The Dead Play On (Cafferty & Quinn)
By: Heather Graham
Rating: 4 of 5
“The Dead Play On” is the first book I have read in the on-going series by Heather Graham. While there was a slight paranormal twist at the beginning, it didn’t seem to have much of an impact on what happened in the rest of the book. Otherwise, the book is both an on-going romance between Cafferty and Quinn and a murder mystery. The two individuals are private investigators who have been asked by the police to assist in solving a crime that has strange (paranormal) overtones. Apparently, their PI firm specializes in such cases and are known around New Orleans for their involvement in other cases (i.e., previous books in the series.)
I read books in the middle of series to see how readable they are as stand-alone books. I think the author does a great job at introducing her characters in this book along with a bit of background information. It allows me as a reader to pick up the action right away but without spoiling the plots of earlier books should I wish to go back and read them.
I was able to figure out the whodunnit in the first half of the book, so while there was a lot of twists and turns, that part of the book was not surprising to me. There is a bit of sex in the book but nothing over the top. The dialog was good and the plot was interesting apart from the actual whodunnit. I would recommend the book to anyone who likes a romance mystery versus something like a realistic police procedural/forensics style of mystery.
I received a complimentary copy of this book via the publisher.
“The Dead Play On” is the first book I have read in the on-going series by Heather Graham. While there was a slight paranormal twist at the beginning, it didn’t seem to have much of an impact on what happened in the rest of the book. Otherwise, the book is both an on-going romance between Cafferty and Quinn and a murder mystery. The two individuals are private investigators who have been asked by the police to assist in solving a crime that has strange (paranormal) overtones. Apparently, their PI firm specializes in such cases and are known around New Orleans for their involvement in other cases (i.e., previous books in the series.)