Sometimes I wonder if the purpose of my life
is to serve as a cautionary tale to others.
--T-shirt
Charley Davidson has enough going on without having to worry about twelve hellhounds hot on her trail. She is, after all, incredibly pregnant and feeling like she could pop at any moment. But, just her luck, twelve deadly beasts from hell have chosen this time to escape onto our plane, and they've made Charley their target. And so she takes refuge at the only place she thinks they can't get to her: the grounds of an abandoned convent. Of course, if hellhounds aren't enough, Charley also has a new case to hold her attention: the decades-old murder of a newly-vowed nun she keeps seeing in the shadows of the convent.
Add to that the still unsolved murder of her father, the strange behavior of her husband, and Charley's tendency to attract the, shall we say, undead, and she has her hands full…but also tied. While the angry hellhounds can't traverse the consecrated soil, they can lurk just beyond its borders like evil sentries, so Charley has been forbidden from leaving the sacred grounds. Luckily, she has her loyal team with her, and they're a scrappy bunch who won't let a few thirsty hellhounds deter them.
While the team scours the prophesies, searching for clues on the Twelve, for a way to kill them or at least send them back to hell, Charley just wants answers and is powerless to get them. But the mass of friends they've accrued helps. They convince her even more that everyone in her recent life has somehow been drawn to her, as though they were a part of a bigger picture all along. Their presence is comforting. But the good feelings don't last for long because Charley is about to get the surprise of her crazy, mixed-up, supernatural life….
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“Jones perfectly balances humor and suspense…Will leave readers eager for her next installment.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Second Grave on the Left
“Sexy, sassy…Jones’ characters, both living and dead, are colorful and endearing.”
— Associated Press on First Grave on the Right“Charley continues to fascinate.”
— Booklist on Third Grave Dead AheadDarynda Jones is a bestselling author and winner of the 2009 Golden Heart® for Best Paranormal Romance for First Grave on the Right. Her novel The Dirt on Ninth Grave won RT Book Reviews' 2016 Urban Fantasy Worldbuilding Award. She can be found at http://www.daryndajones.com.
Lorelei King is an award-winning narrator and an actress of stage, film, and television. She also works extensively in radio, including award-winning voiceover work. She has narrated more than eighty audiobooks, earning eleven AudioFile Earphones Awards and twice winning the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration.