead. As she’s drawn deeper and deeper into a gruesome decade old murder, whispered warnings from a ghostly friend become more and more insistent. But Katie must uncover the truth. Could David Beckett really be guilty of his fiancée’s murder? Worse, the body count’s rising on the Island of Bones, and history seems to be repeating itself. As Katie finds herself irresistibly drawn to David, wil...more
Shell
I was interested in this novel after reading the prequel short story Ghost Memories. While this novel does not take up where the prequel ends, it does occur in modern times, on Key West. While I've not read much Heather Graham before,I get the impression she is loves the Florida Keys. Her novel, both this one and the previous one, are rich in the lore, history and mystery of Key West. That was one of the few things I liked about this novel.

I found myself being only mildly attracted to the main c...more
Theresa
I guess I'm in the minority of people who did not like Ghost Shadow. I found the book incredibly dull and slow. I kept waiting for something to really grab me and make me focus my attention, but even the murders could not do this. The plot was decent, the main character is likable and the time line of Key West's history at the beginning of the story ties in well within the book, but the characters are severely underdeveloped. Overall, I just think the story was poorly executed. I have no intere...more
Jo Anne
Heather Graham has written another great story. We get a little of Key West history, interesting characters and a ghost, maybe two or more. It was a good read and I couldn't wait to get to book two.
I try and keep the books until I have all three but couldn't wait for number 3 had to read one and two. Number three came out a few days later and it was worth the wait. Tpye of book I love, murder, mayhen, love, sex, a ghost what more could you want in a book.
Romanceh
Ce livre me laisse un peu perplexe. Il se lit facilement mais il lui manque un je ne sais quoi pour que la sauce prenne. Une intrigue qui tire en longueur alors qu'elle est plutôt simpliste - j'avais découvert le coupable un peu avant la moitié du livre - et des personnages beaucoup trop stéréotypés. Et sans vouloir divulguer un ingrédient du roman, j'ai trouvé l'intervention des "fantômes" terriblement grotesque ! A le mérite de distraire lors d'une après-midi ennuyeuse mais sans plus.
Dee Haddrill
I'll be honest, it wasn't one of Heather Graham's best books, but I'm certainly going to continue with the rest of the trilogy. The story was interesting and I didn't guess the killer until a couple of chapters prior to the reveal (which is good for me). I don't know what it was, but the romance just didn't really cut it for me, and I can't even give specifics on why. Anyway, here's hoping the next is better.
Beth
Katie sees ghosts, and one lives with her giving her advice and helping her out. When she decided to reopen an old museum where an unsolved brutal murder took place years earlier, the co-owner of the museum shows up to foil her plans. His ex-girlfriend was the one murdered in the museum, and he doesn't want old bones dug up. Was he innocent as he'd claimed all those years ago, or is he scared that Katie may actually dig up some truths that he doesn't want out in the open?
Carolyn E
Oct 19, 2011 Carolyn E rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone who enjoys ghost stories
Ghost Shadow is the first book in Heather Graham's Bone Island trilogy. It is another terrific story, as is to be expected from this author. I am looking forward to reading books 2 and 3.
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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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