Product Description

Business has been frustratingly slow for Abby. She reluctantly agrees to a job with the FBI, putting her at the center of an internal political struggle between two agents. Abby's skills and patience are tested, but when she helps them locate three college students who've mysteriously disappeared, they know she's the real deal.

Her intuition says these weren't random abductions. With her psychic eye wide open she sets out to find a kidnapper...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12646 in Books
• Published on: 2009-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 336 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780451227799
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

Great Read!
I suppose I should put a disclaimer in with this review- I LOVE Victoria Laurie, all of her books so far have been beyond engrossing to me so I suppose I'm a little bit biased Still though- this book I think is one of her best so far. It's a fascinating read, with likable characters who are easy to relate to. I'm not going to spoil the story by saying anything about it- I will warn you though don't try to read this one at work, I made that mistake and had real trouble putting it down to actually get any work done. My only complaint is not having the next one out to read yet, I guess I'll just have to wait and suffer :)

Absolutely Idiotic
Major Spoilers Below! SPOILERS!!

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So let me get this straight. A teenage girl has been missing for four months. The "psychic" knows she's still alive but running out of time. Rather than spending her time trying to locate the girl who's STILL alive, trapped with a psycho killer and going to die soon, she traipses all over using her psychic abilities to tune in on finding first the missing corpses, then the NEXT potential victim, leaving the girl trapped with a murderer for a few extra days, just because? Uh hello, is Abby Cooper the single most idiotic, completely clueless dimwit on the planet or what?

I mean seriously, if your main character is a complete lackwit who can't prioritize better than that, what's the point of even reading the series. I don't root for stupid.

Make this 2-1/2 stars--kind of doomed
I've read all of Laurie's books and sometimes I ask myself the simple question: WHY? This is the seventh installment of the Abby Cooper series and while Ms. Laurie's writing is better in this one, it is still a long way from good. What keeps me coming back in hopes of a stellar book are the flashes of really good writing, a generally tight plot and somewhere in all the prose are the likable characters.

Ms. Laurie's writing seems very inconsistent to me. When she talks of psychic issues her writing always comes across as strong and confident, but often when she is not dealing with the psychic realm her writing is very uneven.

One of the most annoying features of her books are her attempts at humor with her characters and their dialogue as well as their propensity towards nicknames and Doom with a View was no exception. Both Abby, the protagonist and Dutch, her lover are in their 30's and often their dialogue is that of a 12 or 13 year old. The Bogart "sweethot" is so way overdone as is their simpy terms of "Edgar" and "Cowboy." I've lived in Michigan and traveled throughout the state and I don't know that I ever met anyone who talks like her characters talk--in Michigan or in any of the other 49 states.

Ms. Laurie's grasp of dialogue is improving, but is still poor. Her characters don't sound like they are mature adults, but often sound more like teens vying for attention. However, this book was truly an improvement over the last six. The focus on Candace and Harrison provided a welcome relief to the often immature relationship Abby has with Dutch. Personally I am tired of the silly nicknames, winking and giggling and squealing her main characters go through. How many times do you wink at someone in a week? Evidently her characters do it daily, if not hourly, as well as sing their lines at each other, squeal them, and giggle. Dialogue where Dutch calls her "doll" and "sweethot" is too contrived. Her characters wink, squeal and sing their lines until you want to gag.

I also find it irritating how Abby butts into Dutch's cases whenever the fancy takes her. She doesn't discuss butting in with him nor does she let him know just goes ahead and does it and jeopardizes his job time and again. It was nice to see her paired with someone else in this book and she wasn't as defiant as she has been in the past to his wishes. In other words, normally if he tells her to be quiet she isn't. Or if he tells her not to visit a suspect, she does. It is a wonder Dutch is still employed in this book after her antics in the last book.

The plot and resolution in this book was a little contrived, but overall it kept you reading and guessing!

On the positive side, the books improve as each one is written. Ms. Laurie generally provides a good plot and works her way through it to a conclusion in an interesting way. This book was refreshing in that it focused more Candace who isn't as silly or immature as Abby can be as she attacks life and the mystery. Harrison was a welcome relief too from Dutch who puts up with Abby's immaturity. Personally I hope Harrison and Candace feature more prominently in future books as they are a nice contrast to Abby and Dutch's immaturity.