From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Heather Graham, comes HAUNTED BE THE HOLIDAYS, a new novella in her Krewe of Hunters Series, brought to you by 1,001 Dark Nights! Be sure to grab your copy today!
About HAUNTED BE THE HOLIDAYS:
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham comes a new story in her Krewe of Hunters series…
When you’re looking for the victim of a mysterious murder in a theater, there is nothing like calling on a dead diva for help! Krewe members must find the victim if they’re to discover the identity of a murderer at large, one more than willing to kill the performers when he doesn’t like the show.
It’s Halloween at the Global Tower Theatre, a fantastic and historic theater owned by Adam Harrison and run by spouses of Krewe members. During a special performance, a strange actor makes an appearance in the middle of the show, warning of dire events if his murder is not solved before another holiday rolls around.
Dakota McCoy and Brodie McFadden dive into the mystery. Both have a
special talent for dealing with ghosts, but this one is proving elusive. With the help of Brodie’s diva mother and his ever-patient father – who were killed together when a stage chandelier fell upon them – Dakota and Brodie set out to solve the case.
If they can’t solve the murder quickly, there will be no Thanksgiving for the Krewe . . .
EXCERPT:
Nearing the theater, she paused, surprised to discover she was…
Looking for ghosts.
Well, there certainly weren’t any to be seen. What she did see was more children—scores of children. Big ones, little ones—all out for candy. It was Halloween, after all. They were in costumes. Moms and dads or uncles, aunts, cousins, or friends walked with them, sometimes in costume, and sometimes not.
No other little munchkins ran up to her for treats, but they were an entertaining sight.
Yep, it was Halloween.
Kody loved costumes—maybe it was part of loving the theater.
And that was why she immediately noticed the death’s head costume.
It was eerily similar to the one that had been designed for their play.
The costume’s mask resembled a death’s head on a seventeenth-century tombstone. The mouth gaped open, and the figure was wearing—as all evil characters seemed to sport—a black cape and hood.
The “death’s head” character spun around on the street, delighting kids as they scurried away.
It did a little dance on the sidewalk right in front of Kody, and the performance was a good one—the costume wearer could dance. He or she was doing a big à la Michael Jackson number, well timed and compelling, even with the cape on.
Only a Fedora was needed to make it complete.
Kody hadn’t realized she had paused to watch—until the end of the performance.
Then the character—with its gaping-mouth death’s head mask—came to a stop. People on the street started to applaud. Kody did the same.
Then it turned to her, slowly, theatrically, as if knowing she—specifically—was there.
It bowed deeply, rose, looked at her a long moment, and then walked off into the crowd.
Kody gave herself a serious mental shake as a wave of coldness ran through her body. She wasn’t easily frightened, and she didn’t know what it was about the performance that had disturbed her. Everyone around her was clapping. And it was Halloween. It was ridiculous to be afraid of a costumed performer on Halloween.
Except, of course, tonight she was in a show featuring a very similar figure. An evil being out to kidnap and kill her character.
Was that it?
Enough. Her children’s theater’s last production of the Halloween show was coming up, and all the costumed characters were filled with fun and made children laugh.
Her own performance in the night’s production would follow quickly. She needed to move. Forget the strange dance she had just seen—better yet, appreciate it for what it had been, a charming dance by an adult who loved Halloween and wanted to entertain those on the street.
She hurried on toward the theater.
But the strange chill that had invaded her remained.
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Heather Graham’s HAUNTED BE THE HOLIDAYS – Review & Excerpt Tour Schedule:
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Between The Bookends – Review
Family, Books and Food – Excerpt
Sofia Loves Books – Review & Excerpt
November 1st
3 degrees of fiction – Excerpt
It's All About the Romance – Excerpt
SBB Reviews – Review
November 2nd
Incidental Inspiration – Review & Excerpt
Kay Daniels Romance – Review & Excerpt
Mythical Books – Excerpt
November 3rd
Bound by books book review – Review
Cup of Tea Book Blog – Review
The Reading Cafe – Review & Excerpt
November 4th
Ginreads – Review & Excerpt
Lynn's Romance Enthusiasm – Excerpt
Panty dropping Book Blog – Review
November 5th
I Smell Sheep – Excerpt
Literary Misfit – Review & Excerpt
Reading Between the Wines Book Club – Excerpt
November 6th
All Things Dark & Dirty – Excerpt
Dreamer's Book Blog – Excerpt
JOJO THE BOOKAHOLIC – Review
November 7th
Books 2 Blog – Review & Excerpt
Read-Love-Blog – Excerpt
Vampire Book Club – Excerpt
November 8th
Cupcakesandbookshelves – Excerpt
Rachel Loren’s Love of Reading – Excerpt
The Book Addict's Reviews – Review & Excerpt
November 9th
Jax's Book Magic – Excerpt
Shelleen's Musings – Review
About Heather Graham:New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Heather Graham has always been an avid reader, from classics to sci-fi, mystery, horror, thriller, romance, and all kinds of non-fiction. She’s fairly certain that her mom’s deliciously crazy family–arriving in the US a bit before her birth from Ireland–gave her the love of storytelling. She started out in theater and commercials, but once her children began to arrive, she stayed home and gave writing a try. She’s incredibly grateful to be doing what she’s doing for a living. Heather belongs to MWA, RWA, Sisters in Crime, HWA, and ITW, and has the recipient of the RWA Lifetime Achievement Award, a Silver Bullet for charitable works, and this year, she will receive the Thriller Master title from ITW. She has over 200 novels in print, and has been published in 22 languages.
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