Monday, August 14, 2006

Killer Insight, by Victoria Laurie


Guess what I got to read this weekend??!! I LOVE my local store that puts books out early...

Killer Insight is the fourth installment in the Abbey Cooper Psychic Eye series. This one, as the others before it, are a great read. What's it about? Well, Abbey heads to Colorado for a good friend's wedding (so good I don't believe she was ever mentioned before, but I have to check on that). As a bridesmaid fill in, Abbey's obligated to do all the pre-wedding stuff, which kicks off in an unfortunate way when Abbey looks at a photo and sees that one of the women is dead. The woman she replaced in the wedding party. What follows is Abbey assisting the bride's brother - the local sheriff - with uncovering info about this death, and the many crimes that follow. The psychic stuff Abbey does is good and explained well. The supporting characters all get a little role that ties in with the story. There are new twists to Abbey's love life - which I admit I was not so happy about to begin (The bastard!), but it seemed to work out for the best.

What's good? Abbey's psychic revelations, the overall story - ie murders. Dave. He's a hoot. The scene at the mall where the bystander helps out Abbey - you'll see.

What could be improved? Confusing names that sound similar! Dutch is the usual guy in the books, but in this book there's a Duffy that takes center stage - a little confusing. Fortunately, the author didn't mix them up anywhere - which most authors do at some point, when they have characters with similar names.

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