Jump to ratings and reviews
Rate this book

Krewe of Hunters #11

The Night Is Forever

Rate this book
A Ghost Rider in the Sky?

What happened here, on a historic ranch outside Nashville, during the Civil War? And what's happening now?

Olivia Gordon works at the Horse Farm, a facility that assists patients with mental and physical recovery; her specialty is animal therapy. She's always loved her job, always felt safe...until now.

People are dying, starting with the facility's founder, whose body is discovered in a ravine on the property-site of a massacre in 1862. And before every death, Liv sees a horse and rider, wearing a soldier's garb, in the night sky.... Warning? Omen? Or clue?

Liv calls in her cousin Malachi and his Krewe, an FBI unit of paranormal investigators, to discover the truth. New Krewe member Dustin Blake knows they need Liv's involvement in the case, yet he's worried about her safety. Because he and Liv quickly become more than colleagues...and he doesn't want to lose her to the endless night

368 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 24, 2013

449 people are currently reading
2917 people want to read

About the author

Heather Graham

584 books6,925 followers
Also published as Heather Graham Pozzessere and Shannon Drake.

New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Heather Graham majored in theater arts at the University of South Florida. After a stint of several years in dinner theater, back-up vocals, and bartending, she stayed home after the birth of her third child and began to write, working on short horror stories and romances. After some trial and error, she sold her first book, WHEN NEXT WE LOVE, in 1982 and since then, she has written over one hundred novels and novellas including category, romantic suspense, historical romance, vampire fiction, time travel, occult, and Christmas holiday fare. She wrote the launch books for the Dell's Ecstasy Supreme line, Silhouette's Shadows, and for Harlequin's mainstream fiction imprint, Mira Books.

Heather was a founding member of the Florida Romance Writers chapter of RWA and, since 1999, has hosted the Romantic Times Vampire Ball, with all revenues going directly to children's charity.

She is pleased to have been published in approximately twenty languages, and to have been honored with awards frorn Waldenbooks. B. Dalton, Georgia Romance Writers, Affaire de Coeur, Romantic Times, and more. She has had books selected for the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild, and has been quoted, interviewed, or featured in such publications as The Nation, Redbook, People, and USA Today and appeared on many newscasts including local television and Entertainment Tonight.

Heather loves travel and anything have to do with the water, and is a certitified scuba diver. Married since high school graduation and the mother of five, her greatest love in life remains her family, but she also believes her career has been an incredible gift, and she is grateful every day to be doing something that she loves so very much for a living.

Ratings & Reviews

What do you think?
Rate this book

Friends & Following

Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!

Community Reviews

5 stars
1,316 (38%)
4 stars
1,340 (39%)
3 stars
627 (18%)
2 stars
102 (2%)
1 star
25 (<1%)
Displaying 1 - 30 of 224 reviews
Profile Image for Mike.
Author 2 books
November 18, 2013
This was another very good mystery from Heather Graham but the only problem I have with the Krewe mysteries(and the others that deal with paranormal mysteries from this wonderful author) is that each one seems very formulaic. There's always been two involved in the murders & in each story, whether it's a Fed or a detective or PI that's the authority figure in the story, there's a woman that first isn't thrilled with him and then falls head over heels in love with him; whether that woman is another authority figure or a civilian it always happens and then the female gets trapped by the murderer(s) and the male authority figure has to save her. Like I said I love her mysteries and in this book the love of animals is very clear and I love that about her; she acknowledges their importance and treats even the 4 legged characters in the books with respect rather than as a "mutt" or "it", etc but I would love to see the formula change some for future mysteries to keep things a bit fresher and less predictable as to how things will unfold. For example, let's let a female character be the one who rescues the male character for a change; I'm a guy and even I think that's a tad sexist when it's happening in every story. I do love how she blends the historical aspects of the various locations; I'll be honest, I can't stand the Civil War history & even I get into it when reading mysteries she writes that deals with that particular era.
Profile Image for ᴥ Irena ᴥ.
1,654 reviews242 followers
August 11, 2016
1.5
Setting: somewhere near Nashville
Half a star for comedic value.

