Such a weird book with the incest factor - not really incest but Harper still calls him her brother...But enjoyable. Harper is not quite as charming as Sookie, but there is still this great southern housewife tone that I am surprised I like. ( )

Love, love, loved it. Shot right through it. Lots of surprises and resolution of issues that have run through all of the books. Further development of the chief characters. Couldn't put it down once I started it, which is a contrast to the other book I'm reading, which I'm forcing myself to finish because I got it through the Early reviewers program. ( )

In Grave Secrets, Harper and Tolliver finally learn what happened to Harper's sister (and Tolliver's stepsister), Cameron, when she disappeared eight years ago.

The two are now together as a couple, and are trying to navigate this new relationship amidst people who don't quite understand their not-siblings-but-step-siblings history. When Harper's services are requested in Texas, very near their hometown, this new case coincides with Tolliver's dad'release from prison and he begins pushing Tolliver to let him back into his life, much to Tolliver's and Harper's disgust.

This one is very bleak. There are quite a few deaths, and the revelation of what happened to Cameron is startling, to say the least.

I felt like the story was a bit rushed - at least the resolution - and I get the sense that Harris is ending this series. Haven't checked into that hunch, but I'd be disappointed it that were the case. Harper and Tolliver are appealing as reluctant heroes. Having lived through hellish childhoods, neither of them are the chipper type, and the nature of Harper's job - standing over graves to experience the dead's last moments - doesn't lend itself to cheerful stories, but they're practical and caring in their own way.

I recommend the series. ( )

Grave Secret is a careless end to Charlaine Harris' Harper Connelly series. Though the novel offers resolutions to previous questions and uncertainties, the presentation of these resolutions is lackluster and rushed. The plot is poorly paced and often convoluted. and characters are inconsistent and tedious. If this were a debut novel I could be more forgiving of its faults, but as one of dozens (and the fourth in this particular series) it smacks of deadlines and a lack of professionalism. ( )

Grave Secret is the finale for the Harper Connelly series. Charlaine Harris did an excellent job of tying up all loose ends and taking care of unanswered questions. It was an excellent way to end the series. ( )