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Killer Insight (Psychic Eye Mystery #4)
by
Victoria Laurie (Goodreads Author)
When her relationship with FBI agent Dutch Rivers skids to a halt, Abby Cooper is fully aware that a wedding isn’t the best post-breakup scenario. But when a friend from the Mile High City finds herself short one bridesmaid, it doesn’t take a professional psychic to see the opportunity for a much-needed getaway.
High altitudes can be healing, and Abby reunites with friends—...more
High altitudes can be healing, and Abby reunites with friends—...more
Mass Market Paperback, 288 pages
Published
September 5th 2006
by Signet
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Upset when she breaks up with her boyfriend, FBI agent Dutch Rivers, on Valentine's Day, the last thing psychic Abby Cooper wants to do is go to a wedding. But her friend Ellie, who lives in Colorado, needs her - one of her bridesmaids has dropped out of the wedding and gone to California to find her ex-boyfriend. Abby agrees to fill in as bridesmaid, thinking the change will do her good. But Abby's psychic intuition tells her that the missing bridesmaid, Gina, is dead and she works with Ellie's...more
Bumping up to 3 stars....
Parts of this book I liked, the other parts were just meh....
Abby finds herself running away from a relationship (meh #1) to be a bridesmaid in her best friend's wedding. Her heart really isn't to it, but she goes because they are very close....yet she knows none of the other bridesmaids (meh #2), Her pyschic intuition is off and she's not quite to her intuitive self (meh #3) and finds herself in a heap load of dead bridesmaids.
Like I said, I did enjoy certain parts. I...more
How Abby gets herself into these situations, I will never know.
Victoria Laurie delivers yet another charming edition to her psychic eye series. In Killer Insight, Abby Cooper, professional psychic, finds herself flying to a friends wedding to fill in for a newly missing bridesmaid after breaking up with her boyfriend, FBI agent Dutch Rivers. It doesn't take long for Abby's crew to start singing, and Abby soon realizes that the bridesmaid she's filling in for isn't missing, she's dead. She pairs...more
Victoria Laurie delivers yet another charming edition to her psychic eye series. In Killer Insight, Abby Cooper, professional psychic, finds herself flying to a friends wedding to fill in for a newly missing bridesmaid after breaking up with her boyfriend, FBI agent Dutch Rivers. It doesn't take long for Abby's crew to start singing, and Abby soon realizes that the bridesmaid she's filling in for isn't missing, she's dead. She pairs...more
Ehhhh, mixed feelings! I'm reading these books for some light fun. That being the case, I try very hard to ignore inconsistencies and things that make me go "what the hell?". Still, a few things... Abby is supposedly close friends with the bride, but (ignoring the fact that we never heard about the girl in the previous books [which is fine to me, I suppose the author can't plan out everything]) it feels like they're great childhood friends. It doesn't seem as if Abby knows much about her friends...more
This is the fourth book in the Abby Cooper, A Psychic Eye Mystery series. I just adore this series. Picking up one of these books is like catching up with a bunch of old friends. And I just love Abby. She's so darn cool! I've actually had this book on my bookshelf for almost a year, but because I put it with the other ones, it was in the back. :/ And it wasn't until I picked up the fifth book last weekend that I remembered I still hadn't read this one. Lol.
Anyway. I loved it! Pretty much read th...more
Anyway. I loved it! Pretty much read th...more
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I had no idea that so many spirits were hovering around just to prove that Abby's powers are genuine. The book was great, but the constant grandstanding "oh, you don't believe me? Your dead relative says _______" really ruined it for me. There was also one part where Laurie really contradicted herself, as in one part where she said that psychics weren't always turned "on", yet Abby is always able to switch on to contradict a skeptic or get that oh so convenient clue.
Anyway, onto the plot. The p...more
Anyway, onto the plot. The p...more
Abby Cooper is back in this fourth of the Psychic Eye series. Mercury is in retrograde, which screws up communications between people. So when Abby and her boyfriend Dutch have a big fight on Valentine's Day, she thinks the relationship is over. I mean, he bought her a cell phone - hello? She goes to Denver to attend a childhood friend's wedding only to discover that one of the bridesmaids has run off after an old beau and her friend needs her to fill in. Then the psychic readings really start t...more
Dear fellow reviewers: As I'm about to pick up this 4th book in the series, I briefly scan the reviews here at Goodreads to find out if the series is still 'holding up'. Imagine my chagrin when 11 of the first 22 reviews I scan tell me that Dutch and Abby break up. It bothers me to even mention it here in my first paragraph, but 50% of the unhidden reviews I looked at are blaring this spoiler. Yes, ladies (and gents), sharing this tidbit of information (and recapping the plot - they've already r...more
This installment of the Abby Cooper Psychic Eye mysteries follows Abby to Denver where she gets into trouble . . . AGAIN! Believing that she is filling in for an AWOL bridesmaid and escaping her relationship to Dutch (they get into another fight), she flies off to Denver and is then consumed by the mystery of the AWOL bridesmaid. Then another one disappears. And another. Abby helps the local hottie sheriff with the investigation while realing from her breakup with Dutch.
