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If one door closes and another one opens,
your house is probably haunted.
―Bumper Sticker

As a Part-time PI and fulltime grim reaper, Charley Davidson has asked a lot of questions throughout her life: Why can I see dead people? Who is the hot supernatural entity following me? How do I get gum out of my sister’s hair before she wakes up? But, “How do I trap not one malevolent god, but three?” was never among them. Until now. And since those gods are on earth to kill her daughter, she has little choice but to track them down, trap them, and cast them from this dimension.

There’s just one problem. One of the three stole her heart a very long time ago. Can the Razer, a god of absolute death and destruction, change his omniscient spots, or will his allegiances lie with his brothers?

Those are just a few of the questions Charley must answer, and quick. Add to that a homeless girl running for her life, an innocent man who’s been charged with murdering the daughter of a degenerate gambler, and a pendant made from god glass that has the entire supernatural world in an uproar, and Charley has her hands full. If she can manage to take care of the whole world-destroying-gods thing, we’re saved. If not, well…

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    Charley Davidson
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“Sexy, sassy…Jones’s characters, both living and dead, are colorful and endearing.” ―The Associated Press on First Grave on the Right

“Jones makes a truly memorable debut with her unique tale that is sexy, mysterious, and sarcastically fun!” –RT book Reviews on First Grave on the Right

“Jones perfectly balances humor and suspense…Will leave readers eager for her next installment.” ―Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Second Grave on the Left

“Charley continues to fascinate.” –Booklist on Third Grave Dead Ahead

“Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet continues to blend paranormal, romance, and mystery better than any other contemporary work out there.” ―Heroes and Heartbreakers

“Jones has hit on the perfect recipe for a wisecracking, wickedly funny romp that is edged with truly chilling danger…sexy and mysterious.”―RT Book Reviews on Fifth Grave Past the Light

“Übertalented Jones keeps stirring the pot and throwing in crazy new developments, guaranteed to keep her characters and readers zanily off balance.” –RT Book Reviews on Sixth Grave on the Edge

“Seventh Grave and No Body is Charley at her finest!” –Fresh Fiction

“Crafty Jones shakes things up in a most diabolical way. As always, there is plenty of the weird and wacky, but there is also a heaping dose of high-stakes drama and poignancy. This is one fantastic read!” –RT Book Reviews (4 ½ stars) on Eighth Grave After Dark

“[T]he romance delights. Jones continues to make her Grim Reaper into a layered, fascinating heroine.” –Booklist on The Dirt on Ninth Grave

About the Author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author DARYNDA JONES won a Golden Heart and a RITA for her manuscript First Grave on the Right. A born storyteller, she grew up spinning tales of dashing damsels and heroes in distress for any unfortunate soul who happened by, annoying man and beast alike. Darynda lives in the Land of Enchantment, also known as New Mexico, with her husband and two beautiful sons, the Mighty, Mighty Jones Boys.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Griffin (June 28, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250813271
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250813275
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 0.85 x 7 inches
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NYTimes and USA Today Bestselling Author Darynda Jones has won numerous awards for her work, including a prestigious RITA, a Golden Heart, and a Daphne du Maurier, and her books have been translated into 17 languages. As a born storyteller, Darynda grew up spinning tales of dashing damsels and heroes in distress for any unfortunate soul who happened by, certain they went away the better for it. She penned the international bestselling Charley Davidson series and is currently working on several beloved projects, most notably the Sunshine Vicram Mystery Series with St. Martin's Press and the Betwixt and Between Series of paranormal women's fiction. She lives in the Land of Enchantment, also known as New Mexico, with her husband and two beautiful sons, the Mighty, Mighty Jones Boys.

Click here to read one of the more popular short stories by Darynda called The Monster:

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She can be found at http://www.daryndajones.com

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Karen_in_FLA
5.0 out of 5 stars Completely amazing
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024
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This series is beyond amazing. Each book just keeps getting better and better, but I honestly don’t know how, when they started off as a 5 star. They must be to 10* now!

