City of Masks

Science-based parapsychological thriller, New Orleans setting, whodunnit. No crystal balls, no tarot cards, just pricey equipment that can read heart rates togetherwith research and intuition. Like a lie detector but measuring witness haunt reactions. There were mysteries to solve: was the ghost real......more

If you are fascinated with New Orleans, the history, the culture, the things that go bump in the night and a story of old southern snobbery resulting from inherited wealth, then this is the book for you. I liked it so much that I had a difficult time putting it down. Cree Black is a paranormal invest......more

I read this one overnight. It's a fun, disturbing not-badly-written book that balances mystery and horror fairly well. The gist lays thusly: a multi-degreed doctor lady in her middle-ish 30's was a big wig in the field of psychology and very happily married when her husband was killed very suddenly i......more

I really enjoyed the first 2/3rds of the book. Daniel Hecht is a very accomplished writer. He really made New Orleans come alive. I could see his characters--actually felt like I was in the story. It was the last third of the book that bothered me. Oh, I had to keep reading-- the story was that well......more