Harper Blaine, private investigator, died while working a case. She was dead for about two minutes before the paramedics resusitated her. Now she's seeing things - shadows and figures with glowing eyes, doorways made of fog, glowing edges around people and buildings. Her doctor refers her to a unique couple, who inform Harper that she is a "Greywalker," someone who can consciously walk in and out of the realm between life and the afterlife. Her vision has also been affected, as she can see the two realms overlapping. She must learn to control her new ability before the shadow realm creatures - vampires, ghosts, and other, unnamed beings - become drawn to her and seek her out. But how do you control something you when don't fully believe it's happening?
Harper tries to continue doing her job, hunting a missing college student and searching for a lost family heirloom. But strange things are occuring within these cases. Could it be that the creatures of the Grey have already begun to find her?
This fantasy novel combines detective and supernatural fiction. There are passages that drag, when Harper's new friends discuss the scientific and theologic ramifications of her new condition, but most of the book is an entertaining, slightly creepy read. Harper is a strong female character who refuses to back down, even when she probably should. Fans of Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake may like this milder, less graphic, read. I loved it and can't wait to read the sequel: Greywalker: Poltergeist.
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