In the Las Vegas Sun casino, entertainer Jessy Sparhawk wins quite a lot of money at the craps table. Before the Lakota Sioux can rejoice over her gambling winnings, bodyguard Tanner Green falls on top of Jessy. Not moving once he lands on her, Tanner is dead from a knife in his back.

Great characters! Lots of mystery. Pretty good love story too! I always look forward to a Heather Graham's books. I especially like her paranormal series. ( )

I have always enjoyed read Heather Graham's novels. This one has some interesting characters, especially Ringo.

One night, desperate for money to support her grandfather, Jessy Sparhawk places the bet that will change her life forever. Just as she's collecting her winnings, a man stumbles through the crowd, a knife protruding from his back and crashes in to her pinning her to the table.

Hired to investigate the murder, private detective Dillon Wolf fins himself fascinated by the gorgeous redhead who'd been trapped beneath the victim - and by the single word the dying man has whispered in her ear. ( )

This is the first book of Heather Graham I readed. A man falls and dies on top of Jessy Sparhawk in a Las Vegas casino. The Dead guy name Tanner Green that was a body gaurde. After this event Jessy sees the Ghost of the dead guy that died on her. Than comes in a private Investigator name Dillon Wolf and Ringo the Ghost that hangs around with Dillon. So Jessy and Dillon works together to solve the mystery of Tanner's death. I like this book. will read more of Heather Graham books. ( )

I always love when mystery stories have a paranormal element to them. In this case, Nightwalker deals with a woman named Jessy Sparhawk who finds out she can see ghosts after a man dies on top of her in a Las Vegas casino. Private investigator Dillon Wolf is a Nightwalker himself (someone who can see ghosts), and finds himself drawn to Jessy. They team up and together try to solve the mystery of the death of Tanner Green and the mysterious word he said to Jessy.

There were quite a few things I liked about this novel. First of all, the mystery going on in the present-day has a distinct connection to past events. Though I thought the whole unraveling of connections that happened near the climax was boring, I still enjoyed seeing the parts fit together. Secondly, there are ghosts. Ringo, a ghost Dillon hangs out with, is by far my favorite character. He added a lot of humor to the book, which I appreciated. Thirdly, it's just a good story. A man dying on top of one of the main characters near the beginning of the novel sets a great pace and an interesting situation to follow.

However, these good things were overshadowed by the lack of development. Everything seemed a little shallow for me: the plot, the characters, even the setting. It was all pretty much stereotypical, and surprisingly, not much conflict from a mystery. Though everyone kept stressing how much "danger" Jessy was in, only two dangerous things happened to her before the climax hit. And they weren't all that bad. Considering everyone's obsessive concern and the length of the novel, there could have been quite serious threats before Graham took off with the climax. I wanted the stakes to be amped up; especially since a supposed fortune in gold was on the line. I also wanted to see the characters go through tough situations and change and grow, but that didn't happen at all. There's a bit of romance, which helped a little, but not much.

Honestly, if I read this in print, I probably would have rated it far lower. I enjoyed this much more in audiobook format. I was able to relax or do productive things while listening to it, which is always nice, because I don't feel as if I wasted my time. I also really liked having the two narrators to do the differing male and female parts. Sometimes the dialogue was awkward when offstage narrator had to jump in real quick, but it did become smoother as the book went on. So, either I got used to it or the editing became better. Maybe a little bit of both.

I would recommend Nightwalker as a beach read, or as something to put on in the background when you don't really want to be invested in something too complicated. It's easy to follow along, and there's a decent story behind it. It's something worth thinking about for mystery lovers. ( )

I picked this book up because the premise looked interesting- Jessy Sparhawk is running on empty. Desperate for some money, she gambles what’s left at a Vegas casino. What she doesn’t expect is the large man who stumbles into her, and dies rather dramatically, with a knife sticking out of his back and a single word whispered in her ear. Suddenly, Jessy finds herself in the middle of murders, ghosts, and the obligatory sexy private detective, Dillon Wolf.
I found all the characters to be rather flat, and frankly a little boring. There was no character development to speak of, and that’s usually my favorite part of a story- watching the characters grow and change. I almost didn’t finish the book, because it seemed just like the other book of Heather Graham’s that I read (Ghost Walk). It felt tired, and even the little surprises didn’t seem all that surprising or unexpected. Nothing really stood out to say “This is a great book!” In fact, it was rather forgettable. ( )