Grave Reservations: A Novel

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A psychic travel agent and a Seattle PD detective try to solve a murder in this ebullient tap dance of a mystery (Christopher Moore, New York Times bestselling author)perfect for fans of Lisa Lutzs The Spellman Files and Elle Cosimanos Finlay Donovan series.

Meet Leda Foley: devoted friend, struggling travel agent, and inconsistent psychic. Impulsively re-booking Seattle PD detective Grady Merritts flight, she has no idea that her life is about to change in ways she could have never foretold.

When his original plane blows up on the runway, Grady begins to suspect that Ledas special abilities could help him with a cold case he just cant crack. Despite her scattershot premonitions, she agrees to join the investigation for a secret reason: her fiancs murder remains unsolved.

Ledas psychic abilities couldnt help that sad case, but shes been honing her skills and drawing a crowd at her favorite bars open-mic nights, where she performs her klairvoyant karaokesinging whatever song comes to mind when she holds peoples personal effects. Now joined by a ragtag group of bar patrons and pals, Leda and Grady set out to catch a killerand learn how the two cases that haunt them have more in common than they ever suspected.

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Grave Reservationsis an ebullient tap dance of a mystery with a splash of Seattle color and, well, psychic karaoke. Great fun!Christopher Moore,New York Timesbestselling author ofLambandA Dirty Job
[A] frothy blend of paranormal cozy and off-the-books police proceduralReaders will hope this is the start of a series. Publishers Weekly
Grave Reservationsis a smart mystery featuring funny, engaging characters to fall in love with, and a wild ride of an ending. Full of Priest's hallmark wit and whimsy, it's a joy to read!KatRichardson,bestselling author of the Greywalker series
The half-psychics, female friendships, and mystery of a dead fiancmake it fun, but it's the story of every woman's second act that makesGrave Reservationsshine. It's exactly the witty escape read you need right now.Sarah Langan, author of Good Neighbors
A caffeinated treat for fans of Northwest mysteries and oddball sleuths. A fun, propulsive read.Nova Jacobs, author ofThe Last Equation of Isaac Severy
Light and irreverent, but with more serious themes including grief and responsibility, this is an excellent series starter for Priests fans as well as new readers. Suggest to those who enjoyed Mia ManansalasArsenic and Adobo. Booklist
The half-psychics, female friendships, and mystery of a dead fiancmake it fun, but it's the story of every woman's second act that makesGrave Reservationsshine. It's exactly the witty escape read you need right now.Sarah Langan, author of Good Neighbors
"Grave Reservations is full of the little touches that take a book from good to great. Readers are in for an absolute treat, with a mystery as endearing as it is intriguing."
Mystery and Suspense Magazine

Author Bio

Cherie Priest is the author of two dozen books and novellas, including the horror novel The Toll, acclaimed gothic Maplecroft, and the award-winning Clockwork Century series, beginning with Boneshaker. She has been nominated for the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, and she won the Locus Award for best horror novel. Her books have been translated into nine languages in eleven countries. She lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband and a menagerie of exceedingly photogenic pets.