I have the very unusual job of finding the dead using dowsing rods. As you might imagine, this means that my usual routine can be a little odd. I feel like if I help find missing remains I can bring some peace to the living. It wouldn’t have been my first career choice, but I didn’t choose the departed. The dead chose me.

Thankfully, my whole life isn’t about corpses. I have some regular parts of my life too. I enjoy walking my dog, Wookie, and I love my FBI boyfriend, Garrett, and spending time with my bestie, Tracey Cook. When not finding the dead, there’s nothing I enjoy more than taking Wookie for a long run and then cuddling up with my man in front of the TV while devouring a large bowl of popcorn.

Most of my days start with checking emails to see who has contacted me through my website, Divine Reunions.com. I get dozens of requests every day from people looking for their deceased loved ones, but I can’t take all the cases. Not even close. Lately I’m focused on one particular request. A prisoner contacted me to find the remains of the woman he’s incarcerated for murdering. He is convinced that if I find her body, there will be evidence to clear his name. At first, I wanted nothing to do with the case. It means going back to my hometown in Northern Washington and that place holds nothing but bad memories of an abusive upbringing and several close calls on my life. But when I find out the person I need to find is an old classmate, I can’t help but think that finding her body and putting her to rest might be just what I need to make peace with that town.

As a recovering alcoholic, I’m always wary of putting myself in situations that might tempt me to fall off the wagon. I’m still living the shame of a recent bender where I lost a precious ring that was a gift from Garrett. I have no memory of the night and, even though Garrett has been good about it, I’m sick with regret. The only thing I remember about that evening is meeting with a potential client and waking up the next morning sick as a dog and missing my ring. I’ve been working through the guilt with my therapist but I’m finding it hard.

There are times when the search for a body is as easy as walking a hiking trail and waiting for my dowsing rods to cross to indicate a body. However, there are also times when my life is on the line and I find myself in the sites of a murderer who wants his victim to remain hidden. Unfortunately, this time trying to find the remains of my old classmate does not feel like one of my easier cases. I’m going to ask my quirky friend, Tracey, to come along for the ride. She’s not always a lot of help, but she can at least be a fun distraction between searches.

So today I’ll load my backpack with my dowsing rods and some granola bars then hit the road to try to make peace with my past and find a dead classmate. If things don’t go well, I might end up running for my life from a vicious murderer. But, if I’m lucky, I’ll end my day bringing the dead home where they belong.

What do you think of the idea of dowsing rods? Have you ever tried water dowsing using a branch or dowsing rods? Comment on this post for a chance to win your own dowsing rods and a digital copy (Kindle or Nook) of A GRAVE END. Giveaway ends July 19, 2019 and is limited to U.S. residents. The winner will be notified by email (so check your spam folder). Good luck everyone!

You can read more about Julie in A Grave End, the fourth and final book in the “Bodies of Evidence” paranormal mystery series, released July 15, 2019.

A woman died years ago, and the body’s still missing.

Julie Hall’s conscience tells her she needs to use her skills to help a grieving family find their daughter’s long-missing remains. The problem is, Alice was last seen in Julie’s hometown—a place so full of traumatic memories, the very idea of returning there nearly paralyzes Julie.

Clear boundaries help Julie overcome her fears and take the job. She’ll go all out with her search, but only for one week. An end date in sight will ease the anxiety she and her FBI boyfriend have about the price she’ll have to pay to do the right thing.

Despite a growing sense of foreboding as she hits one dead end after another, Julie is driven to keep looking for Alice. But after receiving vile threats and with her self-imposed deadline looming, Julie realizes she was right to be afraid—and she worries she may not survive this case.

Don’t miss the first three books in the Bodies of Evidence series by Wendy Roberts. A Grave Calling, A Grave Search and A Grave Peril are all available now from Carina Press!

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About the author
Wendy Roberts is the author of four novels in the Bodies of Evidence thriller series, five Ghost Dusters mysteries, as well as Dating Can Be Deadly, and Grounds to Kill. She is an armchair sleuth and a fan of all things mysterious. Wendy resides in Vancouver Canada where she happily tends to feral cats, rogue racoons and writes about murder. She is always working on her next novel.

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