Vanished

June 29, 2009
In Richardson's fierce fourth Greywalker novel (after 2008's Underground
), Harper Blaine, Seattle's paranormal PI, receives a chilling phone call from Cary Malloy, her boyfriend who died eight years ago. He warns Harper “there're things... waiting for you” and tells her to look into her past. For Harper, that means flying to California to visit her overbearing mother and go through the papers of her father, who killed himself after his receptionist's suspicious death. Harper finds a suicide note addressed to her and disturbing journal entries about supernatural happenings. Once back in Seattle, Harper agrees to help local vampire Edward Kammerling fight off some London vampires, leading to 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.

July 1, 2009
PI Harper Blaine has been a Greywalker for a few years now, and when her long dead boyfriend shows up, and she starts to have dreams about another past boyfriend being hurt, Harper realizes that she has to confront her past, beginning with her mother in L.A. There Harper discovers that her fathers death was a desperate suicide, not an accident. Just as she begins to dig into the past, she is sent off to London by the strongest vampire in the Northwest to investigate his business interests. The two plotlines gradually come together as Harper realizes that there is a lot more to her being a Greywalker than an accidental death a few years ago. This fast-moving tale boasts lots of action, a complex plot, and meaty characters, both new and old. Suggest to fans of Harrisons Rachel Morgan series or Butchers Harry Dresden series. New readers should start with Greywalker.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2009, American Library Association.)