The Horse Farm is a place where people with various physical and mental issues come to spend time with horses and get better. Olivia Gordon is one of the people who helps them. She sees ghosts. Her cousin Malachi sends a new member of the Krewe to investigate. Dustin also sees ghosts.
If what I wrote seems dull and boring as hell, that's because it is. The two main characters are special and, as the author constantly reminds us, beautiful. You have boring leads, lame ghosts, and a group of the most incompetent agents ever.

These books always introduce a bit of history into the story. I usually enjoy it. Here the whole historical part had a lecturing tone.

I will not stop reading the series since there are a few books I liked (one even more than that), but I hope the next one won't be like this
Profile Image for Erika.
87 reviews2 followers
December 19, 2014
I received this book for free from Goodreads. It's expected that I review the book. I should have read it when I got it, and then reviewed it, but we moved and the books got boxed. In any event, I am apprehensive to review this book as I simply didn't like it. I don't know if they think the books are so amazing that they send them out expecting the reviews will be equally amazing.

This is not the case today. First of all, I am surprised that Heather Graham is a best selling author. This was my first book of hers and it was the most primitively written piece of fluff I've read in ages... and I just completed the Sookie Stackhouse Series.

None of this was thrilling or scary. The romance aspect was PG 13 at best and the dialogue was predictable and hard to swallow. It was written like a YA book from the 80's. Like a Goosebumps version of a Judy Blume novel.
Profile Image for Stormi (StormReads).
1,939 reviews207 followers
August 14, 2019
I love this series and even though I know you don't have to read them in order I am a stickler for doing so! 

This one is about a horse ranch that is used to help people with mental and physical recovery and the owner ends up dead. Olivia who works at the farm is also the cousin to Malachi, who leads a Krewe of Hunters group, so she call him in for help. The ghost of the dead owner, Marcus, has contacted Olivia and told her he was killed. 

Some things lead everyone to believe that Marcus was back on drugs and that is what happened to him but Olivia refuses to believe this. Dustin is new with the Hunters and is assigned to kind of go undercover as an agent in need of some therapy so that he can do some snooping. 

When another person ends up dead the stakes get upped and they work hard to find out what happened with the help of the new ghost as well as a civil war general. 

I really liked Olivia and Dustin and felt they went well together. This was a sexy paranormal romance not any different than the others but they are a guilty pleasure that I enjoy! 

Luke Daniels is such an awesome narrator and really makes these fun listens!
Profile Image for Debrac2014.
2,343 reviews20 followers
June 28, 2021
3.5 stars! I didn't like the book beginning with a death and I found Olivia annoying at times but I did enjoy the story line!
Profile Image for Randy Daugherty.
1,156 reviews43 followers
February 8, 2014
The Night is Forever by Heather Graham is another installment in the Krewe of Hunters series is another hit for Heather Graham.
Olivia Gordon works at the Horse Farm, a place people came for therapy whether they are addicts, folks suffering from stress or kids on the verge of being lost, given up on. It is another peaceful ride when Olivia comes upon the body of Marcus, the owner and founder of the Horse farm is down on the ground, dead, and off to the side she sees the General, or thinks she does, but the General is a ghost , a reminder of Tennessee’s part in the war of the states.
The autopsy says that Marcus died of an overdose, and most think it, all but Olivia. Olivia calls her cousin Malachi, a member of the FBI and of the Krewe. There is no way he died of an overdose, not after over 20 years of being cleaned.
Dustin shows up at the farm, an FBI with what many say are drop dead looks and suffering from stress, to many hard cases and suffering so rest and relaxation is the order of the day. Then another death, and what is the strange sound that was heard? A bee? Some kind of bug?
Who could be behind the deaths? A member of the staff? A Nashville Lawyer wanting a land grab? As the story unfolds it takes several twist.
This was a great read, whether you call it a romance, a murder mystery, or paranormal. I call it a very good read and one I would highly recommend. I look forward to hearing more of the Krewe and the history that keeps the past lingering even today.
Profile Image for Marj.
424 reviews5 followers
February 20, 2014
**too many spoilers ahead**
To be honest i was choosing between Mariah and Sydney as the killer. Sandra was too obvious choice for a killer because she was a bitch. Sydney is always left in the farm and he seemed to be someone you would least suspect while the author spent too much time on Mariah's back story. The ghosts were not creepy they merely served as tools to explain the story or parts where humans are not present (eg how marcus died). I also liked the small snippets about us history. And it was fun guessing along with the fbi agents on how marcus and aaron died. The boys stories were a nice addition bit they got cut in the story after aaron died. However the motive behind the killings were lame and does not really jibe with the personality of the killer. The killer seemed level headed so surprised that the killer can hide the psycho side from everyone. The epilogue about the killer didn't feel right to me. I cant say im glad olivia left the house farm but i guess getting tofether with dustin she has to move.

