The Forgotten. Heather Graham

      

      Murdered by a dead man?

      A woman named Maria Gomez is murdered in Miami, apparently by her husband—who’d been presumed dead, slain by a crime boss. FBI agent Brett Cody can’t believe it; dead or alive, the man had loved his wife. He also can’t help feeling guilty, since he was responsible for protecting Miguel and Maria Gomez.

      A few miles away, Lara Mayhew has just begun working at a dolphin research facility. She loves her new job—until a dolphin brings her something unexpected from the deep. A human hand. More body parts show up, and when Brett looks into the situation, he discovers that the dismembered corpse is Miguel’s.

      Soon, rumors of crazed zombies abound in the Miami media, and the Krewe of Hunters, an elite FBI unit of paranormal investigators, is called in. Brett and Lara find themselves working with the Krewe—and working closely together. An elderly crime boss who’s losing his memory seems to be key to solving this case, but…there’s no motive. Unless Brett and Lara can uncover one in the Miami underworld. And that means they have to protect themselves. And each other.

Praise for the novels of New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham

      “[Waking the Dead is] not to be missed.”

      —BookTalk

      “Dark, dangerous and deadly! Graham has the uncanny ability to bring her books to life, using exceptionally vivid details to add depth to all the people and places.”

      —RT Book Reviews on Waking the Dead, *Top Pick*

      “Murder, intrigue…a fast-paced read. You may never know in advance what harrowing situations Graham will place her characters in, but…rest assured that the end result will be satisfying.”

      —Suspense Magazine on Let the Dead Sleep

      “Graham deftly weaves elements of mystery, the paranormal and romance into a tight plot that will keep the reader guessing at the true nature of the killer’s evil.”

      —Publishers Weekly on The Unseen

      “I’ve long admired Heather Graham’s storytelling ability and this book hit the mark. I couldn’t put The Unholy down.”

      —Fresh Fiction

      “Suspenseful and dark.… The transitions between past and present flow seamlessly, and the main characters are interesting and their connection to one another is believable.”

      —RT Book Reviews on The Unseen

      “Graham does a great job of blending just a bit of paranormal with real, human evil.”

      —Miami Herald on Unhallowed Ground

Also by HEATHER GRAHAM

      THE SILENCED

      THE DEAD PLAY ON

      THE BETRAYED

      THE HEXED

      THE CURSED

      WAKING THE DEAD

      THE NIGHT IS FOREVER

      THE NIGHT IS ALIVE

      THE NIGHT IS WATCHING

      LET THE DEAD SLEEP

      THE UNINVITED

      THE UNSPOKEN

      THE UNHOLY

      THE UNSEEN

      AN ANGEL FOR CHRISTMAS

      THE EVIL INSIDE

      SACRED EVIL

      HEART OF EVIL

      PHANTOM EVIL

      NIGHT OF THE VAMPIRES

      THE KEEPERS

      GHOST MOON

      GHOST NIGHT

      GHOST SHADOW

      THE KILLING EDGE

      NIGHT OF THE WOLVES

      HOME IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS

      UNHALLOWED GROUND

      DUST TO DUST

      NIGHTWALKER

      DEADLY GIFT

      DEADLY HARVEST

      DEADLY NIGHT

      THE DEATH DEALER

      THE LAST NOEL

      THE SÉANCE

      BLOOD RED

      THE DEAD ROOM

      KISS OF DARKNESS

      THE VISION

      THE ISLAND

      GHOST WALK

      KILLING KELLY

      THE PRESENCE

      DEAD ON THE DANCE FLOOR

      PICTURE ME DEAD

      HAUNTED

      HURRICANE BAY

      A SEASON OF MIRACLES

      NIGHT OF THE BLACKBIRD

      NEVER SLEEP WITH STRANGERS

      EYES OF FIRE

      SLOW BURN

      NIGHT HEAT

      Look for Heather Graham’s next novel

      THE HIDDEN

      available soon from MIRA Books

      The Forgotten

      Heather Graham

       www.mirabooks.co.uk

      Dedicated with sincere appreciation to Dolphin Research Center, Grassy Key, Marathon, Florida, and to all the people who work with love and care to make it such an exceptional facility, especially Rita Irwin, Mandy Rodriguez, Linda Erb,

      Emily Guarino and Loriel Keaton.

      To Jax, attacked by a shark and alive because of DRC. I don’t pretend to know about all sea mammal centers; I do know that this one is wonderful.

      And to my very dear friend Mary Stella, DRC, who introduced me to Jax and Tanner and all!

      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

Praise

Also by HEATHER GRAHAM

       Title Page

       Dedication

Prologue

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