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USA Today Best-Selling Author.
Introducing Cree Black, a parapsychologist with a haunted past.
When Lila Beauforte takes up residence in her ancestral home, the 150-year-old Beauforte House in the Garden District of New Orleans, she is terrified by ghostly apparitions. The family reluctantly calls Cree Black for help. Based out of Seattle, Cree, a parapsychologist with a degree from Harvard, is a “ghost buster.” But as Cree gets closer to the truth, the proverbial skeletons in the closet of the prestigious Beauforte family come crashing down on her, and she must struggle to keep her own ghosts at bay.
Daniel Hecht has created a plausible, heart-stopping ghost thriller. Relying on the science of parapsychology to spine-tingling effect, he brings to life a remarkably compelling character in Cree Black—as well as the ghosts she confronts. “The authentic, supernatural locale contributes the requisite spooky atmosphere – think Anne Rice at her least histrionic – and the eccentric characters are well drawn and believable.” —Booklist
After her husband's death and a "visitation" of his spirit, Cree Black realizes she has special abilities. She opens a business to aid people experiencing hauntings. When Lila Beauforte moves back into her family manse in New Orleans and a series of horrific events follows, the family calls Cree's firm for assistance. Using scientific and paranormal research in addition to her empathic skills, Cree copes with skeptical relatives and nasty ectoplasmic manifestations. Anna Fields performs this plunge into a closet of family skeletons with conviction. As ghosts terrorize Lila and Cree, Anna Fields keeps the listener in thrall. Her characterizations are original, ranging from masked Mardi Gras monsters and juju women to hysterical victims and diabolical connivers. Throughout the engaging, if predictable, plot Fields is top-notch. S.J.H. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine
