Death Perception

A very solid entry in the Psychic Eye mysteries, Death Perception is a Thelma-and-Louise burst of chick power, without the tragic ending. Abby and Dutch travel to Vegas to help find Dutch's cousin, Chase, who has been kidnapped. What ensues is a mystery several levels deep, going all the way back to the beginning of the series. There is plenty of action as Abby teams up with partner Candice, sister Cat, and a few others as they run from the FBI while searching for the now-missing Dutch, who is in grave danger. Candice turns out to be a fun character, and I hope we see a lot more of her. Abby's intuition plays the usual pivotal role. I don't know if I've gotten used to it, or if it's been toned down, but the "woo-woo" factor seems more show more subdued and believable. show less

Different than the rest of the series, and a lot of fun. Cat, Catherine, and Abby team up with a cop's wife for literal running from the law and in hiding. There's an urgency and almost heist feel with this one. Dutch is out of the picture for most of the book for a valid reason, and the location is changed to Las Vegas. Was hard to put down and one of the best of the series so far.

Psychic Abby Cooper is just starting to build up her business again when her boyfriend, FBI agent Dutch Rivers, asks her to go to Las Vegas with him. His cousin Chase has been kidnapped after a bloody shoot out and Dutch is desperate to find him without involving the FBI. Dutch has his reasons for not involving the FBI – some of which Abby is aware of and some she knows nothing about. On top of everything else, Abby is worried when Dutch is struck by a mysterious illness. Soon Abby is in over her head and will need all the help she can get from her psychic powers and friends in order to help Dutch at all.

“Death Perception” is the fast paced action packed sixth book in Victoria Laurie’s Psychic Eye mystery series and it is my show more favorite book in the series so far. Setting the novel in Las Vegas is a good idea and Laurie does an excellent job of portraying the weirdness that goes on there. Abby really needs her psychic abilities in this book and Laurie uses them well and shows that even having psychic powers doesn’t mean you know everything. Abby’s crew keeps giving her cryptic clues and Laurie does a wonderful job with these clues, especially at the end when everything is explained. One of the things that make this series work so well are the characters and in this book, Abby’s friend Candice really stands out. I love her as a character and it is nice to learn more about her in this book (and it looks like there’s a lot more to learn in future books). There is a lot of adventure in this book and while some of it is over the top and some events are a bit too coincidental, it all fits right in with the Las Vegas theme of the book.

“Death Perception” is another great paranormal mystery by Victoria Laurie. show less

This was a fun book to read. I have read the earlier books in the series and enjoyed them all. The characters are wacky and interesting. They get into situations that I can't imagine myself getting into, but it sure is fun to read about them. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

3.5 Stars

Considering how much I hated the previous two books that I read in this series, I was amazed that I liked this one....

But Laurie did not stupidify her characters and the story was good..... There were some unbelievable things, but they were more for enjoyment and part of the suspense.......

Sixth in the Psychic Eye mysteries by Victoria Laurie. I still find this series to be page turners, in fact I stayed up all night on a work night to finish this one. I see a few cracks in the structure, though, this time... the timing seemed off, for one thing. We are told a character is dying and must be found, but it takes days to happen. However, the characters seem so real, and the plot is so involving, that i enjoyed the book thoroughly.

Abby's back and her usual quirky self for an enjoyable, rollicking read. Compared to rest of series, this one more action--packed and with lots of "girls night out" type of things with her, Candace and Cat taking center stage and less of the guys. More FBI involvement and light mystery with a resolution making sense from the clues/plot.