The Dead Heat of Summer

by Heather Graham

Part of Krewe of Hunters, book 32.5

First published 2020

Casey Nicholson runs a tarot card shop in Jackson Square, using her sensitivity to read people rather than communicate with spirits. Her world changes when Lena Marceau's ghost appears in a cemetery, weeping and desperate for justice. Lena believes someone murdered her and her husband to seize control of Marceau Industries, and now her daughter and sister face the same threat. Casey feels helpless until FBI Special Agent Ryder McKinley walks into her shop. He works with the Krewe of Hunters and seeks answers about his cousin's death, a case connected to the Marceau murders. Casey finds herself pulled into a deadly investigation where corporate greed drives human evil. She and Ryder must uncover the truth behind the killings before the murderer strikes again. Their partnership grows as they follow dangerous leads, but Casey's involvement puts her directly in the killer's path. The ghost's plea for help becomes a race against time to save the living.

Genres: romance, suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary, paranormal

Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, race-against-time

Setting: Jackson Square, Marceau Industries

Period: contemporary

131 pages · Kindle Edition · 1001 Dark Nights Press

Content warnings: death, murder, violence

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