The Dirt on Ninth Grave

By: Darynda Jones

Narrated by: Lorelei King

This audiobook includes a wonderful dedication to the long-time narrator of the series, Lorelei King, read by the author.

Grim Reaper Charley Davidson is back in the ninth installment of Darynda Jones' New York Times best-selling paranormal series, The Dirt on Ninth Grave

In a small village in New York Charley Davidson is living as Jane Doe, a girl with no memory of who she is or where she came from. So when she is working at a diner and slowly begins to realize she can see dead people, she's more than a little taken aback. Stranger still are the people entering her life. They seem to know things about her. Things they hide with lies and half-truths. Soon, she senses something far darker. A force that wants to cause her harm, she is sure of it. Her saving grace comes in the form of a new friend she feels she can confide in and the fry cook, a devastatingly handsome man whose smile is breathtaking and touch is scalding. He stays close, and she almost feels safe with him around.

But no one can outrun their past, and the more lies that swirl around her - even from her new and trusted friends - the more disoriented she becomes, until she is confronted by a man who claims to have been sent to kill her. Sent by the darkest force in the universe. A force that absolutely will not stop until she is dead.

Thankfully, she has a Rottweiler. But that doesn't help in her quest to find her identity and recover what she's lost. That will take all her courage and a touch of the power she feels flowing like electricity through her veins. She almost feels sorry for him. The devil in blue jeans. The disarming fry cook who lies with every breath he takes. She will get to the bottom of what he knows if it kills her. Or him. Either way.

©2015 Darynda Jones (P)2015 Macmillan Audio

Funnny!!

Lost memory does not mean lost personality. I could listen this book again. Love,love love it.

Friday, my second favorite F word.

I will admit that I was a little leery about starting this book. I wasn't a fan of how the last book ended and it made me cautious when I started this book. But of course is was just as funny and crazy as the rest of the series. Although I didn't understand what all the secrecy was about, why didn't they just tell her in small doses instead of letting her figure it out on her own. Imagination is sometimes worse than the truth. Love the narrator, she always rock and puts that little extra humor into the story.

Wonderful addition to this UF series.

This is the ninth book in the Charley Davidson series and it was a very good book in this series. I continue to enjoy this series a lot; it is humorous and highly entertaining. Right now there are eleven books in this series. There are spoilers ahead for those who haven’t read previous books.

I listened to this on audiobook and King does an awesome job narrating this series. I would highly recommend listening to this on audiobook if you enjoy audiobooks.

Janie (formerly Charley) is working at the Firelight diner as a server. She has no memory of the time before she woke up in that alley. However, she does notice some strange things...like how she can see ghosts and stop time. Then there is her fellow waitress Cookie, who was instantly an awesome friend to Janie….and those three brooding handsome men who stop by for meals three times a day.

It was fun and heart-breaking to see Janie try to rebuild her life from scratch. I love watching her unravel the mysteries surrounding her. As with previous books there is a mystery to be solved in this book, as well as the larger story-arc that continues. Towards the end of the book we learn some truly fascinating things about gods and demons.

This book really drives home how important Charley’s friends, and their support, are to her. They have truly gone out of their way to protect and nurture Charley/Janie while she works through her issues. Getting to watch Janie and Reyes fall in love all over again was also highly entertaining.

I loved where the story ended and can’t wait to find out what happens next. My only complaint about this series is the amount of time spent describing Reyes’ body over and over and over again. I really know what he looks like by now and that he’s supposed to be really hot...enough of that...no more please.

Overall a spectacular addition to the Charley Davidson series. I was a bit nervous about the whole “lost my memory” storyline, but Jones made it work beautifully for this series. I highly recommend this urban fantasy series to those who enjoy light-hearted urban fantasy.

AWESOME series....

this story just keeps getting better. Charlie, the grim reaper, has lost her memoryand is in Sleepy hollow,New York. hilarious mayhem ensues. Her husband,Reyes, is as hot as ever- literally. as he tries to protect her from herself and the bad guys after her. throw in a headless horseman, a serial killer, and some ghosts and SIDEKICK COOKIE KAWALSKI. YOUR gonna have a good listen.

Love these books and Lorelei King

Love love this series, can't wait for the next book.
great read!!! fast and easy to follow. just like the previous books in the series

Just plain fun.

This is a really fun series. It's quirky, and Charlie's sarcasm keeps you laughing. Fans of Lisa Lutz and Janet Evanovich will love Charlie Davidson.

WOW!

I LOVE IT!! I WAS SO MUCH MYSTERY, THIS IS GOOD WRITING. THIS BOOK GETS TWO THUMBS 🆙

LOVE THIS SERIES

Really enjoy these books. Narration is great, and holds my interest all the way through! Actually pretty humorous, too.

one of my all time fav series

I have enjoyed listening to this series multiple times! would recommend 10 times over! I have purchased numerous audio books and this series always draws me back. Each time I listen I have a new appreciation for Daryndas writing talents. The only downside is the dread of approaching the end of the series. This one will keep drawing back your attention with each book. I would love if this series was continued from Beps perspective and plays out the entire story.

fun listen

I found 9th grave just as entertaining as the last 8! I can't wait to hear number 10.