Graveminder - Softcover

Marr, Melissa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062083813 ISBN 13: 9780062083814

Publisher: Harper Collins USA, 2011

Synopsis

Rebekkah Barrow never forgot the tender attention her grandmother, Maylene, bestowed upon the dead of Claysville. While growing up, Rebekkah watched as Maylene performed the same unusual ritual at every funeral: three sips from a small silver flask followed by the words, "Sleep well, and stay where I put you."

Now Maylene is gone and Bek must return to the hometown--and the man--she abandoned a decade ago, only to discover that Maylene's death was not natural . . . and there was good reason for her odd traditions. In Claysville, the worlds of the living and the dead are dangerously connected--and beneath the town lies a shadowy, lawless land ruled by the enigmatic Charles, aka Mr. D. From this dark place the deceased will return if their graves are not properly minded. And only the Graveminder, a Barrow woman, and the current Undertaker, Byron, can set things to right once the dead begin to walk. . . .

About this title

Review:

"If anyone can put the goth in Southern Gothic, it's Melissa Marr...Marr [is] careful to ensure that the book's wider themes ... matter to us as much as the multiple cases of heebie-jeebies she doles out."--NPR

"Marr serves up a quirky dark fantasy fashioned around themes of fate, free will-and zombies...well-drawn characters and their dramatic interactions keep the tale loose and lively."--Publishers Weekly

"The emotional dance between Rebekkah and Byron will captivate female readers [and] fantasy-horror fans will demand more."--Kirkus Reviews

"Dark and dreamy . . . Rod Serling would have loved GRAVEMINDER . . . Marr is not tapping into the latest horde of zombie novels, she's created a new kind of undead creature . . . A creatively creepy gothic tale for grown-ups."--USA Today

"A deliciously creepy tale that is as skillfully wrought as it is spellbindingly imagined."--Kelley Armstrong

"Compelling, sexy, and riveting, you will not want to miss Graveminder!"--Jeaniene Frost, New York Times bestselling author of the Night Huntress series

"Melissa Marr has created a fabulous, richly-imagined world in Claysville and its attendant piece of the Underworld."--Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"The ?ber-talented Marr takes her mesmerizing storytelling talents into the adult arena. In her atmospheric and eerie tale, readers and protagonists jointly discover the secrets literally buried in this small town as Marr weaves a richly gothic tale filled with curses, responsibility and death. Outstanding!"--RT Book Reviews (top pick)

"No one builds worlds like Melissa Marr."--Charlaine Harris

"Marr creates sympathetic characters, she takes readers to places both sinister and delightful, and there's a satisfying end to a wonderfully awful villain...Fans will be looking for a sequel to this cozy horror story as soon as they read the last page."--Washington Post

Dark and dreamy . . . Rod Serling would have loved GRAVEMINDER . . . Marr is not tapping into the latest horde of zombie novels, she s created a new kind of undead creature . . . A creatively creepy gothic tale for grown-ups. --USA Today"

Melissa Marr has created a fabulous, richly-imagined world in Claysville and its attendant piece of the Underworld. --Seattle Post-Intelligencer"

Compelling, sexy, and riveting, you will not want to miss Graveminder! --Jeaniene Frost, New York Times bestselling author of the Night Huntress series"

Plan ahead to read this one, because you won t be able to put it down! Haunting, captivating, brilliant! --Library Journal (starred review)"

Marr serves up a quirky dark fantasy fashioned around themes of fate, free will-and zombies well-drawn characters and their dramatic interactions keep the tale loose and lively. --Publishers Weekly"

The ?ber-talented Marr takes her mesmerizing storytelling talents into the adult arena. In her atmospheric and eerie tale, readers and protagonists jointly discover the secrets literally buried in this small town as Marr weaves a richly gothic tale filled with curses, responsibility and death. Outstanding! --RT Book Reviews (top pick)"

A deliciously creepy tale that is as skillfully wrought as it is spellbindingly imagined. --Kelley Armstrong"

No one builds worlds like Melissa Marr. --Charlaine Harris"

The emotional dance between Rebekkah and Byron will captivate female readers [and] fantasy-horror fans will demand more. --Kirkus Reviews"

If anyone can put the goth in Southern Gothic, it s Melissa Marr...Marr [is] careful to ensure that the book s wider themes ... matter to us as much as the multiple cases of heebie-jeebies she doles out. --NPR"

Marr creates sympathetic characters, she takes readers to places both sinister and delightful, and there s a satisfying end to a wonderfully awful villain...Fans will be looking for a sequel to this cozy horror story as soon as they read the last page. --Washington Post"

"Plan ahead to read this one, because you won't be able to put it down! Haunting, captivating, brilliant! "--Library Journal (starred review)

About the Author:

Melissa Marr is the author of the bestselling Wicked Lovely series as well as the adult fantasy novels Graveminder and The Arrivals. When not writing, editing, or traveling, Melissa is buried under a plethora of books, dogs, and children in Virginia or online at www.melissa-marr.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Collins USA
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0062083813
• ISBN 13: 9780062083814
• Binding: Perfect Paperback