Overall great story but i wish the motive behind the killings were more solid and justified.
Profile Image for Gwen.
494 reviews7 followers
August 8, 2016
La série tire en longueur... Encore une fois un meurtre, un fantôme, un agent du FIB a des particularités...L'histoire est prenante car jusqu'au bout on ne sait pas qui est le tueur, ni le mobile....
La résolution de l'énigme est très courte par rapport au reste de l'histoire.
on reste un peu sur sa faim.
Les personnages sont plausibles mais pas attachants.
De plus je trouve que dans cette série (j'en ai lu plusieurs), les filles sont un peu toutou. Je veux dire qu'elles finissent toujours par trouver leur chéri, abandonner leur boulot pour faire une formation et intégrer le FIB et ainsi travailler avec leur partenaire/fiancé/mari.
Profile Image for Marianne Jay.
1,043 reviews16 followers
September 18, 2020
This time Heather Graham took me to Tennessee, which is where I am planning to move.

Described perfectly, and with tidbits of information, i , once again felt like I was in vacation.
Profile Image for Lyndi W..
2,042 reviews210 followers
May 31, 2015
Totally hopping around with the books in this series, but I'm really digging them. I'm never absolutely sure who the villain is, there isn't a ton of gratuitous sex, the MCs are a little on the Mary Sue can-do-no-wrong side... it's just working for me right now.
332 reviews
August 14, 2016
Although the stories are always similar, you get a small history lesson with each one
Profile Image for Quenya.
404 reviews19 followers
October 15, 2024
This book was a great improvement over the last one. Dustin as a member of the Krewe was a good addition. I liked his character, and the author did a good job showing he was a good person that I could really root for him.

Olivia rubbed me wrong at first and I blame the author. Olivia called and asked for help and then is completely rude to Dustin when he shows up. I think the author wanted to have some romantic tension but there just wasn’t the need for Olivia to be so clueless and rude. It didn’t fit with how her character was described or how she and Malachi were raised as cousins.

The mystery was very predictable even though the author did a decent job of setting up a few red herrings. I am also getting tired of the heroine being the damsel in distress at the end – it would be nice to see one of the women save the day.

The narrator is starting to grow on me. I like Luke Daniels, and he is coming into his own with the series. I still love the series overall and look forward to the next one.
Profile Image for Susanne Leist.
Author 5 books582 followers
October 26, 2017
This book is one of Heather Graham's better ones. I was about to give up on her when I noticed this book. The story follows a different pattern than her prior books. It has the Krewe Unit of FBI paranormal specialists, who I'm getting tired of, but they investigate a murder on a horse farm dedicated to therapeutic programs. This plotline gives the story a better purpose and agenda.
Profile Image for Aparna.
671 reviews8 followers
May 30, 2018
Stars: 3.5 / 5
Recommendation: Yes, pick it up for a mystery involving paranormal elements, historical flair and the romantic side of the plot.

The Night is Forever is the eleventh book in the Krewe of Hunters series by Heather Graham and published in September of 2013. This time around the plot revolves around Olivia Gordon - a therapist at the Horse Farm - and FBI Agent Dustin Blake - newest recruit into the Krewe of Hunters.

