Monday, February 9, 2026

Book Review for The Witching Hours by Heather Graham

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The Witching Hours by Heather Graham

Published:  January 27, 2026 by Kensington

Genre:  Mystery, Paranormal, Suspense, Witch

Taken from Amazon:  A haunting murder and kidnapping on the outskirts of Salem, Massachusetts, sends two people with unique talents hunting for answers from both the past and present in internationally bestselling author Heather Graham’s electrifying new Krewe of Hunters spin off for fans of Stephen King, Jayne Ann Krentz, Riley Sager, and Simone St. James.

Skye McMahon sees things. Good and bad, the past unreels in her mind’s eye like a movie. Such is Skye’s uncanny life. That’s why she’s been summoned by Special Supervisory paranormal investigators Jackson and Angela Crowe, to help solve a mystifying murder and kidnapping on the outskirts of historic Salem.

Alicia Bolton discovered her grandfather-in-law murdered, her nanny and her young son have both vanished without a trace, and her infant daughter was found terrified and crying in her playpen. Skye, partnered with the intriguing Zachary Erickson, a charmer with a psychic touch, is at first beset only by visions of Salem’s witch trials and the tragic, paranoia-fueled executions. Then she sets foot in the Boltons’ house.

My Thoughts:   This book kept me up long past my bedtime.   I could not put it down!  Imagine a group of investigators that all have special paranormal talents.   Each of these special talents help solve crimes but they must be careful.   They must be able to explain how they know what they know, without giving away their talent. 

The Witching Hours is a book that broke my heart with the initial kidnapping, it is hard to read about children potentially being hurt or in trouble.  But the book was gentle with the children.

I found myself hooked on Zachary and Skye working together.  I cheered them on, I followed the clues they gave and still had no idea where I was going to end up.   Books like this are my favorite.   They keep me guessing and changing my mind as I think I figure out the mystery. 

Thank you Hambright PR for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.

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Meet the Author (taken from her website):  New York Times and USA Today bestselling 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. Her first book was with Dell, and since then, she has written over two hundred novels and novellas including category, suspense, historical romance, vampire fiction, time travel, occult, sci-fi, young adult, and Christmas family fare.

She is pleased to have been published in approximately thirty languages and has written over 200 novels and has 70 million books in print. Heather has been honored with awards from booksellers and writers’ organizations for excellence in her work, and she is the proud to be a recipient of the Silver Bullet from Thriller Writers and was awarded the prestigious Thriller Master Award in 2016. She is also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from RWA. Heather 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, Mystery Book Club, People and USA Today and appeared on many newscasts including Today, Entertainment Tonight, and local television.

Heather loves travel and anything that has to do with the water and is a certified scuba diver. She also loves ballroom dancing. She has hosted events to benefits to aid pediatric children’s hospital and 2006 she hosted the first Writers for New Orleans Workshop to benefit the stricken Gulf Region. She is also the founder of “The Slush Pile Players,” presenting something that’s “almost like entertainment” for various conferences and benefits. 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.

Genres: Mystery, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Suspense, Romance, Historical Romance, Horror, Science Fiction

 

 

 

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