The Betrayed by Heather Graham (Book Beginnings & Friday 56)

 Title: The Betrayed

Author: Heather Graham
Publication: 30 September 2014
Format: ebook .... and hardcover ....

Amazon Description: 

Sleepy Hollow isn't so sleepy anymore… 

One night, New York FBI agent Aiden Mahoney receives a visitor in a dream—an old friend named Richard Highsmith. The very next day he's sent to Sleepy Hollow because Richard's gone missing there. 

Maureen—Mo—Deauville now lives in the historic town and works with her dog, Rollo, to search for missing people. She's actually the one to find Richard…or more precisely his head, stuck on a statue of the legendary Headless Horseman. 

Mo and Aiden, a new member of the Krewe of Hunters, the FBI's unit of paranormal investigators, explore both past and present events to figure out who betrayed Richard, who killed him and now wants to kill them, too. As they work together, they discover that they share an unusual trait—the ability to communicate with the dead. They also share an attraction that's as intense as it is unexpected…if they live long enough to enjoy it!

Ramble-y Teaserish Stuff
Two posts in one week? 

That's .... refreshing. 

It feels good to be back reading and posting .... and counting down to my first vacation to see my be all and end all since October may have a little bit to do with it. That and the fact that I'm just reading what I want and not what I feel like I should for NetGalley or challenges or whatever. Life in general is still a bit crazy and work is more often than not just blah .... but I'm reading and rambling and have 12 days and 12 hours to go until I'm fully vacationing (and yes, I've already picked out books ... and I'm even packing a larger bag than intended because of books 😊).

So, on to Heather Graham -- one of my all-time favorite suppliers of brain candy.

The Betrayed is the 14th Krewe of Hunters book (though I will always consider them to be tie-ins to the Harrison Investigation series -- which is how I first discovered Graham) and follows the same general format as all of the others thus far. Murders, ghosts, twists, turns, romances. 

This time it's all taking place in the Hudson Valley of New York (which is where the paternal side of my family had their stomping grounds for my early years ... but I didn't hold that against the book). More specifically, the book centers around Sleepy Hollow (which wasn't actually officially "Sleepy Hollow" until the mid-1990s). Washington Irving even makes a couple of appearances in ghost form. And, of course, we have our Krewe. It's always nice to revisit some favorite characters from books gone by and I think the new additions of Mo and Aiden will work out well. I'm 21 books behind in the series so by now they may have all died of old age and may be the ghosts instead of the ones who see the ghosts .... but whatever. I'll get to them all eventually. 

I may even keep blogging and teasing and whatnot.

As always, Friday 56 (share a blurb from the 56th page or 56% mark) is hosted at Freda's Voice & Book Beginnings (share the first few sentences) is at Rose City Reader.