I've really been enjoying this series, and while the murder investigation in this story is all encompassed and can be read alone, you'll really want to read the first three books (at least the first one) to get the background needed to understand the reactions of Julie and the supporting characters

I love this series and I think each book is better than the previous.
I like the the characters, the plot that mixes different genres, and the setting.
I look forward to reading the next installment.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to Carina Press and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

If I read with more attention, I might have seen that this was number 3 or 4 in a series. I didn't see it and asked for the book. It was clear right off that I had missed something. Still, I pushed on. First the good...the cover is eye-catching. The author can make us feel as though we are riding shotgun beside the main character. We are privvy to her thoughts and insecurities, and good Lord does this woman know how to carry guilt. I didn't want a drink before reading this, but she talked about it so much, I sure wanted one by the end of the book! Which leads me to the not-so-good stuff. I could have done with half the guilt, half the discussion of the main character falling off the bandwagon, and half of her suspicion of Psychic-guy (Whose name escapes me just now)

It was okay, but...nope, just okay.

I loved it! Each book in this series is just as good as the last. The concept of finding bodies of the deceased with divining rods has had me fascinated from the very first book. I enjoyed the characters, locale, mystery and the author's story telling of it all. I was just as disappointed in Julie's set back as she was and completely shocked when the truth was revealed. Here's hoping Cinema Rumi isn't a contender!

Julie's latest case brings her back to her hometown. She is trying to find the body of Alice Ebert - Julie once went to the same school as Alice, and she knew that Alice was also a victim of domestic abuse when she was young. Julie feels compelled to find the body because of that same horrible experience. In doing so, Julie also confront a part of her past: she once swears to never go back home again. Oh, and there's a psychic who tries to partner up with Julie, to help her finding Alice's body.

I think this case definitely helps Julie to move forward with her life. She goes back home and she survives. I liked reading about how Julie continues to seek professional help with her mental health state. Especially since this book also reveals that at one point, Julie might fell of the wagon. I also liked that Julie was now able to call Tracey, her best friend. I may not like Tracey very much -- that woman can be very annoying! But it shows how Julie is so much better than before, when she's an alcoholic who pushes everyone away.

I wonder if A Grave End is the final adventure of Julie Hall... No worries, Julie and Garrett are doing fine at the end of this book, and the last chapter is a good place for them to be. It just feels that it *can* be the way the series end, you know?

A Grave End is the fourth and final book in the Bodies of Evidence series. Julie is hired to find the body of a missing woman from her hometown. This brings lots of bad memories for Julie that she has to work out while trying to find a killer. Twists and turns kept me guessing the whole way through. I am sad to see the series end, but am thrilled with the surprise ending!

*ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest review.

A great who done it with a touch of paranormal on the side. Julie is heading back to her hometown and that brings back lots of bad memories.Lots of secrets and lies going on in this mystery and in Julie’s life.The first half of the book is kind of slow but the second half makes up for it. I would have liked more of Garrett in this book but maybe next time.

I love this series and I love how the characters are growing (with the exception of Julie, she hasn't evolved or matured at all. You see glimpses of growth and then realize your didn't see anything at all, your glasses were just dirty)

I was so worried that this would be only a trilogy so I was thrilled to see #4 and even more thrilled to have received a copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!

This installment follows recovering alcoholic (you hear about it at least every 3-4 pages) Julie Hall who has discovered that her dowsing rods help her to locate dead bodies. She's turned this into a job, helping families locate their missing loved ones. She finds herself taking a job that sends her back to her own personal hell, the place she grew up, where her grandparents raised her, where they abused her, and where her grandfather was a serial killer. She's tasked to find the body of a former classmate, with the hope that finding her, will free the man in prison who was convicted of killing her.

In typical fashion, she keeps tons of secrets, she's immature, makes poor decisions about multitudes of things. But damn it if she doesn't find those bodies! I'm so intrigued by the idea that these rods help her and I enjoy that there's always an extra body or two that's found in each story. I did have a good idea early on as to who the killer was, but was still surprised by the twists and turns (and that ending though!!) I cannot wait for the next one!

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The family of a convicted killer contacts Julie Hill to find the body of the woman murdered. A difficult request for Julie, since the victim is someone she knew in school and the investigation requires she return to her hometown.

This is the fourth book in the Bodies of Evidence series and reads a little darker than the earlier books. A psychic named Ray Hughes approaches Julie about partnering with him and he keeps showing up as she works on her case. Julie is also struggling with the missing memory of an evening when she broke down, had a few drinks and lost her ring, part of a matched set she shared with Garrett, her FBI boyfriend.

