I've never read this series or this author but I thought I would give it a try. Unfortunately, upon starting "The Seekers," I quickly became lost and had no idea what was going on and hard a hard time figuring out who the characters were. I think unlike many series, this is one where you actually have to start from the beginning, not just jump in mid series.! I tried, it just didn't work for me this time.

A huge thank you to NetGalley, Harlequin and Heather Graham for the arc.

I think the story was good but I didn’t care for the characters. They were not relatable and were dull. Some of the Truth Seekers were downright dumb and annoying characters. I think this would have been an excellent story with better characters. I liked the past and present factor when it came to the murders.

I was disappointed in this read. I love Heather Graham. But this book seemed a little out there and was just flat! I hate it. I was so looking forward to this book. I finally gave up about 1/4 of the way through. I did not post this on my blog. She has so many other books which are outstanding.

This is book #28 in Krewe Hunters series. It is the first book I have read in the series. I expected this book to be a little more spooky than it was but overall not a bad read. I would say this is a paranormal mystery book. It is a light and easy read for the summer. I received an ARC of the book.

Kerri writes non-fiction books and has joined a crew "The Seekers" to explore haunted places. This time its in inn and while they were expected old ghosts long dead no one expected the new body laying dead. Joe Dunhill along with others are on the case to find out what happened to the women left dead. Kerri will join Joe Dunhill to dig up secrets of the past, maybe get a bit of help from some ghosts because the Krewe of hunters are around so naturally there's some paranormal activity going on to pop up and maybe aid in what's going on.

I normally am not a fan of one of the theme that popped up in this book, but I dived right in because its a Heather Graham book and I've been following along with this series for a long while so there was no way I was not gonna see what would happen in this book. I loved that there was so much going on, while there was clearly a romance that was going to happen in this book it didnt overpower the main point of the murder mystery of it all. I love that there was plenty of leads and connections that lead the readers wanting more and taking a stab at guessing who could it be, who was apart of what was going down. Theres just so much to love about this book and I really enjoyed myself reading it. Can't wait to see what this author writes next!

This was a good paranormal mystery, will definitely be checking out the previous books in this series.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance read, I am voluntarily providing my honest review.

Ms. Graham writes with a certain flair that pulls you into the story & doesn’t let you go. Her characters are well developed & the story lines are exciting. The romance is a nice touch but the real draw is the mystery. This story perfectly intertwines the present & the past. The murder of an FBI agent & the “kidnapping” of a young lady don’t seem to have anything in common but it’s fun watching the agents interact with ghosts & follow the clues. Ms. Graham has become one of my favorites & I love her Krewe series.

In the Seekers, Heather Graham brings the Krewe of Hunters, the paranormal division of the FBI , to solve the murder of an FBI agent by a Satanist cult. Keri Wolf is with the crew of the Seekers who try to solve mysteries; they are at an old inn near Philadelphia where cult murders occurred in the 1920's. The inn's basement is where the murdered and eviscerated FBI agent is found. Noir story with a romance between Keri and a new FBI Krewe agent.. Many are not what they seem. A story of illusion and darkness.

Title: The Seekers
Author: Heather Graham
Genre: Mystery, suspense, paranormal
Rating: 4 out of 5

Kerri Wolfe writes meticulously researched books about crimes of the past, but she’s been invited to join The Seekers, a team of paranormal investigators, as they investigate a supposedly haunted old inn. In the 1920s, the inn was the site of brutal ax murders—and that investigation uncovered even more ghastly crimes.

Kerri wants to find out the truth about the old murders. She’s not there for ghosts. But when the team discovers a horrifying—and recent—murder scene in the basement of the inn, she finds herself involved in a murder investigation in the present. What she really wants is an explanation for the apparition she keeps seeing.

Joe Dunhill knows how she feels. As the newest member of the Krewe of Hunters, he’s still adjusting to being able to see and talk to the dead. The small town where the inn is located is full of old rumors, legends, and superstition, and he’s not sure how to find the murderer without knowing the truth of the past.

