Greywalker Book One

故事簡介

死神帶來的門票並不是通往地獄

而是通往「重生」

海波．布蘭的瀕死經驗令她成為一名幽冥行者，

擁有在正常世界以及跟死後世界重疊的空間之中遊走的能力，

──不管她喜不喜歡。

　　海波．布蘭是一個名不見經傳的私家偵探，於某次辦案中遭遇一名小混混毆打致死。嚴格說來，死亡了兩分鐘之久。當海波在醫院中甦醒之後，她就開始出現一些……奇怪的感覺。她會看見只能以「詭異」形容的現象──由糢糊的迷霧凝聚而成的各種形體、尖銳的牙齒以及嘶吼的怪獸。

　　但是海波並沒有發瘋。她的「死亡」令其成為一名「幽冥行者」，擁有在正常世界以及跟死後世界重疊的空間之中遊走的能力。這項全新的天賦 (或是詛咒) 將會帶她捲入一個融合了吸血鬼、惡靈、魔法、女巫、死靈法師以及邪惡法器的世界之中……

看書緣起

這本小說是租書坊裡，少數幾本我沒買也沒聽說過，但看起書後簡介後，覺得還可借回家試試看的書。是否值得推薦，見人見智，得看你有多喜歡看奇幻類書籍。老實說，好不容易將哈利波特系列和夜巡者系列讀完，感覺有點夠了。所以它的第二本續集，尋找意願就少。但是亞馬遜網站仍有這兩本書簡介，但就第一本以英文列在文後參考。

From Booklist
Greywalker (2006), Richardson's debut novel, introduced the character of Harper Blaine, a private investigator who, after having been clinically dead for two minutes, now straddles the line between the living and the dead. With the ability to pass back and forth between this world and the Grey world—where monsters are real, and evil is not an abstract concept—she is uniquely equipped to handle cases with paranormal connections. Here, Harper is hired to find out who has been faking results in a university-sponsored investigation into poltergeists. When (naturally) someone turns up dead, Harper must determine whether the killer is human or something else. Like its predecessor, this novel is only a partial success. It's as though Richardson takes it for granted that readers will buy into the Grey world and doesn't feel she has to work too hard to make it feel real. Consequently, her portrayal of the Grey world and its inhabitants lacks texture. Still, readers who like their mysteries laced with a dash of the paranormal may enjoy this one, if they keep their expectations in the mid range. Pitt, David

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Book One:

Recovering from a near-fatal accident, Seattle Private Investigator Harper Blaine develops the ability to move through the Grey: the realm of ghosts, vampires, witches, and magic that exists between our world and the next. Harper wants her life to return to normal, but when her clients turn out to be paranormal, the reluctant Greywalker is drawn into the affairs of ambitious vampires and angry ghosts. As her cases converge, Harper uncovers a plot that threatens Seattle's Grey world and must choose between honor and survival.

從一次近致命事故中恢復後， 西雅圖私家偵探Harper Blaine 意外有了穿梭幽冥界的能力:壹個存在在我們世界之下有鬼魂、吸血鬼、巫婆，和魔術閒晃的領域。Harper 想要重返她過去熟悉的生活，但一旦跨過了界線，已無回頭路可走，本身已成為Greywalker。所接的新客戶都是到極點的怪物，不是雄心勃勃的吸血鬼就是惱怒的迷途惡魔。當她看似兩個案例聚合成為一個互相關連的案子，Harper 揭露威脅西雅圖的灰色世界，同時必須選擇在榮譽和生存之間的一種劇情。