Secrets are uncovered when another of the townspeople is murdered, an older murder is revealed, and both Harper and Tolliver are endangered. In Sarne, a place that attracts tourists with faux hillbilly shops, the real life residents are a reflection of those hillbilly caricatures, with intertwined, twisted relationships. Afterward, Harper and Tolliver must remain in town as persons of interest until the sheriff releases them. Harper is able to determine that Teenie was murdered, and that her boyfriend, initially believed to be a suicide, was murdered as well. In Grave Sight (love the pun) Harper is contracted to find, and indeed does, the body of a teenage girl named Teenie in the small town of Sarne, Arkansas.

Harper and her brother Tolliver Lang have set up a consulting business so that they can make a living using Harper's unique ability. Harper Connelly was struck by lightning when she was a teen, and afterward discovered that she can sense the location of dead bodies and can see the moment of a person's death. The Harper Connelly series falls somewhere in between. The Sookie Stackhouse series features vampires, shapeshifters and fairies, but Harris' other mystery series have no supernatural elements at all. Don't miss it.Grave Sight is the first book in the Harper Connelly series by Charlaine Harris, who is probably best known for the Sookie Stackhouse books on which the TV series True Blood was based. If Jimmy Nesbits ridiculous Bloodlands can get one, Bluelights, which is head and shoulders above that laughable series, deserves and ten year run. All in all a great series that needs to get a second season.

This character albeit unlikeable was superbly played even in her redemption in the final episodes. Only interested in self and never a team player always focused on career protection.

The High Potential fast tracked officer so well reflects those that normally fill that role in reality. It's well written (with the aforementioned caveat) with the best and most realistic character being Jerry superbly acted by Richard Dormer. The situations are realistic and do occur frequently. And the added complication of being a probationary officer is well acted and accurate. So artistic licence is allowed, like all police dramas (remember Hill Street Blues or The Bill) however it does represent quite well the difficulties of being a police officer in todays Belfast.

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