Victor Bayne, the
psychic half a PsyCop team, is a gay medium who’s more concerned with flying
under the radar than in making waves.
He hooks up with
handsome Jacob Marks, a non-psychic (or “Stiff”) from an adjacent precinct at
his ex-partner’s retirement party and it seems like his dubious luck has taken
a turn for the better. But then a serial killer surfaces who can change his
appearance to match any witness’ idea of the world’s hottest guy.
Solving murders is a
snap when you can ask the victims whodunit, but this killer’s not leaving any
spirits behind.
Because my series revolves around psychics, I tend to avoid
books about them. I just don’t want to be influenced by other authors. But when
I read the premise of the Psy Cop series, I figured it was different enough to
avoid those kinds of pitfalls.
AMONG THE LIVING is only novella length, but it packs a lot
of punch. We get creepy horror, humor, well-developed characters, some fun
sexy-times...everything I like in a book. I love the world this story is set
in. The pairing of psychic and stiff investigators is a really cool concept. It’s
interesting how the two types of people bring different talents to the table while
solving crimes. The psychic investigators also vary in their talents, leading
to some interesting plot possibilities. I found it interesting that even
thought psychics are utilized in such an important way in this society, they
are still feared and discriminated against. I see so many exciting
possibilities for where the author can take these characters.
Short review for a short book, but I already purchased the
second book, and I can’t wait to continue!
Overall, I give AMONG THE LIVING...
Plot - 5 bookmarks
Character development - 5 bookmarks (considering this is
only 90 pages, there is a lot of depth to Victor)
Love/Sex - 4 1/2 bookmarks (the only reason I downgraded it
from five is because I’m not fully connected to Jacob yet)
Dream cast (otherwise known as who I pictured while reading)
- Matthew Gray Gubler (Victor), Channing Tatum (Jacob), Michelle Rodriguez
(Lisa), Cherry Jones (Carolyn)
