I love this series for its originality and how well the characters are written.
This is an engaging and entertaining books, full of twists and turns, and there's never a moment of bore.
I loved to see Julie growing up and hated Garett that seemed to be a bit of a bully in this book.
I think this is a transition books and hope that the next instalment will be more similar to the previous one.
As there are a lot of recaps and details this book can be read as a stand alone.
Recommended!
Many thanks to Carina Press and Netgalley for this ARC

The latest installment in Roberts’ mystery series reunites readers with Julie Hall, a dowser with the uncanny ability of finding dead bodies. Recovering from the aftermath of a previous installment, all is not well for Julie: her FBI boyfriend is acting strangely, and Julie herself is trying to resume her own work. An alcoholic who survived a horrific childhood, Julie is also trying to hold on to her own recovery.

When Garrett goes missing during the course of an FBI investigation that he isn’t supposed to be working on, Julie cannot sit idly by. But she doesn’t know who to trust, either.

Julie is a refreshing character in that her trauma affects her in every facet of her life. It’s a triumph just watching her take her recovery seriously, but the mystery at the heart of A Grave Peril is just as compelling. Garrett’s disappearance is tied to his former brother-in-law, who in turn may be tied to a murderous cartel. Between sleuthing after Garrett, trying to manage home repairs, and slowly building a network of friends, it’s a lot for one woman to handle.

An atmospheric and well-plotted mystery that validates the need for adult relationships, and emphasizes the ongoing work of recovery. Recommended for fans of mysteries with a mundane setting and spiritual elements, and for fans of rich characterization.

Netgalley review.

I loved it! I've been patiently waiting for this to be released since I finished the previous one in the series. I am fascinated with the idea of using dowsing rods to find the lost dead. The characters and the mystery are great. Just when I thought it was solved there was more! I enjoyed this book a lot and driving around with Julie in her Jeep to different locales was a lot of fun.

It took a long time to get to the meat of this story. I haven't read the previous books in the series but the long lead up to the story gives you plenty of background on the main character. I didn't like Garrett so much, it seemed like all he did was yell at Julie. #AgravePeril #NetGalley

This one started out good for Julie, she started to get back into finding bodies, easy ones for her and the families were so grateful. Her personal life seemed to be going good, but quickly that started to spin out of control. I often found myself hating Garrett a bit. I hated how he treated Julie, how it seemed he pushed her to the side. Julie had good reason to worry about him at the start and as things went on they got worse and worse. At the end Julie managed to keep her head and save the day, yet Garrett yelled at her, which pissed me off. They did get things worked out, but it seems a little too fast and easy.

5* A great novel that had me guessing and second-guessing, with just the right amount of twists to make the tale believable.

This was a brilliant intro to this author and the heroine of this series. The tale grabbed my interest and the only reason I might have taken a time out was to obey my 3 spoilt cats' summons. Immediately I finished, I went nosing about the two previous tales, which is something that I don't normally do unless I'm really impressed.

You don't have to read the previous books to be able to enjoy this one and there are enough tidbits to give you an idea of Julie's past and skills and what her life was like as a child and teenager. I suspect that there was a lot of unpleasantness from the simple mention of keloid scars on her back, but that doesn't seem to have broken her, though yes, she's not without her demons.

I thought the tale was brilliantly done, well-plotted and that the ending had some great twists. I didn't at any time figure anything out clearly and the blows kept coming and coming and coming. And, the author kept things just on the right side of believable, didn't let them become overblown which would have resulted in eye-rolling moments.

The only tiny criticism, and yes, this may be unfairly levelled, seeing as I've not read the previous books, but Julie comes across rather unpleasantly at times to her best friend, who's been there for everything she needs. I can't recall the woman's name, but she has issues of her own, and yet she's Julie's biggest fan and supporter, as the boyfriend, Garrett, is absent for most of the tale. And, in contrast, when Garrett gets tetchy with Julie, she sucks it up, goes silent and changes the subject.

Yes, that's more than likely to do with her past, the going silent bit, but you know, even the most damaged of us should realise when someone is being so good to us, and be grateful for that. I didn't feel that Julie was, not at all, and I actually disliked her treatment of her friend, though not Julie herself. I suspect that this was a deliberate portrayal by the author and that this is part of the flawed heroine.

