The Last Grave: A Witch Hunt Novel
by Debbie Viguie
Genre:
Paranormal Thriller
Publication Date: 3/5/13!
Samantha Ryan—homicide
detective by choice, witch hunter by necessity—has left Salem for San
Francisco, hoping a move will help her forget the horrors of her past. But
she’s about to discover that witches tempted by the dark side are
everywhere....
Samantha is doing whatever she can to forget her terrible childhood in a coven
destroyed by its members’ greed and lust for power. Now she’s a San Francisco
detective struggling to fight her own desire to turn to magic. But as she
discovers, escaping who you are isn’t easy.
Her latest case seems straightforward enough—the murder of a local historian
named Winona Lightfoot. But strange clues take Samantha to the Santa Cruz
Mountains, a place teeming with witches and black magic. As she works to
uncover the connection between Winona and this coven, an earthquake rocks the
Bay Area. That’s when Samantha has a premonition: Something is coming.
Something evil.
To survive—and save everyone around her—she will have to tackle her greatest
fear, and hope she isn’t the next one put into a deep, dark grave....
*ARC provided by publisher in exchange for an
honest review
When I was asked to
read this book I was a little wary, I usually prefer to read books in order and
I haven't tried anything of Debbie's before but once I read the synopsis and
realised it sounded like my kind of book I hesitantly agreed and when I sat
down to dive in ALL my expectations where exceeded. In fact this series has now
been promoted to autobuy and I'm going to hunt down a copy of book 1 so I can
read it in order and enjoy it all over again!
Samantha Ryan has been running from her past for most of her life, a tragedy as a child has left her skittish and unable to trust herself. Her memory has huge holes in it and she's afraid to fill them in incase she doesn't like what she finds. Samantha's choice to become a Police Dtective shows her strength of character, she's unwilling to play the part of victim, instead she has chosen to be a voice for those who can no longer speak. Her sense of self has taken a beating, after her past and present collided and she has ran to the other side of the country to start afresh. Unfortunately the past isn't ready to let her go and it starts to creep into the new life she is making.
I
don't want to spoil what happens for anyone but let me just say that this leg
of Samantha's journey brought many surprises for me and her. If you like your
urban fantasy on the darker side or you love a book with witches and magic and
the unexpected then I can't recommend this one enough! I put this book down
turned to my husband and said "Holy sh*t that was a good book".
