I am reviewing the teen fiction fantasy Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris which is a very good book that I bought from a car boot sale. This book is part of the Harper Connolly series about a teenage girl who can see dead people after being struck by lightning at the age of 15. Very few people ever survive the devastation of being struck by lightning as there is an absolutely huge amount of current involved. This book is I think aimed at a similar audience probably girls in there late teens like the other series by this author, True Blood. Both series have a female protagnist and are set in the wilds of the USA. In real life Charlaine lives in Arkansas so this is little surprise. In this book there are mainly 3 murders and Harper has to get to the root of it. It is the kind of case where the police have little clue and Harper has to rely on herself. There is an affair regarding one character and his wife that comes to light. One of the victims came from Nashville in Tennesse and was abducted. There is also a grave that has to be exhumed. As with any book aimed at a younger audience there is a happy ending and although the heroine faces peril nothing really dangerous happens to her.