This forms the third book in the trilogy within the series. First one was The 2013 book The Night is Watching (My review of that book here: https://inspirethoughts.livejournal.c...) which concluded the plots surrounding the members of the second group of Krewe of Hunters called The Texas Krewe, led by Logan Raintree. Second one being The Night is Alive (My review of that book here: https://inspirethoughts.livejournal.c...) published in August of 2013 that introduced Malachi Gordon who would head the third team of the Krewe of Hunters.

Krewe are a secret FBI unit with each member of the unit honing a particular psychic talent of their own, making them the paranormal investigating team. This unit was created to deal with murders having supernatural undertones and paranormal activities. Headed by paranormal investigator Adam Harrison, this elite unit is called on to solve cases linked to historical mystery involving legendary crime and serial killings, war events and hauntings. The Krewe are divided in three distinct groups. The first group is led by Jackson Crow and called as the original Krewe of Hunters; the second group is led by Texas Ranger Logan Raintree and called as the Texas Krewe; the third group headed by Malachi Gordon although they haven't named their team yet.

The head and owner of the therapy center - The Horse Farm - Marcus Danby, is found dead in a ravine. Only Olivia "Liv" Gordon thinks it as a murder while everyone including cops think it was a drug relapse by Marcus and he had died. She reaches out to her cousin Malachi Gordon who had been recently recruited to Krewe of Hunters and has the leeway to create his own team. He recruits the efficient FBI Special Agent Dustin Blake into his Krewe of Hunters. And sends him to Nashville, Tennessee to investigate Olivia's claim.

But is Olivia right in her suspicions? Or is it just a needle in a hay stack kind of hunt? Why would anyone want to kill a horse farm owner with nothing attached to it? A maze that stuns Dustin and his Krewe. How they find the truth is what the rest of the plot is about.

In all of the books I read in this series, this is perhaps the most simplest plot that I came across. Not a lot of scary chiller yet it retained the theme of paranormal and historical fiction in it. Of course the romance part of it is not to be forgotten. And cannot discount the historical tours we get along the way.

The plot may be simple and looks simple, but it hits one major issue that we face in our society - Drugs / Alcohol abuse. This has not reduced in our society and is a huge social evil. But the therapy center in the plot is seen to be doing a lot good with the help of able therapists, horses, cats and dogs. I wonder if such farms really exist and if they are doing this for real. However, Heather Graham touches on a really crucial aspect subtly in the plot.

Heather Graham brings in other Krewe members who aid Dustin and Olivia in the investigation making it clear to the readers that it is a team effort although two of them take the primary lead in any case. This time we see Malachi Gordon, Abigail Anderson, Sloan Trent and Jane Everett (We saw Malachi's and Abigail's story in the 10th book The Night is Alive. We saw Sloan and Jane's story in the 9th book, The Night is Watching (https://inspirethoughts.livejournal.c...). )

Another successful thriller in the series of books under Krewe of Hunters by Heather Graham that is an easy ready and still enjoyable.

Spoiler Alerts:

1) Plot Reveals:
a. Places that Heather Graham takes us along the plots:
i. There is a reference to General Bixby Tavern in Nashville, TN in the plot. But I couldn’t find anything for real. Perhaps Heather Graham invented it.
ii. F.Scott's Restaurant & Jazz Bar - Heather has Dustin and Olivia go to this restaurant for dinner one night. Unfortunately this restaurant has been closed since 2016 at least. More about that here: https://www.facebook.com/fscottsnashv....
b. Homicide Detective David Caswell, the former partner of Malachi Gordon while they were on force at New Orleans, whom we met in The Night is Alive - 10th book in Krewe of Hunters - resurfaces in this plot as well. He happens to be Dustin Blake's former partner when both of them were working for the police force in Savannah, TN.
c. The FBI team that Dustin Blake was part of consists of Grant Shelby, Cindy Greenstreet and Jerry Gunter. I am wondering why Heather Graham had mentioned their complete names as well as a brief intro, albeit as part of the conversation between Dustin, David, Jackson Crow and Malachi. Will they resurface in future plots is something we have to wait and see.
d. Dustin Blake has a sister Rayna Blake who is a Nashville sensation - a country music singer. I wonder if Heather Graham will use her as a lead character in a future book.