I rarely read anything creepy or scary—because I’m a chicken—and the beginning of The Seekers is a bit of both…but I made it through. The setting was fascinating, although I’ve no plans to stay in a haunted inn anytime soon (or ever). Lots of threads tangled together here, past and present, and this was an engrossing, thrilling read.

Heather Graham is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. The Seekers is her newest novel, #28 in the Krewe of Hunters series.

(Galley courtesy of Harlequin/MIRA via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.)

The Seekers is the 28th book in the Krewe of Hunters series, but it's the first one I've read.
Picking up this book, I had some doubt that I would be able to get into it, considering I hadn't read any of the others. However, I found it surprisingly easy cause it reads like a standalone.
The entire text is flooded with suspense and I really enjoyed it. I liked the story it had to offer as well as how the characters were developed. I loved how it was written and paced, it kept my attention throughout.
It's overall a solid read.

The Seekers is a show that searches for paranormal phenomena and Keri Wolf, a non-fiction writer, has joined the crew to investigate an old inn on the road between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. The strange gift of being able to see and talk to the dead is a struggle that Keri and former detective Joe Dunhill shares and as a new member of the FBI’s Krewe of Hunters, he’s sent in to investigate when Keri and the crew discover a very real body in the basement.

Another fantastic ghostly suspense from this bestselling author, one that sends delightful shivers down the spine and has readers biting their nails in anticipation. All the characters are strong and very vivid which makes it easy for readers to become completely caught up in the story and as for Joe and Keri, well their chemistry is strong and sizzles with lots of intensity. Their relationship is sweet and moves right along, despite all the happenings during the investigation and a makes quite a cheery contrast to the suspense of the plot.

The plot takes place at the perfect pace to build up the suspense as clues to the past are hard to come by and the spirits of the past are there to help. Heather Graham has gift for providing the right details and a wonderful setting for her stories which make it easy for readers to picture the story as it happens. Solving the crimes of the past to solve the crimes of the present makes the plot a bit complex and very intriguing and with unexpected surprises filling this adrenaline pumping story, there is no way for the readers to guess who the culprit is.

Great read. The author wrote a story that was interesting and moved at a pace that kept me engaged. The characters were easy to invest in.

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This series is easily one of my favorites in the genre. What I like most is the setting. Graham always makes me want to jump on a plane and head to the newest setting of the series. Having spent some time is PA lately I wanted to head to the Philly side and see where she was talking about.

This is a series with a lot of books but all of them can be a stand alone. But as with any series reading from the beginning is best. But mostly the Krewe Of Hunters are detectives who use ghosts to help with their case.

I always have a hard time figuring out “who-dun-it” which I enjoy.

Any fan of suspense with a bit of paranormal will love this book and this series.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

“Miller Tavern has always had a reputation for being haunted. Very bad things happened here, homicidal crazy people...Serial killers before that was a thing.”—from The Seekers

Keri is a true crime writer hired to lend gravitas to a ghost hunter show called Truth Seekers. Carl, a young Hollywood A-lister, buys Miller Inn and Tavern. The tavern was the site of a brutal mass murder in 1926. Carl hopes the Truth Seekers will find evidence of ghosts to drive business to his inn. Instead, they find a brutally murdered FBI agent on a replica of the “torture table” in the inn’s basement.

The paranormal elements of the tale are used well to propel the plot forward. The romance between two of the characters along with their shared shock at their ability to see ghosts seems genuine. The history of Satanism and hexes was interesting too. My only complaint was my own fault. This is the 28th Krewe of Hunters novel but my first. I spent the first fifth of the book trying to keep the characters straight. The author appears to know this might become an issue by including a Cast of Characters at the beginning. However, many people were cast as walk-ons whose role didn’t warrant my memorizing their name and function. If I had read at least some of the previous entries in the series, this may not have been a problem.

