Charlaine Harris 4 Books Collection Set Harper Connelly Mysteries Series
1. Grave Secret
When she was 15; Harper Connelly was struck by a bolt of lightning; which left her with a spiderweb of red over her body; headaches; and episodes of weakness. Sometimes her right hand shakes. And she can find dead people. It's taken a while; but at last Harper's pretty happy with her life: she's making a living; using her unique talent to help people; and she's got a lover - her stepbrother Tolliver. That creeps some people out; but though they grew up together; and got each other through the real bad times - their parents' drug-use; the abuse; the disappearance of Harper's elder sister Cameron - they're not blood relatives. Then Tolliver's dad arrives on the scene; seeking forgiveness for the sins of their youth; and the police get a tip-off that after all these years; Cameron's been spotted in a mall. With all this going on Harper realises life is getting a little complicated; but she doesn't expect those complications to include Tolliver getting shot; or watching a cop die taking a bullet for her. Harper can find dead people; but now it's clear someone wants her dead .
2. Grave Sight
Harper Connelly had a lucky escape when she was hit by lightning: she didn't die. But sometimes she wishes she had died; because the lightning strike left her with an unusual talent: she can find dead people - and that's not always comfortable. Everyone wants to know how she does it: it's a little like hearing a bee droning inside her head; or maybe the pop of a Geiger counter; a persistent; irregular noise that increases in strength as she gets closer. It's almost electric: a buzzing all through her body; and the fresher the corpse; the more intense the buzz. Harper and her brother Tolliver make their living from finding the dead; for desperate parents; worried friends . . . and police departments who have nowhere else to look. They may not believe in her abilities; but sometimes the proof is just too much for even the most sceptical of police chiefs to deny. But it's not always easy for someone like Harper; for the dead *want* to be found - and too often; finding the body doesn't bring closure; it opens a whole new can of worms.
3. Grave Surprise
A bolt of lightning struck Harper Connelly when she was 15; leaving her with a strange spider web of red on her torso and right leg; episodes of weakness; shakes and headaches - and an ability to find dead people. Harper is summoned to Memphis to demonstrate her unique talent; but there are still plenty of sceptics; even as Harper stands atop a grave and announces there are two bodies buried there. The police are convinced there's something fishy going on when the grave is opened to reveal the centuries-dead remains of a man; which they'd expected (that being his grave; after all) and a dead girl; which no one expected - except Harper; of course. And suspicions are raised even further because Harper had failed to find eleven-year-old Tabitha Morgenstern when she was abducted two years before. Harper and Tolliver need to find the real killer to prove Harper's innocence; especially after their nocturnal visit to the cemetery in hopes that Harper can sense something more is followed by the discovery; the following morning; of a third dead body in the grave . . .
4. An Ice Cold Grave
Harper Connelly was struck by lightning as a teenager; and now she can find the dead. In her third case; Harper and Tolliver; her stepbrother; are hired to find a missing grandson. But the truth is far worse than a single dead child; for numerous teenage boys; all unlikely runaways; have disappeared from Doraville; North Carolina. Harper soon finds the eight bodies; buried in the half-frozen ground; but then; still reeling from coming into contact with her first serial killer; she is attacked and injured. Now she and Tolliver have no choice but to stay in Doraville while she recovers; and as she reluctantly becomes part of the investigation; she learns more than she cares to about the dark mysteries and long-hidden secrets of the town: knowledge that makes her the most likely person to be next to end up in an ice-cold grave.