2) Sub Plots:
a. After finally meeting Adam Harrison in the eighth book The Uninvited (My review of that book here: https://inspirethoughts.livejournal.c...), I was keen to start the books in which he had originally been part of. And I have read the second book under Harrison Investigation Series - The Presence (Review of that book here: https://inspirethoughts.livejournal.c...). I am finding it hard to resist buying rest of the books in that series as well.

3) Again this book I have, came with two inserts about free books - you know where the books used to have a hard letter kind of page that you could tear it, fill in some information and mail it with free postage; You would get the free books as promised along with free gifts sometimes. Remember those card inserts? Well, I found them in this book. Why am I surprised because off-late such inserts are no longer seen. I remember seeing them in older books, more like pre-2005 era when internet, online shopping etc wasn’t that hep. But surprised to see it in a book published in 2013. Wonder if the author was trying to revive the good old paper-system of writing letters. However in this book that I have someone has torn those pages and perhaps used them. I see the evidence of the remnants of the torn pages stuck in the binding. Glad someone used them.

4) Grammatical / Historical / Location / Character Errors:
a. On Pg. 21, line 13, Dustin was looking at David, Jackson and Malachi. However, inadvertently Heather Graham mentions as Dustin, Jackson and Malachi. An error in character representation.
b. There is a confusion in the plot as to how many years was Marcus Danby sober from Drugs - On Pg. 22, in a conversation between the Krewe members it is shown as twenty years; On Pg. 71 it is said as Marcus had thirty years of clean living; On Pg. 95, in a conversation between Dustin and Coot it is shown as twenty plus years.
Profile Image for Elliott.
1,202 reviews5 followers
February 8, 2015
I found this book silly in a way that I do not enjoy. I think I was expecting something darker or a bit more gritty? the main characters are beautiful and perfect and become entangled in a deeply passionate and sincere romantic relationship almost instantaneously (although of course when they first meet, they rub each other the wrong way). I felt like all of the characters spoke in the same voice, which didn't differ much from the narrative, and it felt like things happened arbitrarily, as in, this character is being rude because she is supposed to be unlikeable, or all of these people have arrived so that we can already be introduced to them for the second book in the series. I never really related to or cared about any of the characters.



there's also a bit about how olivia's cousin (very handsome) works on this same ghosty task force as dustin, the male lead, and is dating one of his coworkers (beautiful), and I don't know. to me so much of the story just seemed immature.
Profile Image for Sharon.
Author 38 books398 followers
August 9, 2014
Olivia Gordon is seeing ghosts: one of them is a Civil War general, Rufus Cunningham. The other is her employer, Marcus Danby, whose body is in front of her ... while his ghost is tapping her on the shoulder.

Thus begins "The Night is Forever."

Set on a fictional equine-assisted therapy facility in Tennessee, the mystery not only involves ghosts but ghost hunters ... one of them a a very handsome fellow called Dustin, who is falling for Olivia even as he tries to help her investigate Marcus' death. As more deaths occur around the Horse Farm, the plot thickens constantly.

Heather Graham is very good at romantic suspense, and throwing in an entertaining paranormal twist didn't hurt here. Graham draws on local color to set a historical background for her present-day events, and keeps readers guessing at the "whodunnit." (I was oh-so-wrong in my suspicions!)

Though this is the third of a series, it stands alone quite well. I found it entertaining and well-crafted, and would recommend it to fans of the genre.
Profile Image for Wendy Sparrow.
Author 67 books277 followers
February 27, 2016
This book. *shakes head* It was not up to par. 10, 11, and 12 of this series just read like they were written by ghost writers. (As in other writers writing on her behalf, not actual ghostly authors. Ghosts would have written better than these three books... Pretty sure.) Some of the other books were fabulous though and definitely worth reading.