This episode is not as a much a tearjerker as the last two, but still yanks on the heartstrings. While being funny. The author is truly talented to be able to take such a series story line and infuse humor into it the way she does.

I can’t wait to read the next book, but at the same time, I don’t want the series to ever end. I know I’ll have a hard time finding another anywhere as good.
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monadh
5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling, fast-paced UF novel with original and unique world-building
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2016
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After I had quite a hard time with the last installment where Charley lost her memory and just sort of blundered around throughout the whole book with nothing much happening until the end, I was a bit leery of starting book ten.

Surprisingly I liked it quite a lot and feel this is one of the best installments in the series. There are several mysteries Charley has to solve. One ist he the brutal murder of a hospital administrator, with so much blood at the crime scene that even with the body missing nobody could have survived it. Also, the police already have the boyfriend in custody with lots of evidence pointing towards him. Then there is a runaway girl who fears she will be the next victim in an orphanage where nine children had already died under mysterious circumstances during the last few years.
On a personal front Reyes has been drawing back from her ever since they returned from New York state and she does not quite know what that is all about. And she still has to find a way to make her daughter safe and trap the gods of Uzan that are after her. Throw in a assistant district attorney that suspects her of shady dealings (he is not so far off about that) and is trying to mount a case against her and various ghosthunters/ghostbusters who are tailing her in the hopes of catching her doing something supernatural.

What I particularly liked was that even with all the funny memes and the snarky inner dialogue she has running Charley is actually doing some some real detecting and follows clues in a manner that is plausible for once. I also like the way she is bending the rules (both legal and supernatural), mostly to help people. She is also finally discovering some of her powers and learning to use them, though sometimes she goes a little overboard with said powers.

What I had trouble with is her lack of faith in Reyes: after everything he has endured to be with her, all the countless times he has saved her, and all the ways he has put her well-being and happiness above his own, it takes only one little thing to get her to doubt him. That I had a difficult time swallowing.

Nevertheless a compelling and quite fast-paced UF novel with a great host of supporting characters and original and unique world-building. So 4.75 stars from me.

Edit: But I do have one major gripe: so Charley and Reyes are having some hot sex (love the scene up to this point) and then Reyes, says in French (because he speaks perfect French): "Vous ne devriez pas taquiner, mon amour" and the moment is spoilt. My French is quite rudimentary, but I do know that between lovers you would never use the formal address "vous", but rather the familiar "tu". I really hate it when authors think they need to stick some foreign language bits into their dialogue and then don't go to the trouble to have it checked by a native speaker or at least someone proficient in that language. I hope this can at least be fixed in the electronic/Kindle version, because it completely kills the mood!
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Kate August
4.0 out of 5 stars Still as funny as ever
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2016
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Let me tell you how much I love Darynda Jones, and her character Charley Davidson. A lot. A very big lot. I remember when I read her first book, I thought where has this woman been hiding all these years.
The books are hysterically funny, and warm, and Charley's self deprecating attitude just cracks me up. The books are interesting, entertaining, and most importantly, they make me smile.
I found The Curse of the Tenth Grave to be a little choppy. By throwing way to many plot lines together the story lost it's flow. I thought the story line was choppy, and hard to follow. I am so spoiled by her books, because the plot lines usually mesh together seamlessly. She has surprised me on more than one occasion.
It's still a great book, and definitely worth a listen. If you purchase the audiobook, you'll have the pleasure of listening to Lorelei King, who makes Charley's stories come to life.
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Jeannie Palmer
5.0 out of 5 stars The plot thickens!
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2016
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I've been a fan of Darynda Jones from the day a friend gifted me a CD of First Grave on the Right. Until then, urban fantasy had never been on my "to read" list, much prefering romantic comedy and mysteries. Darynda Jones delivers these and more straight to the readers door. Or CD player, whichever the case may be. The sex scenes in Tenth Grave contain more graphic text and sexual language than previous installments of this series, something I didn't feel added to the story but made me consider the inclusion might be more a sign of the times. In that respect, Mrs. Jones shows her ability to keep up with evolving trends.

