Graves Robbed, Heirlooms Returned

Reed Lavender #1

by Ashley Capes

At least when you're Death's nephew the bad guys literally have no-where to hide, right?

Meet Reed Lavender, a mostly-human detective with the uncanny ability to hear the final words of the dead. But on this case he’ll need more than his usual tricks to solve the murder of a teen runaway – he'll need something that just might be more trouble than it's worth – the help of his ragtag Reaper-cousins.

But the deeper Reed digs the more he realises there's something far bigger and darker beneath his city, something vast, something that is ripening to rot...

Genres: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Ebooks, Paranormal

150 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 16, 2019

About the author

Ashley is a poet, novelist and ex-teacher living in Australia.

He taught English, Media and Music Production, played in a metal band, worked in an art gallery and slaved away at music retail. Aside from reading and writing, Ashley loves volleyball and Studio Ghibli – and Magnum PI, easily one of the greatest television shows ever made.

See poetry and fiction at http://ashleycapes.com/

Reviews

[Ashley Capes]

Also November

And the story is now live - no more pesky waiting like it was with the old pre-order link :D

Graves Robbed, Heirlooms Returned


November

The pre-order link is now available :)

Graves Robbed, Heirlooms Returned





October
Due on approximately the 31st of November!

[Vintagebooklvr · Rating 3 out of 5]

2 1/2 stars. An urban fantasy set down-under where Reed, a mostly human, partly reaper, uses his unusual talents in the P.I. and retrieval business. When Reed investigates a runaway's death, he realizes there is much more going on, particularly when one of his cousins disappears. Now, because of some arcane rule that prevents his powerful aunt from interfering he has to be the one to face the dangers, rescue his cousin and get rid of the mystical rot about to spread through his town and then the world.

Fairly standard for a urban fantasy. A little unusual to have Death as a female, particularly associated with Greek mythology but it works. I'd read another in the series. Some good action.

[Jae · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a private investigator, Reed can use his ability to hear the last words of victims to help him solve cases. He’s currently trying to find out who murdered a teen runaway, but the case seems tied to something much larger and darker. Reed’s aunt, Death herself, tabs him to look into it, and some of his Reaper cousins drop in to “help”. Now Reed is on the trail of a cult that is trying to summon a goddess into flesh. If they succeed, the human race may be wiped out of existence.

The story was interesting, but the narrative was somewhat choppy. It lacked smooth transitions, seeming to ping-pong back and forth. I enjoyed the story, but a lot of things were never explained, and there was no real resolution at the end.

In summation, intriguing premise, middling execution. Giving it three stars.

[Norman Hirschman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enter Reed Lavender, half human half Reaper.He ,as a private detective,takes on a dead case from the police at the request of the grandmother of the deceased daughter. Only thing start to go wrong as he becomes involved in a cult which took a cousin from Reed. But things are not what they appear and only time will tell if Reed can help anyone including himself. I found the book to be very interesting and would higher recommend it for reading.

[Riana Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unique premise

Unique premise. Good world building and interesting characters. A fairly large cast of primary and secondary characters were thrown in - The characters could've used some more back story and depth to anchor them to memory before they fitted out of scene again; that ephemeral nature made it hard to get emotionally invested or even care what happened to them in a scene.

[Liza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting lead character - Reed is half-human and half-reaper. As a human, he is a private investigator trying to solve murders that the police have written off. As a reaper, he can extract days, weeks, months of life from people to extend his life and punish the people.

I enjoyed that the book is situated around Melbourne and so all the places are familiar.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read

I enjoyed this book. It has a bit of a different take on the person Death. Reed's supernatural world is unique as well. Looking forward to more books about Reed and his "family.'

[Ulla · Rating 2 out of 5]

I felt uncomfortable with this one, reapers, ghosts and undead aren't my thing. The character or Reed is okay, but I don't like his relatives.

Crossings and A Whisper of Leaves of the same author were great though. It's another kind of supernatural which I can believe.

[Cherish Kasner · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a quick read that left me wanting more! It is a mystery that has a lot going on. Some of the stuff gets answered, some doesn't. I'm definitely going to have to read the next one to see where the story goes!

[Rebecca Stock · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5⭐️ - liked it enough to want to read the next book.

I honestly kept forgetting that it was set in Melbourne (until a location I recognised was mentioned) because the audio narration was American, no Aussie accents

[Joscelyn Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Enjoyable

This had a very entertaining storyline, it's a very enjoyable series starter. I'm looking forward to reading more of Reed's adventures.

[Dawn Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

Compelling story and unique read.Makes me want to read more! Very different type of story mixing in Mythology with an amazing story line. A new must read series!

[Karen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Couldn’t finish this book. Two different story lines which were confusing.

[Scott Wray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting

An interesting use of mythology in a modern urban setting. Finally something new from the old. Thank you for a new universe to play in.

[A_Friend · Rating 4 out of 5]

Graves Robbed…

Good read , characters and storyline. This is an urban fantasy with quite a bit of twists and turns. Half human, does make a good reading. Recommend