Okay, biggest complaint and this is a SPOILER--
124 reviews
September 2, 2020
This book is what happens when a horse woman with internalize misogyny gets the idea to do a half-hearted "go among mad people" episode.

The Horse Farm is a stupid idea for so many reasons. I get that the author likes horses, but this is just ridiculous. Horses are strong and skittish, and can be extremely dangerous when startled. Even completely sane people can get themselves kicked if they're not careful. Horse therapy tends to use smaller horses that have naturally calm dispositions and are carefully trained, not big rescue animals that could easily panic. Mixing unstable humans with unstable horses is not a great plan. All the legal waivers in the world wouldn't save this place if a client had a meltdown and got their skull kicked in. Someone who is "easily frightened when things weren't precisely as they were supposed to be" absolutely does not belong around horses.

Again the narrative handed the man the upper hand in the protagonists' first interaction, making the woman look like a fool. Meanwhile the man is so hopped up on toxic masculinity that he ends up in a pissing match with a ghost. This is getting ridiculous. "He's a trained FBI agent and she's not" would hold more water if the women who were trained FBI agents didn't get treated the same way.

This is a minor one, but "coffee with a shot of espresso" is not just called "coffee with a shot of espresso", it's called a "red eye".

Tranquilizer darts do not cause a person to fall the instant they're hit. An FBI agent who was hit would have enough time to shoot the person with a real gun. Any drugs take time to take effect. And that's not mentioning the issue of dosage, An ipod charger falling into a bathtub is not a surefire way of killing someone. It's fairly unlikely to be fatal, so not exactly the best choice for murder.

Speaking of "unlikely to kill someone", IRL over 90% of killers are men, but in this series at least 50% of killers are women (this is a common silly thing in crime novels that want to avoid appearing "misandrist" because they use realistic proportions/want an interesting "plot twist" that stops being a twist the 5th time in a row it happens). Coupled with the female protagonists being in an subordinate role and always ending up damseled an having to be rescued by men, and men always being in charge in general, seems like plain-old internalized misogyny at work.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Nicole.
1,272 reviews11 followers
June 21, 2024
Well that started abruptly. That said, it was still great until the end. So some spoilers (which should be obvious because all these plots end the same way).

I know I mention it every other review, so having a character actually point out that this entire department seems to work on connections: they get called in because someone asked a favour, not because there’s anything obviously paranormal going on. One person saying ‘I saw a ghost’ isn’t going to get the super special FBI task force on the case unless that person knows someone. It’s not a deal breaker to the plot, but it throws me out everything a single time. At least someone pointed it out this time lol.

The main characters’ relationship dynamic is pretty normal in this one, which is also great- it’s not extreme either way, just get along and attracted like normal people (who of course fall madly in love over the course of the plot). They have the ‘you know, maybe not the time to focus on this’ convo, which it’s nice to see people with priorities in these books. Yeah, they eventually fall into bed, but it’s over halfway and they now know each other better than ‘they’re hot’. They felt like real people in how they approached the each other.

I legit didn’t know where this one was going, which was refreshing.

The solution of her leaving to join the FBI was expected, but especially dumb here. Nothing about Olivia - who spent the whole book loving her job and desperately trying to make sure her passion continued- just…shrugged it off, handed the job off to some others with a promise she’ll come back to visit? To say it felt forced is an understatement. It’s a choice that is only made because the way the plot of these books goes said so. It actually knocked the book down a star for me, since it legit left a bad taste in my mouth and tarnished the really enjoyable characters and story.

Profile Image for Veronica.
386 reviews
December 20, 2018
I won this book for free through the GoodReads Giveaway Program. I recommend you pic up or rent your own copy to form and understand my review here. Winning this book is the reason I started reading the entire series, but you could jump in here and be good moving forward.