I've been hooked on this series since day one. I've enjoyed watching Charley discover her supernatural abilities and explore those abilities, sometimes disastrously. Sadly, before she fully discovers and masters these gifts, Charley is now a god-like entity with even more super powers and even less knowledge of how to use them. Though the story is well told, a reader can't help but feel overwhelmed and impatient at times by the introduction of so many new elements when old elements are left unfinished.

There were many cameo appearances by characters in previous installments, successfully keeping characters the reader knows and loves alive. These contributions propelled the story forward at a brisk pace but had so little to contribute that the presence was a mere flash in the pan. It's nice to know these characters are alive and kicking and allows one to believe they may be seen again in future.

Charley and Reyes show incredible growth as a couple, strengthening their relationship and giving hope that soon the reader will see them combine their other worldly powers for some amazing adventures. There's no denying Darynda Jones is a masterfully entertaining storyteller and I'll continue reading this series to the end.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining mystery listening. 🎶🎎😎✨
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2024
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This kindle e-book novel is from my Kindle Unlimited account book 10 of 13

Darynda Jones does it again great series I can't wait to listen to the next book.

Charlie Davidson is working as a PI trying to get an innocent man released. But everyone is working against her. But there is finally a happy ending.

I would recommend this series and author to readers of romantic family and friends relationship fantasy mystery novels. 2024
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Joy Whiteside
5.0 out of 5 stars loved it
Reviewed in Canada on October 26, 2019
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This is another amazing read in this awesome series. It will grab you and not let you go till you finish the last page. It moves along at a great pace, has characters that you will fall in love with and no matter what you want to see them overcome the obstacles that get in their way, and believe me, there are alot of them. This is a must read, no doubt about it, and when you finish you want o start the next book to see what happens.
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5.0 out of 5 stars excelente
Reviewed in Brazil on October 16, 2017
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Como todos os livros da série, uma leitura leve e divertida. Charlie e sua turma estão aprendendo mais e mais de si mesmos. Vamos ver onde esses deuses vão parar. Ótima leitura!
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voraciousreader
5.0 out of 5 stars read them all - epic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2019
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Well I downloaded this one month ago and it was so good I read all 12 books to date in one month. They were epic! without giving any spoilers away, let me just say, this series was refreshingly different. A grim reaper who is funny, empathetic and has a gorgeous sexy counterpart. Both main characters and main sub characters progress throughout the series to the point that I felt I knew these people. I miss them - waiting on the final book to be released in a couple of weeks - and then I'll be despondent without them. Each book progressed not only the characters but the story without too much repetition - just the right amount that it kept new readers in the loop and didn't bore the pants of serial readers. It was laugh out loud funny in places -you don't get much of that in books - and I really empathised and felt in tune with Charley. It had it all - romance, naughty bits (just the right amount), suspense, complex storyline, and storyline progression throughout the series. These books would make an excellent transition to TV or film. A good director and producer could make these great on this medium. They are also well written. Written from Charley's POV, you get the inside view of what it's like to be Charley and you get her reactions to her circumstances, relationships both normal and paranormal and how she feels about what she does. You love Reyes as much as she does, what's not to love? And the suspense is a page turner. A series not to be missed and one to ensure you put aside time to enjoy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Still good
Reviewed in Germany on April 23, 2018
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I love this series and will continue reading them until the last one. A lot happens in the book and Charley gets very distracted but that's her character so no news here. We learn a lot about here God history aswell.

I hate the cliffhanger though...
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ankita
3.0 out of 5 stars Where were you charlie?
Reviewed in India on April 19, 2017
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I really missed charlie in this novel. Only the last 50 pages made me cry,laugh,amaze,horrify and much more. Even my emotions were not in control. Apart from these 50 pages, the story was not much needed. To say the least, I am in awe of this series and really in it for a long haul
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