A Grave End: A Small Town Paranormal Mystery

Julie's back along with her FBI boyfriend, Garrett, and best friend, Tracey. Julie's current case brings her much closer to her past than she'd prefer, so there's some understandable angst with that. Plus, she has a more recent problem to deal with, but we don't get the whole story on that until close to the end. We don't see as much of the dousing rods as I would've liked in this one, which is where this character truly shines, and the case or cases are pretty easy to figure out. The clues are all there, and some things are almost right in your face, at least on the person or persons involved. The why of one part is a bit out there for anyone to figure out. We do get lots of Tracey, which is a big plus for me since she's one of my favorite characters in the series. I also really like Garrett. He shows way more patience than I would, and he's just one of those characters you can't help but like. We do get more of him than in the last book, but he's still popping in and out. In the end, I still like Tracey and Garrett more than our heroine, but Julie has grown on me. I'm not sure where this series will go from here or if there is even another book planned for these characters, but I will say that I'm happy with how this one concluded. I think it was just about right for these characters.

Julie Hall is ready to go back to work finding bodies that no one else seems to be able to do. She's been approached to find the body of a woman who was killed years ago, but her body was never found. Her husband is sitting in prison, although he has always proclaimed his innocence. The hard part comes when Julie must travel back to her hometown where she has no good memories. In fact, she was abused as a child and the thought of being back almost paralyzes her with fear. Her FBI boyfriend is terribly worried about something triggering Julie .. she's a recovering alcoholic, been dry for several months, but he's afraid this will push her over the edge. She's allowed herself one week to find the victim, but she's getting absolutely no hits. Julie realizes that if the husband didn't kill his wife ... the killer may have Julie is his sights. This has been an intriguing paranormal series with likeable characters. The suspense that comes with the story of seeking and finding dead bodies is vastly captivating. I highly recommend reading this series from start to finish. Many thanks to the author / Carina Press / Netgalley for the advanced digital copy of this paranormal suspense. This review comes voluntarily, unbiased, and entirely my own.

A Grave End by Wendy Roberts Bodies of Evidence #4 Julie Hall is back on the job with her dowsing rods looking for the dead. This time she finds two dead women, a murderer and a psychotic whack job with sites on her. I enjoy reading stories about Julie and the way she finds the dead, am interested in her friend Tracey and love the relationship she has with Garrett. In spite of all she has suffered in her life she is feisty, strong and indomitable. She wants to return the dead to their families and believes in what she is doing. In this book she has had a “lapse” in her sobriety and it is gnawing at her as she wonders what really happened that night. That mystery and a few more are exposed and answers found as she works her way through clues, people and events to find the answers she is searching for. Did I enjoy this book? Yes Do I want to read more books in this series? Yes Thank you to NetGalley and Carina Press for the ARC – This is my honest review. 5 Stars