Graham changed her style of writing. The first couple of novels you probably should have started from the beginning so you understood everyone in the crew, how it formed, etc. Now, she is just focusing still on two characters but not the entire team or new team assigned. For example in this novel, Dustin mentioned two Crew members coming to join - Sloan and Jane. I had to reference back on here (GoodReads) to remember who they were...

Chapter 12 felt like a filler chapter. It was shorter than the rest and felt a bit unnecessary. I marked it in case some clues come up that reference back into this chapter, but i don't remember any cropping up as I write this review. So I felt as though this chapter could have easily been summed up as "Mariah and Mason went home, understanding they did so at their own risk."

This was the first novel we learned why ghosts might fade. They get tired or haven’t adapted to the non-earthy life. Why they appear to some and not others or talk to some and not others. It really got into the depth of the realism behind the concept of ghosts and their resistance among the living.

Overall, this one had me guessing until it was revealed. I never quite put the puzzle piece together to click into place. I had my suspicion about various folks, but never concluded who was behind everything until revealed.

4 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Angela.
8,582 reviews123 followers
December 30, 2025
4 Stars

‘Adam Harrison put together a group of people with special skills … These are their stories.’

The Night is Forever is the eleventh book in the Krewe of Hunters series by Heather Graham...
Okay, so if you’re into crime-solving with a supernatural twist, then Heather Graham’s Krewe of Hunters series is like comfort food for your spooky-loving soul. Imagine a team of FBI agents who can see and communicate with ghosts - but instead of it being all doom and gloom, it’s got this cozy, slightly romantic vibe mixed in with the mystery.
Each book focuses on a different agent, so you get fresh characters and settings every time, but there’s still that familiar “Krewe family” feel. The cases range from creepy old mansions to haunted battlefields, and Ms. Graham is really good at weaving in bits of history without making it feel too ‘heavy’.
Are the plots sometimes a little predictable? Sure. But honestly, that’s part of the charm - you’re there for the atmosphere, the ghostly encounters, and the slow-burn romances as much as the whodunit. It’s the kind of series you can dip in and out of without feeling lost, although saying that, reading the books in consecutive order gives you a bigger picture as well as providing a nice sense of connection between the characters.
If you like your mysteries with a dash of paranormal, a sprinkle of romance, and a cast of likable, slightly quirky investigators - then the Krewe of Hunters is a fun, binge-worthy ride. Perfect for late-night reading with a cup of tea.
Happy Reading… 👻
Profile Image for books_with_sass.
399 reviews30 followers
October 30, 2018
I didn't realize that this was part of a series when I started reading it, but you don't have to read all the previous books to be able to understand what's going on. This was a relatively quick read, my only "complaint" is that the chapters are really long (on average about 25 pages each). I had previously tried reading this book years ago, but didn't really get into it, it didn't grab my attention right off the bat. However, once I got a chapter or two in, it got more interesting. The mystery was all twisty and turn-y, all the clues kept just going around in circles, so I never really had any idea who the culprit was. Character development was decent, not a ton of backstory was needed and it wasn't necessary to make the characters overly complicated. There was enough development of the main characters to give you an idea of who they were and a desire for them to figure out what was happening. The plot was interesting, and moved along well. The details of the more important things was clear and not overly done.

All in all, I would recommend this book if you like a cozy mystery to read, something that won't keep you up at night but will still make you think and try to figure out whodunit. If you also like stories about ghosts or more "supernatural" types of stories, that would be a bonus for you.
Profile Image for Jessica.
421 reviews50 followers
February 25, 2017
Pretty average read in the Krewe series. I don't really care for this new approach to the next Krewe, in which characters with paranormal abilities join the group after getting involved in a case (which feels slapdash). I preferred the previous method of introducing new Krewes, in which a group was carefully assembled and each person had some kind of skill in addition to their paranormal abilities. Perhaps this is why the characters in this new Krewe feel a lot less memorable to me.

