By: Darynda Jones
Genres: Romance Paranormal | Fantasy Urban
Posted: July 30, 2016
Janey is a watered down version of the Charley we know. Don't get me wrong, her charming self is very much present, but this ninth book in the Charley Davidson series has a different touch to it. Despite the fact that Janey doesn't know what her real name is, she isn't completely at a loss. Her friends remain protective of her, but it is clear that they do not want to push her. Something greater is going on, but Darynda Jones is slow to reveal it. Of course Jones delights her readers with her trademark charm and wit. I laughed out loud so many times while reading this book.
The overall tone of THE DIRT ON THE NINTH GRAVE is similar to the others in the Charley Davidson series; it's fun and charming with that hint of mystery thrown in, but having Charley as Janey at the moment does give this particular book something different to readers. It almost takes us back to the beginning where Charley is on her own, starting her romance with Reyes all over again. I look forward to seeing where Darynda Jones takes her characters next!
Book Summary
In a small village in New York lives Jane Doe, a girl with no memory of who she is or where she came from. So when she is working at a diner and slowly begins to realize she can see dead people, she's more than a little taken aback. Stranger still are the people entering her life. They seem to know things about her. Things they hide with lies and half-truths. Soon, she senses something far darker. A force that wants to cause her harm, she is sure of it. Her saving grace comes in the form of a new friend she feels she can confide in and the fry cook, a devastatingly handsome man whose smile is breathtaking and touch is scalding. He stays close, and she almost feels safe with him around.
But no one can outrun their past, and the more lies that swirl around her-even from her new and trusted friends-the more disoriented she becomes, until she is confronted by a man who claims to have been sent to kill her. Sent by the darkest force in the universe. A force that absolutely will not stop until she is dead. Thankfully, she has a Rottweiler. But that doesn't help in her quest to find her identity and recover what she's lost. That will take all her courage and a touch of the power she feels flowing like electricity through her veins. She almost feels sorry for him. The devil in blue jeans. The disarming fry cook who lies with every breath he takes. She will get to the bottom of what he knows if it kills her. Or him. Either way.
by: Darynda Jones
St. Martin's Press
June 1, 2016
On Sale: May 31, 2016
Featuring:
384 pages
ISBN: 1250074495
EAN: 9781250074492
Kindle: B00V36ODVM
Paperback / e-Book (reprint)