"Dark, compelling parnormal thriller"

By: Kay Hooper

Genres: Suspense

Posted: October 29, 2014

Something is awry in the small town of Sociable, Georgia. The death of a local man puts Melanie James squarely in the investigation's spotlight and she knows she needs the assistance of her brother, Deacon James. Deacon is part of Noah Bishop's specialized FBI unit that uses alternative means of solving crimes; Deacon is an empath. Meanwhile, the sheriff of Sociable, Trinity Nichols, has made her own call to Bishop's unit and Hollis Templeton, a medium, and Reese DeMarco, adept, are also helping out in Sociable. An unspeakable evil is gathering energy and it will be up to Hollis, Trinity, Reese, and Deacon to stop it before the body count continues to mount higher.

HAUNTED is the fifteenth book in Kay Hooper's Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series but can easily be read as a standalone. Kay Hooper provides a list of the various FBI agents and their talents, while also noting which books the character previously appeared. There appears to be an ongoing story arc as there are references to events of prior books but Kay Hooper does a marvelous job at providing readers with all the backstory necessary in order to fully enjoy HAUNTED.

We meet a plethora of other characters in HAUNTED, some more involved in the storyline than others. I look forward to catching up with some of the earlier books I've missed reading in the Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series as HAUNTED reminds me of just how much I enjoyed the books I have read in the series.

HAUNTED is a dark thriller that plunges readers into the disturbing side of the paranormal. However, Braden practically steals the show entirely in HAUNTED. Braden is Trinity's dog who cleverly assists the investigation. I hope we see him- and Trinity of course- in future investigations as they are a fascinating duo. HAUNTED is easily recommended!

Book Summary

How do you make peace with the dead if the dead aren’t ready to forgive? In New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper’s new novel, the answer lies in the twisting shadows of a small town, and its secrets yet unearthed...

When Deacon James’s younger sister Melanie calls him, terrified, he goes to her aid in the small Georgia town of Sociable. What he finds is a scared young woman in the grip of what she insists is a paranormal nightmare—and murder. Two local men have been killed under mysterious circumstances. And Melanie is the prime suspect.

Trinity Nichols left a high-stress job for quiet, small- town life. But news of the murders has left her—and the town—on edge, especially when there is nothing remotely ordinary about how the men died. And her investigation is yielding more than she bargained for, including a group of strangers who have descended on Sociable, some with abilities Trinity finds hard to believe, and agendas she refuses to trust. For some reason, they know a lot more than they should about what’s happening in town. And what’s happening is growing stranger by the minute.

Now Trinity, Deacon, and this odd band of FBI agents must work together to solve a series of disturbances so incredible that Trinity, and the town of Sociable, will be changed forever. She just isn’t certain who—or what—will be left standing when it’s all over.

Haunted by Kay Hooper

Haunted

by: Kay Hooper

A Bishop/SCU Novel #15

Berkley
September 1, 2014
On Sale: September 2, 2014
Featuring: Trinity Nichols; Deacon James
320 pages
ISBN: 0425259390
EAN: 9780425259399
Kindle: B00IOE4LZE
Hardcover / e-Book

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