If you like an atmospheric ghost story with some history, a small romance, and a slug of mystery, you will enjoy The Seekers. 4 stars!

Thanks to Harlequin, Mira, and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

The Seekers by Heather Graham takes us to a haunted old inn on the road between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. It's the site of a horrific murder, but when a new body turns up it the Krewe of Hunters and nonfiction crime author, Kerri Wolf turn to the past to solve the present case.

An intense murder-mystery that kept me turning the pages. Graham never fails to pull me in even on my twenty-seven adventure with the Krewe.

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It's weird to jump right into the middle of a series, but the book is easy to understand by itself / even if you didn't read any other books on the series. The story is interesting - paranormal activity, talking to the dead, and such. I just didn't like much the writing style, and found myself sometimes with my mind wandering away from the read. I guess I couldn't relate to the main character (Keri) that well.

This book was excellent! Totally kept my attention and I wanted to find out what would become of the main characters. Highly reccomended.

When I first received this book, I didn't think I was going to like it. Paranormal is not my thing. I've never even read a Heather Graham book. I know, I know. It's like I've been living under a rock or something. Anyway, let me say I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. Even with this book being number 28 in a series, I still enjoyed it. I'm headed to the library to pick up some of the books from the beginning!

It's hard to believe this series is on number 28, and I'm just now finding it. I used to read Heather Graham a lot and got away from the genre for a while, so when I saw this one, I thought I'd check it out. Thankfully, this one seems to stand on its own, at least I didn't feel like I was missing anything as the characters interacted. The story is a little bit crime thriller, a little bit paranormal mystery, and even a little bit romance. It does have a rather slow start, and there are several characters to get to know. We do get a kind of cast of characters summary at the beginning, and that helps but can be a pain to go back and forth to if there are questions. I really enjoyed getting the backstory about the Inn, and the author does a wonderful job of inserting it into the story organically as things progress. I also liked the ghost element, but would've liked to have seen more of that. In the end, I liked the story. I didn't love it, but for me, it fell firmly into the fair to midland range.

When I was offered this book by the publisher through NetGalley, I wasn't sure it was a good idea to jump into the 28th book in the series but I took a chance anyway and found I enjoyed this police procedural with paranormal undertones very much. This actually might have been a good book to begin with because a new member is joining the special FBI task force known as the Krewe of Hunters, one Joe Dunhill, late of the Savannah Police Department, who is now going to train with the FBI.

Almost all the action in this mystery happens at the Miller Inn and Tavern in York County, PA which is infamous for several grisly murders that were committed there back in 1926. A crew from the hit tv show 'The Truth Seekers' is supposedly there to see whether rumors of ghosts haunting the historic inn might be true.

Also there is a true crime writer named Keri Wolf who specializes in digging into historic murder cases to see if she can uncover new facts--in this case, she wants to prove that the man who was killed by a lynch mob for the heinous murders was in fact innocent. At the inn is a museum with a fascinating collection of old photos and newspaper articles she can't wait to explore.

Before much work can be done however, a mutilated corpse is found in the basement of the inn, the body of FBI agent Julie Castro who was working on the kidnapping case of a wealthy NY teenager. Why was she brought there? Agent Dallas Wicker of the Krewe of Hunters is brought in to investigate, along with Joe as his consultant, much to the consternation of the local police detective, Catrina Billings.

Is it possible that the modern-day murder is somehow connected to the past? If so, could one or more of the inn's ghosts guide them to the truth?

The tension in the plot builds nicely as they piece the puzzle together with some good old-fashioned detective work. But can they complete the whole picture before someone else is killed? Some hair-raising situations, well-drawn characters, interesting historical facts and even a little romance complete this fascinating mystery.

Many thanks to the publisher for providing me with an arc via NetGalley for an honest review. I've found a new series to enjoy reading!