Whatever, I am definitely interested in reading more of her, and I think this series could go on and on and on, like the In Death series, the Rizzoli and Isles series, the Temperance Brennan series.

ARC courtesy of Carina Press and NetGalley, for my reading pleasure.

I'm fairly certain that I squealed when I saw that I was approved for this ARC (thank you Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review)

3rd in the Bodies of Evidence series, I would recommend reading the prior installments before jumping into this one. It gives some much needed background info. I'll start with my bad first, I didn't care for the fact that this one was more so about her sleuthing on her own (trying to save her FBI agent boyfriend from a deadly drug cartel) than it was her getting tangled up in a dowsing case. There was plenty of that which was great, but I think I prefer the mysteries revolve around those as opposed to her playing her in a different sense. I also just plain don't care for her as a character. I grew up with an alcoholic, I absolutely understand the psychosis around that, I can empathize with the struggle. I'm tired of it being mentioned 50+ times in a short book. I get it, I got it. She's not a nice person, she's mean, she's bitter, she's angry, and she doesn't get enough therapy. Self help books and meditation only take you so far. She needs deep therapy. She's finally surrounded by caring people and doesn't seem to put forth the necessary effort to keep them.

The good things? It was a really good book, I finished it in a day and I didn't want to put it down. I love her gift, I love her quirky friend Tracey, I love her neighbors, her dog, and I enjoy Garret. The story was engaging, the plot moved quickly and the ending was the best. I felt like Julie truly grew in this book more than she has the entire series. That she understands her feelings and emotions better. I felt as though the ending covered all the loose threads while leaving room for the next installment. So worth picking up!!

Julie Hall finds lost people ... if they are dead. She and her dowsing rods are well known for her ability to locate bodies even if they have been dead for many years.

Her last job took her back to her hometown and she's been recovering since them. She feels the time is right to jump back in and go to work. Her boyfriend, FBI Agent Garrett Pierce, doesn't agree ... but he's got his own problems with a case.

Garrett has been acting really strange .. at least for him. He doesn't stay in touch with Julie the way he always has ... doesn't return her calls or texts ... and when he's home, he's secretive and a little bit snarly. When he disappears for days on end, she really gets worried.

Julie feels she has no option available except to try to find him. What she ultimately discovers is far worse than she imagined and now there are several lives on the line ...including hers.

Although this is third in a series, A GRAVE PERIL reads well as a stand alone as it focuses more on the relationship between Julie and Garrett and not her body-finding abilities. There are just a few small references touching on her personal background and why she is the way she is. However, the reader can still enjoy the first two books.

This is well -written with credible characters. Her best friend, Tracy, is like Peter Pan .. she's a little ditzy, but she will do anything she can for Julie. Julie has a dog that Tracy is deathly afraid of and a cat named Fluffy that was Julie's mom's cat ... and Fluffy does not like Julie at all. It's all these little details that make this such an interesting read.

Many thanks to the author / Carina Press / Netgalley for the advanced digital copy of this paranormal mystery. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

Garrett and I have lived in this house a few months after we decided to move in together. The neighbours are a bit close for my liking but it’s a close commute to Seattle for Garrett. Tracey, my friend, moved as well as she likes having a friend nearby.

I am known as Julie Hall but had a break from work after the death of my mother and I am still dealing with a drinking problem. At last I feel better being back at working on a case.

My business is conducted from my Divine Reunions website and I assist in finding the bodies of lost loved ones. I’d built a reputation in Washington but not everyone had heard of my skills. A new case: Missing son, aged 31, told his mother he was hiking Hog Lake and never returned home. Using my copper dowsing rods, I start a search and Tracey likes to assist but as she wears a knee brace is not able to hike generally.

Getting home, Garrett who works for the FBI seems subdued. I can tell something is wrong and he looks exhausted. He mentions being put on leave because of his dead wife’s brother, Sid, and a case that he cannot talk about.

Then Garrett goes missing! No-one seems concerned as Garrett is on leave.

I really liked this book that keeps you wanting to know what happens next. It was different but still easy to get into and the characters were relatable.

