Grave Sight (Harper Connelly, #1) in WACKY READING CHALLENGES

Oct 17, 2020 Deanie Nelder rated it liked it · review of another edition

This book has an interesting premise. After being hit by lightning, Harper Connelly develops a strange psychic gift -- she can find dead bodies and (usually) can tell how they died. She's been hired to come to Sarne, Arkansas, and find missing teenager Monteen Hopkins. But finding the body is only the start of a mystery that threatens the lives of Harper and her stepbrother Tolliver.

I think people usually either love or hate Charlaine Harris. I've read all of her Aurora Teagarden mysteries, and ...more

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Jul 25, 2025 Michelle rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal, mystery, urban-fantasy, arkansas

This was a lot of fun to read. Harper and her brother, Tolliver, have become 2 of my favorite characters. Harper's ability to find dead people is actually pretty cool. Why she gets so much shit for it from her clients and other people is a bit of a mystery to me. If I was in a situation where I was uncertain of a loved ones death, you can bet I would hire Harper to help. I can't wait to read the next one. ...more

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Jun 17, 2012 Book Concierge rated it it was ok

Shelves: mystery, library, concierge, southern-lit

2.5**

Known for her Sookie Stackhouse series, this novel is the first Harper Connelly mystery. Harper was struck by lightning as a young girl and ever since has been able to find dead people. She senses the presence of the body and will know how the person died – whether of natural causes or violence. She and her brother Tolliver, who serves as her manager and protector, travel to Sarne Arkansas when she’s called in to help find a missing teen.

This makes a pretty good summer beach read. I admit ...more

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Aug 25, 2012 Connie N. rated it really liked it

Shelves: cozy-mystery, first-in-series, fantasy, arkansas, pink, photo-on-cover

#1 in the Harper Connelly series. This is a unique and interesting cozy mystery whose main character was struck by lightning as a teenager and now can sense dead people and the way they died. She has made a career about finding missing bodies, providing closure for many people. Unfortunately, lots of folks feel this is a evil practice and think she's preying on people's grief, so she and her stepbrother keep on the road, rarely making any connections. Both Harper and her brother Tolliver spend a ...more

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