Vanished[]
For Seattle investigator Harper Blaine, her own case may prove the most difficult to solve. Why did she, as opposed to others with near death experiences, become a Greywalker? When Harper begins digging into her own past, she unearths some unpleasant truths about her father's early death as well as a mysterious puzzle. She sets out to find his ghost but encounters only a void where he should be, leaving her with more unanswered questions.
Before she can continue her search, Harper gets an offer she can't refuse to go to London and pursue an investigation on behalf of some very demanding vampires. But there are unpleasant surprises waiting for her, and Harper soon discovers her present trouble in England is entangled with her dark past back in Seattle and her ultimate destiny as a Greywalker.
Plot[]
Characters[]
New[]
- Marsden - An old Greywalker, native to London
Recurring[]
- Harper Blaine - Heroine of the Greywalker series
- Chaos - Harper's ferret
- Quinton - Technological genius and general jack-of-all-trades
Locations[]
- House of Detention - An ancient prison under London
- Clerkenwell -
- Sotheby's - Auction house and workplace of Will Novak
Supernatural Creatures[]
- Norrin - A seemingly unique form of ghost encountered in the House of Detention
- Edward Kammerling
- Will Novak - Harper's ex-boyfriend
Availability Information[]
- Hardcover: 368 pages
- Publisher: Roc Hardcover (August 4, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0451462777
- ISBN-13: 978-0451462770
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
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Reviews[]
"...Fierce... a spirited smack-down with old foes. Richardson continues to develop strong, intriguing plots, and fans will enjoy learning about Harper's childhood and seeing some of her literal ghosts put to rest." -Publishers Weekly
"Better and better with each book and I simply cannot stop reading till it's done." -Jon Jordan, Crimespree Magazine
"Richardson's descriptions of London with its ghostly layers of "grey" builds a tremendous platform for the eerie action. Harper is in a world of trouble! (Four stars)" -RT Book Reviews