The setting in this Krewe book--a therapeutic horse ranch outside Nashville--was an interesting and unique choice for a mystery. I enjoyed how this book highlighted themes of animal rescue and personal healing through working with horses. That's not something I've encountered a lot in mysteries and it lent a special touch to this one. It also made the mystery extra difficult to solve, as I was wondering who could possibly have a vendetta against the ranch (the motive is not really made clear until the villain is revealed). The main detectives and love interests, Olivia Gordon and Dustin Blake, were quite underdeveloped in this one. Not much distinguishes their characters other than constant mentions of how physically attractive they are.
Profile Image for Christy Roberts.
1,525 reviews50 followers
September 26, 2025
This was another great add to the series. I was happy with the ending. My guess on who was the culprit was right. Though one person I thought wasn't actually in on it. They were dating the person and didn't realize it was them.

Liv finds her friend and mentor dead. The report seems like it was him falling off the clean wagon after decades if being drug free. However she don't believe it and calls her cousin. Malachi can't come himself since everyone knows him. Instead an undercover new recruit is sent.

Dustin been FBI and was military. He wanted a Krewe assignment but no real way sign up but he finally gets in and the first case he's using the cover or a burn out to be at the Horse Farm that does therapy for people in need.

At first Liv isn't sure but they work out great. The deputy sheriff isn't thrilled when finds Dustin poking around but when another victim turns up things change.

Loved that we got see horses and the dog Sammy. Also got Malachi coming in near end with Abby, Jane and Sloane to help out. Thankfully the person who tried to ruin the place didn't succeed. The ghosts helping always awesome.
Profile Image for Crystal Marcela.
216 reviews1 follower
May 22, 2020
These books have the same formula. There is either a man or a woman as the main charter. If its a man, he is handsome and smart. If it's a woman she is beautiful and although the writer makes you believe she is smart, she will always end up being the damsel in distress. The female is most of the time annoying and dislikes the man but somehow they fall in love. And not just love but the book ends with them going away and either getting engaged or married. Ridiculous! This is the same every time that I am just going to copy-paste this part of my review moving forward. And for anyone wondering why I am reading these, they are free and I am 32 weeks pregnant during a quarantine.

The main characters in this book are a cousin from the previous book's main character Malachi and a new member to the team. It takes place in Nashville Tennessee on a horse farm. Even though this book was 9 hours I believe, it still felt short. It was nice that I didn't figure out who it was who done it. But it really wasn't all that stimulating to be honest. The ending was a little cheesy.
Profile Image for Julie Witt.
602 reviews20 followers
November 5, 2023
I always enjoy a Krewe of Hunters book, and while they all have more than a few things in common, one of the things that separates them is the setting and all the historical facts that are sprinkled in about that place. The Night is Forever takes place somewhere outside of Nashville, Tennessee, and because of this rather vague location, I didn't feel like I got the usual historical tidbits I look forward to reading, but the story itself takes place on The Horse Farm, "a facility that assists patients with mental and physical recovery." Olivia Gordon works at this facility, and when her boss, a recovering addict, turns up dead with drugs in his system, she seems to be the only one who doesn't buy this story. She calls her cousin, Malachi, a member of the Krewe, who sends in Dustin Blake to investigate to see if there's anything to her suspicions.

This series of paranormal mysteries/romances doesn't disappoint and is always fun to read. I look forward to reading the next book in the series, and continue to recommend it.

4/5 stars
Profile Image for Danielle Urban.
Author 12 books167 followers
July 9, 2020
The Night is Forever by Heather Graham is one intense thriller. Every character is on edge. No one knows who the killer is nor what the motive is. Everyone is a suspect. The FBI were called in by one of the colleagues. By claiming that the death wasn't an accident puts her life in jeopardy. Her cousin sends an FBI agent to her area to investigate. At first, there isn't much to believe that the first death was an accident. However, as he stays on, he soon believes there is something bad happening...and as another death occurs there is much more to lose. Dangerous, intense, and suspenseful-this book was amazing! The characters were believable. They made me feel like I was there experiencing in person. Heather Graham magically weaves humor and romance with a touch of paranormal activity to the story. I loved it!

I received this copy from the publisher. This is my voluntary review.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 224 reviews

Can't find what you're looking for?

Get help and learn more about the design.