Grave Witch: An Alex Craft Novel

Kalayna Price

Oct 2010 · An Alex Craft Novel Book 1 · Sold by Penguin

About this eBook

THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE USA TODAY BESTSELLING ALEX CRAFT SERIES!

Grave witch Alex Craft can speak to the dead, but that doesn’t mean she likes what they have to say.

As a private investigator and consultant for the police, Alex Craft has seen a lot of dark magic. But even though she's on good terms with Death himself, nothing has prepared her for her latest case. When she's raising a "shade" involved in a high profile murder, it attacks her, and then someone makes an attempt on her life.

Someone really doesn't want her to know what the dead have to say, and she'll have to work with mysterious homicide detective Falin Andrews to figure out why....

Ratings and reviews

This is a book and series I will read multiple times. The author does an excellent job of world building and her vivid description of Alex's grave magic and how it interacts and reacts to the world around her is excellent. I love the characters and the romantic tension in the love triange between Alex and Falin and Alex and Death. I can't wait to see what rolls some of the side characters such as the gray man, the raver, and Alex's father have to play in future books.

A fun and totally engrossing story with a strong interesting protagonist. Alex, she's a grave witch and can pull shades, memories out of dead bodies. She is paid little and respected less. She has real problems, bills, dog care, rent, lack of food...and yet we don't hear her whining. Her dog PC, adorable. Life takes a hard twist when bodies start showing up with marks she is only seeing. She takes on a tint of something wrong when a shade goes wild. She must work with Death and the arrogant detective to try to find a solution. But there is magic and it's not what she is used to.Time is ticking. There are two men in her life Falin, a sultry sexy detective with an attitude. Then there is Death... I am team Death, he's mysterious and sultry, sexy and loves Alex. I wanted more of this character. Perhaps there is more in the second book ? This trio is complicated. My favorite part of the book, a kiss before disappearing. Simple and satisfying.

Once I opened this book, I never put it down. The book had everything, intrigue, love interest, crime, bad guys and one tough boot wearing witch. I can't wait for the next one.

About the author

Kalayna Price is the USA Today bestselling author of the Alex Craft novels including Grave Ransom, Grave Visions, Grave Memory, Grave Dance, and Grave Witch. Ms. Price draws her ideas from the world around her, her studies into ancient mythologies, and her obsession with classic folklore.