Kat Richardson excels at creating vivid, fast-moving novels that blend urban fantasy with paranormal mystery. In Greywalker, Seattle P.I. Harper Blaine is viciously attacked and murdered-but after exactly two minutes, somehow she returns to life. Now she's seeing strange things all around her-dark visions from the shadow world-and living a normal life may no longer be possible no matter how hard she tries.
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"Interest premise that some people have the ability to see the those in the "grey" plane where ghosts and other entities exist. Harper Blaine, a private investigator, is brutally beaten, including head injuries, and when she recovers, she finds herself a "greywalker", able to see those extranormal souls (or maybe soul-less). Fascinating concept leading to a less than calm life for this woman. A bit convoluted to follow or I would have given it a higher score. Have the next book in the series and will be interested to see if it gets clearer as we go along. Took awhile to read as it was my purse book. Finally brought it home to finish."
— Bridget (4 out of 5 stars)
“The perfect blend of hardboiled PI and supernatural thriller.”
— Crimespree“Fast-paced fun.”
— Publishers Weekly“A strong addition to the growing body of urban fantasy mysteries.”
— Library Journal“Well-produced, pleasingly peopled, with a strong narrative and plenty of provocative plot lines: a superb beginning to the series that’s unquestionably in the offing.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)" I just met another tough female private eye - Harper Blaine. She acquired occult abilities after she died for about two minutes. "
— Rob, 2/15/2014" I really like that this is a paranormal private investigator story. The characters are interesting and likeable, but a lot of what happens in the "Grey" is confusing and hard to imagine from the descriptions. I will try another one in the series sometime soon to see how the next book flows. "
— Sue, 2/15/2014" The imagery was well written and very well done. The writing style flowed and was an easy read. Plot was original and easy to get immersed in. This is the first book in the Greywalker series. I recommend this book for a quick read that is an edge-of-your-seat thriller. "
— Cheryl, 2/14/2014" Eh, not my cup of tea, which I know is not what people would expect if they read the synopsis. I complain yet again that I don't understand why female authors fell they simply must write in first person. It's obnoxious unless it's done really, really well. The magic didn't have very clear rules and the imagery was probably chaotic on purpose, but it was so chaotic that I didn't really understand what was happening half the time. Character development took a bit too long, but I could forgive that in a first novel. At the end, when things were coming together, it was much better and more entertaining. I'll likely read on since I already own the second, but I'm skeptical. "
— Jessie, 2/2/2014" Living in the Pacific Northwest and having friends who are involved in paranormal research, I found this book totally fascinating. Ms. Richardson takes myth, legends and folklore and weaves them into bits of history and actual geography of the area to come up with a great story. "
— Julie, 1/8/2014" This started out as a great premise, but took too long and about half way through it I lost interest. "
— Christine, 1/5/2014" This is a new author for me. The book reminded me of the Dresden File series by Jim Butcher which I enjoy. In fact, that is why I decided to try this author. This book basically tells how Harper Blaine becomes a Greywalker and how she starts to become familiar with that concept. It also establishes some other characters that I assume will continue in further books. I'm not sure if I will continue this series. I will have to read the blurb for the next book and see if it sounds interesting. "
— Tommy, 1/1/2014" This is SUCH a compelling story. Harper Blaine is a very likeable protagonist, and the Grey is fascinating. A very good start to a hopefully very successful career. "
— Garrett, 12/25/2013" I came across one of Kat Richardson tales in the book Mean street and I was hooked. Next to Harry Dreden and John Taylor I've been looking for another Paranormal detective. This was an excellent read. "
— Richard, 12/10/2013" It took me a little while to warm up to Harper but maybe that was because she was so tortured in this book. And so much world building was happening, but by the end of the book I certainly want to see what happens next. She has an interesting supporting cast and there is a lot of plot potential. "
— ZaBeth, 12/2/2013" Liked it better than Dresden Files "
— Mark, 11/30/2013" I would give this book a solid 3 stars I enjoyed it and it fulfilled my need for a good PI story with just enough of the supernatural to keep things interesting. "
— Kylie, 11/28/2013" Liked this book! Good writing and interesting premise. "
— Rebecca, 3/19/2013" I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to having a new series to read. I like Harper who is forced by circumstances to become a Greywalker and fights it while trying to help a newly made vampire. "
— Are, 10/25/2012" Very enjoyable paranormal mystery, with some unusual characters. Harper Blaine is a fun heroine. Definitely worth reading more of the series. "
— Carola, 6/12/2012" Just wasn't to my taste. I couldn't related to the protagonist and I felt like the supernatural elements were sort of vague and confusing. "
— Michelle, 2/7/2012" I had higher expectations of this book. I'm not sure that I'll continue the series. "
— Candace, 2/2/2012" Intriguing for its differences, this book has enough branches off the main tree to interest me in the next book(which is also good)and the next. "
— Cindi, 11/23/2011" This started out as a great premise, but took too long and about half way through it I lost interest. "
— Christine, 5/2/2011" Didnt really get into this one. Sorry Kat "
— Nicole, 4/23/2011" The concept and premise of this book are both of interest to me, and overall I enjoyed the story. But it definitely feels like a "set up the series" novel, which led to a few pacing issues, and there were times when word choices threw me out of the story. "
— Anki, 4/3/2011" If you are a fan of the Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris, you would like this series by Kat Richardson. "
— Kristen, 3/12/2011" creepy - had trouble visualising some of the descriptions of what was going on (ie the mist stuff) - but generally an intriguing read. "
— Linda, 3/7/2011" I liked the idea for this book, but that's about it. Between the horribly confusing metaphysics of the story and the extreme willing suspension of disbelief that the more mundane characters had towards the extraordinary left me kinda meh overall. "
— Aaron, 2/27/2011" Since I can't give this book 3.5, I decided to round up to 4 since I really did like the main character and the world the author is working to create. There were a couple things that bugged me but not enough to turn me off from the book. I've already looked up the next book in the series! "
— Kristen, 2/26/2011Kat Richardson lives in the wilds of western Washington, where she hunts down bits of history to turn into terrifying tales, accompanied by her husband and a rescued pit bull terrier. She is the author of the Greywalker novels including Possession, Seawitch, Downpour, and Labyrinth. She rides a motorcycle, shoots target pistol, and digs around in the garden, because you never know what you’ll find under a rock.
Mia Barron has worked at theaters in New York and around the country. Her film and television credits include The Guiding Light and the independent feature The F Word. She has won an AudioFile Earphones Award, and in 2003 she was awarded the Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award for her audiobook narration.