Part of Krewe of Hunters, book 5
First published 2012
Texas Ranger Logan Raintree stares at another battered body dumped in San Antonio. Young women keep turning up dead, many missing for months, almost all forgotten by everyone except their killer. The murders echo back through time to room 207 at the Longhorn Saloon, where a beautiful woman died brutally in the 1800s and another vanished just one year ago, leaving only blood behind. When officials ask Raintree to head a new team of paranormal investigators, he accepts. His ability to speak with the dead might be the only way to stop the killing. U.S. Marshal Kelsey O'Brien joins his team. She possesses razor-sharp instincts and the rare gift of seeing past events play out in the present. Together, Raintree and O'Brien follow the trail to the Alamo and the reopened Longhorn Saloon. Spirits of long-dead Texans may be appearing to victims before their deaths. Only Raintree and O'Brien can discover why the dead are stirring and whether something more earthly stalks San Antonio's oldest corners.
Genres: suspense, mystery, thriller, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, supernatural-abilities
Setting: San Antonio, Longhorn Saloon, Alamo
Period: 1800s, Present Day
352 pages · Hardcover · MIRA
Content warnings: murder, violence