Just as good as the othe...more
Just as good as the othe...more
Upset when she breaks up with her boyfriend, FBI agent Dutch Rivers, on Valentine's Day, the last thing psychic Abby Cooper wants to do is go to a wedding. But her friend Ellie, who lives in Colorado, needs her - one of her bridesmaids has dropped out of the wedding and gone to California to find her ex-boyfriend. Abby agrees to fill in as bridesmaid, thinking the change will do her good.
But Abby's psychic intuition tells her that the missing bridesmaid, Gina, is dead and she works with Ellie's...more
But Abby's psychic intuition tells her that the missing bridesmaid, Gina, is dead and she works with Ellie's...more
This girl deserves some serious bitch slap. Abby, Abby. So she broke up with Dutch because she didn't want Dutch's gift. Well, that broke off an argument actually then one thing led to another then the girl turned into a royal bitch so who can blame Dutch for breaking up with her?
UGHHH!!!!!!!!She's a likeable heroine through out the series but when she's being Dutch's gf she turns into a different person! Ms. Victoria? She's suffering from some serious emotional issue isn't she? The author bett...more
UGHHH!!!!!!!!She's a likeable heroine through out the series but when she's being Dutch's gf she turns into a different person! Ms. Victoria? She's suffering from some serious emotional issue isn't she? The author bett...more
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Next in the Psychic Eye series by Victoria Laurie is Killer Insight. Probably one of the best in the series, this adventure with the brave, yet cool Abby Cooper starts in a big way that immediately grabs the attention of the reader.
Summary:
Abby hooks us into this story right from the start as she is shot by an as yet unknown killer. While lying on the ground knowing she is dying, Abby takes us with her on the flashback of the last week of her life. It all begins on Valentine's Day. Abby is hear...more
Summary:
Abby hooks us into this story right from the start as she is shot by an as yet unknown killer. While lying on the ground knowing she is dying, Abby takes us with her on the flashback of the last week of her life. It all begins on Valentine's Day. Abby is hear...more
Its Valentine's Day and Abby goes all out for boyfriend, Dutch Rivers until he gives her a cellphone and then mumbles something about needing some space for his job as a FBI profiler. Abby is heartbroken - how could he break up with her on Valentine's Day?
Since her childhood best friend is getting married in Colorado in ten days time, Abby decides to leave early for the wedding so she can stop thinking about Dutch and her problems.
But when she gets to Colorado, she finds herself attracted to he...more
Since her childhood best friend is getting married in Colorado in ten days time, Abby decides to leave early for the wedding so she can stop thinking about Dutch and her problems.
But when she gets to Colorado, she finds herself attracted to he...more
May 27, 2010
Lori Whitwam
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I had gotten away from this series for some reason and now I can't think why. If the first 3 were as good as this one... The heroine, Abby, is sharp, funny, compassionate, oddly naive, and has a fascinating and satisfying psychic ability. The supporting characters are strong, the romance rewarding... In this book, Abby visits Denver for a friend's wedding, but bridesmaids start vanishing, and the groom might be a suspect. Laurie leaves breadcrumb trails of information throughout the book, and wh...more
Still a fun series! Abby & Dutch's relationship doesn't seem to flow well. I very much especially did NOT like the whole stalker via mobile phone thing!! If you've watched the TV show Castle, you may remember when Castle pulled that crap with his daughter and normal people were horrified and it was HIS KID!!! Anyway, Ms. Laurie's prose is smooth and Abby's relationships are always fun to read. One of my favorite things about this series is that Abby & Dutch both *have* friends. Many othe...more
4th in series, Abby decides to help a chilhood friend by flying to Colorado to be a bridesmaid in her friends wedding, after her and Dutch have a nasty breakup on Valentines day. One by one, the bridemaids start dissapearing and Abby does her best to help Duffy (her friends' brother) help solve the crimes. Abby faces her own death and questions "why didnt I see this comming"
This is a great addition to the series, with non-stop action and a few laughs thrown in. Abby is torn between Duffy and Du...more
This is a great addition to the series, with non-stop action and a few laughs thrown in. Abby is torn between Duffy and Du...more
Sometimes, I enjoy reading mindless fluff. And that’s exactly what the Abby Cooper: Psychic Eye mystery series is. Never deep, complicated, or overwhelmingly reeling, I found the first three books in the series to be fun and easy. I took them at face value and didn’t judge harshly. After all, they entertained me.