There are a few other distractions and red herrings that compete for Julie’s attention along with trying to piece together the night she can’t remember. Julie’s good friend Tracey helps keep Julie on track and boyfriend Garrett is equally supportive.

Wendy Roberts writes an excellent mystery with strong characters caught up in complex psychological issues.

I loved this series. A different type of mystery as she uses dowsing rods to find bodies. I really enjoy the characters and there were so many twists and turns that I was surprised at who done it. I highly recommend this to all mystery readers

This is the fourth book in the series and while it can be read as a standalone, it's better if you read the first three. In this one Julie has to confront her past and overcome her feelings to find the body of a woman she shares a past with. Her strength and determination make this a compelling read. The mystery involved is full of twists. While I had half of it figured out, the rest took me by surprise. I'm not sure if this book concludes the series, but if it does than it was satisfying. If not, I will be snatching up the next.

Julie Hall wants to help a family locate the remains of their long missing daughter, The only problem is that the search will take Julie back home, a place she pledged to never return. With her conscience riding her, Julie agrees to go back to search, but for one week only. The search is anything but easy, as Julie battles her own traumatic enemies while fielding threats from someone who clearly does not want Alice to be found

I really enjoyed this series. The characters are funny and real. The plot was intriguing and had me on the edge of my seat. Garrett and Julie are so great together. Both have issues, but they are so committed to their future that they work together to make their relationship work.

3.5* Pretty good but then there were a couple of really obvious clues about the baddie...

I've only read book 3 in this series but that's not an issue, as there was sufficient back-story to enable me to pick up on Julie, her fiance, her past, her bestie and her skills in finding the dead. Book 4 seemingly picks up not too long after book 3, but for some reason, it felt as if the tone had changed. It didn't have the same believability factor and sense of the unexpected happening. In fact, I felt my hackles rise, much like Julie's - that she ignored - with the intro to one character and how goody-goody and yet pushy he seemed, and sussed out the premise of the tale. With the 'visions' that Julie kept experiencing, I could have predicted what happened. There were just a few too many hints, a few too much that wasn't obscured enough and a bit too much emphasis on one character.

And, Julie was still not the best friend that she could be to Tracey, and tbh, I once again wondered why the latter hung around. She seemed a decent, fun-loving girl, and yet she was always there for Julie, and seemingly often being brushed off or lied to or put off by her. Julie didn't deserve her. And, the fiance? He sounded like an old father figure, and there didn't really seem much point to him being in the tale. Nothing but phone calls, evading the truth and ships that crossed in the night.

I'm not sure if the series ends here with the reveal at the end. If it does, it'd be a pity as this is a pretty unique series, but at the same time, could Julie continue her work, and, would Garrett 'let' her? I'm not sure, but I would like to read more of the series.

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

I saw this series mentioned on Twitter and was immediately intrigued so I got book one from the library. They didn't have two and three so I bought them, and then I pre-ordered book four and discovered it on NetGalley.

I read them all in one evening. THAT's how good they are.

In this book, Julie Hall has been called back to her hometown to look for the remains of a missing woman, Alice, who died a couple of years earlier. Alice's husband, Roscoe, is in prison for the crime but his father, who recently died of cancer, left money behind to help clear his son's name/find Alice's body.

On the way home from the prison, Julie finds a body in a crashed car in a ravine off the road. It is in relation to another job she had accepted, and the victim's parents said the last place she was seen was at the prison. At the crash site, Julie meets Ray, a local psychic, who wants to team up with her and build a business together. Ray basically inserts himself into the investigation with eagerness.

In the meantime, Julie is also grappling with a night months earlier when she got drunk when she went to meet a client. She can't remember what happened after she arrived at the bar until she wound up getting a cab home. She's an alcoholic and dismayed by her lapse and unable to talk about it with her partner, Garrett, particularly because she lost the ring he gave her that night.

The mystery of Alice's death unravels slowly as Julie struggles with her own past in the area and her personal mystery. The layers to the story just kept getting more intriguing and I couldn't wait to find out what happened next. Roberts is deft at adding in little clues that have you wondering about connections. A Grave End will work as a standalone though it does spoil events from earlier books; Julie is in therapy in relation to those events and her upbringing.

A Grave End is a twisty, thrilling mystery that will keep readers on their toes. The series made my auto-buy list in one evening. Now I'm off to try more of Wendy Roberts' work.