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Sharp, fast, and deft, a gripping story that, with the skill of a Wallenda, walks the tightrope between the real and the supernatural. -- Kirkus Reviews Reader Fields' fully voiced performance is so strong that it's easy to forget that this is a work of fiction. -- Kliatt The authentic, supernatural locale contributes the requisite spooky atmosphere--think Anne Rice at her least histrionic--and the eccentric characters are well drawn and believable. -- Booklist Anna Fields gives the smart, crisp dialog a spirited reading, seamlessly shifting between 'N'Arluns' yokels and 'Noo Yawk' locals. -- Library Journal (audio review) This is a genuine creepfest--a contemporary ghost story blending parapsychology and the steamy exoticism of New Orleans...highly enjoyable. -- Library Journal Anna Fields performs this plunge into a closet of family skeletons with conviction. As ghosts terrorize Lila and Cree, Anna Fields keeps the listener in thrall. Her characterizations are original, ranging from masked Mardi Gras monsters and juju women to hysterical victims and diabolical connivers...Fields is top-notch. -- AudioFile A superb thriller...Because the author deliberately downplays sensationalism, the book's premise--that ghosts really do exist--seems, even to this confirmed skeptic, surprisingly, uneasily possible. -- Cleveland Plain Dealer [Fields] uses an impressive variety of bayou accents to distinguish the other New Orleanians--from the good ol' boy gruffness of Lila's worried husband to the cultured, iron magnolia locutions of her aristocratic mother. -- Publishers Weekly

Sharp, fast, and deft, a gripping story that, with the skill of a Wallenda, walks the tightrope between the real and the supernatural. -- Kirkus Reviews Reader Fields' fully voiced performance is so strong that it's easy to forget that this is a work of fiction. -- Kliatt This is a genuine creepfest--a contemporary ghost story blending parapsychology and the steamy exoticism of New Orleans...highly enjoyable. -- Library Journal A superb thriller...Because the author deliberately downplays sensationalism, the book's premise--that ghosts really do exist--seems, even to this confirmed skeptic, surprisingly, uneasily possible. -- Cleveland Plain Dealer The authentic, supernatural locale contributes the requisite spooky atmosphere--think Anne Rice at her least histrionic--and the eccentric characters are well drawn and believable. -- Booklist Anna Fields gives the smart, crisp dialog a spirited reading, seamlessly shifting between 'N'Arluns' yokels and 'Noo Yawk' locals. -- Library Journal (audio review) Anna Fields performs this plunge into a closet of family skeletons with conviction. As ghosts terrorize Lila and Cree, Anna Fields keeps the listener in thrall. Her characterizations are original, ranging from masked Mardi Gras monsters and juju women to hysterical victims and diabolical connivers...Fields is top-notch. -- AudioFile [Fields] uses an impressive variety of bayou accents to distinguish the other New Orleanians--from the good ol' boy gruffness of Lila's worried husband to the cultured, iron magnolia locutions of her aristocratic mother. -- Publishers Weekly

[Fields] uses an impressive variety of bayou accents to distinguish the other New Orleanians--from the good ol' boy gruffness of Lila's worried husband to the cultured, iron magnolia locutions of her aristocratic mother. -- Publishers Weekly A superb thriller...Because the author deliberately downplays sensationalism, the book's premise--that ghosts really do exist--seems, even to this confirmed skeptic, surprisingly, uneasily possible. -- Cleveland Plain Dealer Anna Fields gives the smart, crisp dialog a spirited reading, seamlessly shifting between 'N'Arluns' yokels and 'Noo Yawk' locals. -- Library Journal (audio review) Anna Fields performs this plunge into a closet of family skeletons with conviction. As ghosts terrorize Lila and Cree, Anna Fields keeps the listener in thrall. Her characterizations are original, ranging from masked Mardi Gras monsters and juju women to hysterical victims and diabolical connivers...Fields is top-notch. -- AudioFile Reader Fields' fully voiced performance is so strong that it's easy to forget that this is a work of fiction. -- Kliatt Sharp, fast, and deft, a gripping story that, with the skill of a Wallenda, walks the tightrope between the real and the supernatural. -- Kirkus Reviews The authentic, supernatural locale contributes the requisite spooky atmosphere--think Anne Rice at her least histrionic--and the eccentric characters are well drawn and believable. -- Booklist This is a genuine creepfest--a contemporary ghost story blending parapsychology and the steamy exoticism of New Orleans...highly enjoyable. -- Library Journal

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Daniel Hecht was a professional guitarist for twenty years. He took up writing in 1989 and received his MFA degree from the Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1992. His first novel, Skull Session, was a bestseller. He lives in Montpelier, Vermont. Anna Fields (1965-2006), winner of more than a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award in 2004, was one of the most respected narrators in the industry. Trained at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, she was also a director, producer, and technician at her own studio, Cedar House Audio.

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