I ignored Abby’s annoying behavior (e.g. a woman never tells a man that she sat by the phone all week waiting for him to call – unless she’s a Victoria Laurie heroine named Abby Cooper)....more
I ignored Abby’s annoying behavior (e.g. a woman never tells a man that she sat by the phone all week waiting for him to call – unless she’s a Victoria Laurie heroine named Abby Cooper)....more
I am glad that I have given this series a second chance! The other book I read was written later than this one, and certainly made me think twice before I chose to read more in the series....Wow, am I glad I took a chance on this cozy mystery series! It has everything a cozy should be:fun characters, interesting detective, romance, a bit of psychic powers and a good mystery. This is a really fun and fast read. Have reserved the rest of the books available from the library...if any are not availa...more
This one isn't as good as some of Laurie's earlier books in this series...but it doesn't mean I didn't go out and order every other book in her series once I finished this one. As usual, I read this one in one day and I loved it! It makes me want to either be a psychic or befriend one. I really enjoyed this story--I felt like it gave us some insight into Abby's life outside her role as a psychic. While Laurie's books are "easy" and "mindless," I can't help but love her and would recommend her to...more
Very good (I have to confess to almost detracting a star for last page comment from Dutch with "Vegas" in the sentence). More steadily on mystery than first books without Abby's usual appointments. Trip to best friends wedding a good way to fill in some of Abby's backstory but a little convenient and formulaic--not real believable that none of these close-as-family wedding party members heard of in previous books (ok, occasional text/email/mention of Ellie I vaguely remember). Wasn't sure who th...more
After reading a couple of mysteries in a row where I'd guessed the outcome I was happy to read one where I didn't figure it out until the protagonist did. When reading a mystery I love an ending that you don't see coming but that makes sense in retrospect. For me, this book was one of those and I thought the mystery part was solid.
What held this one back from enjoying it as much as I had others in the series was Abby herself. For a psychic she certainly misses some big clues from people she's in...more
What held this one back from enjoying it as much as I had others in the series was Abby herself. For a psychic she certainly misses some big clues from people she's in...more
This book is a mix of mystery, romance, and chick-lit. While I read it I didn't enjoy it as entirely as I would have with the other books in the series. Killer Insight was a long read but it was average for me. The suspense is delivered excellently as well as the mystery, character development, and storyline. It was a light read but nothing spectacular or off-the-charts. However, I do recommend it because the entire series is delightful and fresh for me as I've never read a book about a psychic....more
This a great series! Abby Cooper is a good at heart girl at heart who means well but does dumb things. She has crazy characters in her life (including the dog) that give her the run around and direct her like she’s not capable & yet she handles it all. Each book progresses form where the last left off but even if you miss one, you can still catch up pretty quickly. They are easy, relaxing, funny & entertaining light reading. No heavy lifting required here.
Dec 30, 2011
melissa
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4.5 out of 5
I love these books. I love the relationship, or lack there of in this case, between her and Dutch. I kind of like that this one branched out into a new setting, and allowed us to meet some new characters, while bringing a few old favorites along with her. It drives me nuts that when her 'radar' goes off, and she is busy, she ignores it. Hasn't she learned by now? Don't you think that after living with it all her life, she would know that maybe she should stop and listen. But then, it...more
I love these books. I love the relationship, or lack there of in this case, between her and Dutch. I kind of like that this one branched out into a new setting, and allowed us to meet some new characters, while bringing a few old favorites along with her. It drives me nuts that when her 'radar' goes off, and she is busy, she ignores it. Hasn't she learned by now? Don't you think that after living with it all her life, she would know that maybe she should stop and listen. But then, it...more
The Psychic Eye Mysteries series by Victoria Laurie is a real gem. Light-hearted chick lit with a dash of crime thriller with the wonderful twist of a psychic.
Although it wouldn't detract from your enjoyment of the story, for maximum enjoyment I would recommend reading the series in order and I personally find these are the perfect holiday read: entertaining, entertaining and entertaining.
Number four in the series is no exception. Abby Cooper takes a last-minute trip to attend a friend's weddin...more
Although it wouldn't detract from your enjoyment of the story, for maximum enjoyment I would recommend reading the series in order and I personally find these are the perfect holiday read: entertaining, entertaining and entertaining.
Number four in the series is no exception. Abby Cooper takes a last-minute trip to attend a friend's weddin...more
As with the series it gets better all the time, while Dutch wants their relationship to slow down while he gets use to his job at the FBI Abby takes that to mean all things are off with Dutch and that she is single again. After alot of tears she heads off to her friends wedding. While there bridesmaids are disappearing and turning up dead. It is up to Abby and Duffy (the local sheriff and friend) to figure out what is going on. This book had lots of action and adventure and a big whodunit.
So far I've read the Psychic Eye series straight through. And, having just completed book 4, Killer Insight, I've got to admit it's my favorite. In my very humble opinion the mystery this book provides has been the greatest thus far. Although I had an inkling of the guilty party pretty soon into the book I never felt like I had solved it completely until the end.
All in all I feel this is a fun book that will keep you on your toes.
All in all I feel this is a fun book that will keep you on your toes.
This series is rapidly becoming my comfort listening series. Likable and funny characters, promised happy ending, and cozy mystery make this series a sure thing. When I don't want to read anything stressful and would like to have a BGM book, this series is perfect.
In this volume the killer is pretty obvious halfway through the book. But the ending part was still gripping and I very much enjoyed it.
In this volume the killer is pretty obvious halfway through the book. But the ending part was still gripping and I very much enjoyed it.
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Victoria Laurie is the New York Times bestselling author of 21 books and counting. With three separate series in full swing, Victoria divides her time between her two adult mystery series, (The Psychic Eye Mysteries, and The Ghost Hunter Mysteries), and her children's middle-grade adventure series, Oracles of Delphi Keep.
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