FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock are joined by one of their own and a Virginia sheriff in an extraordinary case that immerses them in the world of psychic visions, mind benders, and communications with the dead It’s been more than six months since her husband’s brutal death, and Julia Ransom is just beginning to breathe again. She loved her husband, renowned psychic August Ransom, but … August Ransom, but the media frenzy that followed his murder sapped what little strength she had left. Now, after dinner with friends, strolling along San Francisco’s Pier 39, she realizes that she’s happy. Standing at the railing, she savors the sounds around her-tourists, seals on a barge-and for a moment enjoys the sheer normalcy of it all. And then it comes to an end.
Out of nowhere she’s approached by a respectable-looking man who distracts her with conversation before violently attacking her and throwing her the railing. If it hadn’t been for Special Agent Cheney Stone, out to stretch his legs between courses at a local restaurant, Julia would have vanished into the bay’s murky depths. Not only does he save her from a watery grave, but he senses a connection between her assault and her husband’s death, and sets out to serve as her protector while reopening August Ransom’s murder investigation.
Meanwhile, in Maestro, Virginia, Sheriff Dixon Noble-last seen in Point Blank-still mourns his wife, Christie, who vanished hree years earlier. His life, too, is just getting back to normal when he learns of a San Francisco woman named Charlotte Pallack, whose shocking resemblance to Christie sends Dix across the country. Though he knows in his heart that she can’t possibly be his wife, Dix is compelled to see her with his own eyes. Once in San Francisco, Dix and Cheney’s paths inevitably cross. With the help of agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock, whose San Francisco connections prove essential in unlocking the mystery behind Charlotte Pallack’s identity as well as the forces behind Julia Ransom’s attempted murder, Sheriff Noble and Agent Stone push deep into a complex world of psychics and poseurs. As the stakes and the body count rise, Savich, Sherlock, Dix, and Cheney fight for answers-and their lives.
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I love the Savich & Sherlock stories – more the later ones though the earlier ones set the stage and it’s great to see the character development over time…
Her books are always good, I read them all, except the historical book. I probably should try one, the are probably good also.
Thanks for another awesome read. I especially love your mention of Pajama Sam. My kids loved that game even though they were a little scared of Darkness.
Coulter has hit the big time with the FBI novels. I’ve enjoyed every one that I’ve read.
Love the FBI series.
I have read all but the last book in this series and am bereft at the knowledge that I will now have to wait for the next one. Love the action and the characters as well as the interaction between all the agents. Well worth the read.
The beginning of the novel was slow at first with the many different characters to remember, but as I read on it became addictive and I just couldn’t put this book down. Something new was always happening. This story was action and suspense filled to the very end. I support the police and the many branches to protect us and the world around us. This story just added to this feeling of pride. This is a great story, thank you for writing it.
Unrealistic
I liked it. She threw in a few original twists and, of course, introduced characters that were in the background before. I appreciate how she develops plots.
Sherlock and Savage continue to entertain!
I have read every book in the series and can’t wait for the next.
Love the interaction between the characters.
I just truly enjoy the FBI series. A reader can’t go wrong.
Great book!!
Comfortable. The characters are predictable and that is great right now.
Love Catherine Coulter’s FBI novels and her characters, the Saviches et al. I found this hard to put down, and kept reading to find out what would happen next! Great action and storylines, with more than one mystery to solve. Looking forward to reading another of her books!
Love Sherlock and Savich, they are too in any setting
I love Catherine Coulter I haven’t read a book by her I didn’t like
Catherine Coulter never disappoints. She is one of the few writer that I will read whatever she writes; whenever.
I can always count on a good read from this author. Love her characters and stories
I love Coulter’s books, the way she incorporates characters from previous books so that they feel like familiar friends.