This is part of a series and they really do need to be read in order to get the whole back story. Julie finds dead bodies with dowsing rods. I love this series but this book seemed to focus more on Julies boyfriend who happens to be 20 years older that her than on her dowsing skills. I found myself aggravated by the boy friend's actions to Julie, such as keeping everything secret and then disappearing for days at at time while she has no idea where he is or if he is in danger. And then Julie does not make good choices either. She puts herself and her friend in danger several time by doing stupid stuff. I really like this series and would love to see the focus go back onto Julies dowsing skills and her solving the mysteries. I do highly recommend this series to mystery readers

3.5 stars

In A Grave Peril , the third title in Wendy Roberts’ Bodies of Evidence series, the author decides to focus on the relationship between Julie Hall and her twenty-years-older-boyfriend, FBI agent Garrett Pierce, rather than the mystery or Julie’s ability to find bodies with her dowsing equipment…

… and I’m not liking this path *pout*

It doesn’t mean that we don’t have Julie’s doing the dowsing – she does, several times in fact – but the big mystery surrounding this book is Garret’s unforthcoming action, in which he’s gone for days without telling Julie anything. Something to do with his latest case at the bureau.

While I can understand that maybe, sometimes, this kind of plot is needed for the couple to move forward, but it always annoys me when the hero decides to go MIA, and keeps the secret from the heroine. Especially in this case, when the reason behind Garrett’s pushing Julie back is because his ex-brother-in-law is involved.

I felt like there was still a LOT of things for Julie and Garrett to work on … their age-gap, his hints and nudges of them getting married while Julie isn’t sure about marriage at all, Garrett’s being too protective sometimes, and of course Julie’s traumatic past which influences her feeling uneasy with getting friendly with neighbors or getting close with a girl-friend. Then the author decides to thrown Garrett being tight-lipped and it bothers me a lot.

I still enjoyed it most of the times – despite her prickliness towards her friendly neighbors or towards Tracey, who wants to be her BFF, I think Julie has the potential for investigation, helped with her ability, of course. I hope Garrett realizes that Julie is not someone he should just leave in blind because of her gender or her past or because she’s not an agent.

I look forward to book #4 … and I hope by then, these two have become a stronger unit.

A Grave Peril is the 3rd installment in the Bodies of Evidence series. Julie and her dowsing rods are back finding bodies and looking for her missing boyfriend. This series just keeps getting better and better! Wendy Roberts hooked me on book one and hasn’t let me go. Can’t wait for more!

*ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest review.

The most action-packed, suspenseful book of the series. We see new sides of all the characters. There are several parts of the story. The twists are ones you never see coming. The next book needs to hurry up... I can't wait!

Julie Hall finds the dead by using drowsing rods. She has been taking a break from her work and recovering from a case that brought her back to her hometown. A place filled with haunting memories. When works starts to pile up, Julie can no longer push away the guilt that she feels from not helping those who ask her for help. Her FBI boyfriend, Garrett isn't thrilled but he has his own stressful work to handle. When he starts acting like a man she doesn't know, Julia is concerned. Then, Garrett disappears.

I am pretty sure I screamed when I received an email saying that I have been approved for an advanced copy of A Grave Peril. I read the first two books in the series very quickly and was left wanting more! Its a great mystery series with a fascinating supernatural element. This series isn't like any other that I have read before and it made a big impression on me. I need a fourth book now! Julie is a character who is far from perfect and I think that's why people who read this series will like her. She has experienced horrible things but I admire that she didn't just sit down and give up.

I love the uniqueness of this series. I think that there were a few 'what do you think you're doing' moments I kind of yelled at my kindle, because lets face it, Julie can be a bit reactionary without thinking things through.

This is a series I highly, highly recommend reading in order.

Julie Hall sees dead people, murdered dead people, and she makes sure their bodies are found and brought home to their families. Needles to say this takes an enormous psychological toll on Julie and she decides to take a much needed break. Her boyfriend, FBI agent Garrett Pierce sees how hard “talking” to the dead is for Julie and encourages her to stop, but she can’t. And when Garrett disappears while investigating a bizarre case of his own, Julie will have to use her “gift” to try to find the man she loves before he joins the ranks of the missing dead