Cold Sight (Extrasensory Agents, #1)

Aug 11, 2011 Melindeeloo rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romantic-paranormal-suspense, pyschics

As much as former psychic investigator Aidan hates reporters - having been 'tried' in the Press for a mistake in his last case - when his small town exile is invaded by local reporter Lexie - who has suffered her own disgrace at the hands of her fellow journalists - Aidan finds himself unable to resist Lexie's plea for help finding a missing girl - and they soon find themselves on the trail of a serial killer who has been behind the disappearances of a suspiciously larger number of 'runaways'.

O...more As much as former psychic investigator Aidan hates reporters - having been 'tried' in the Press for a mistake in his last case - when his small town exile is invaded by local reporter Lexie - who has suffered her own disgrace at the hands of her fellow journalists - Aidan finds himself unable to resist Lexie's plea for help finding a missing girl - and they soon find themselves on the trail of a serial killer who has been behind the disappearances of a suspiciously larger number of 'runaways'.

Okay, I blew it. I saw someone recommend the second book in this series and not realizing that I had both books in the TBR-pile-that-ate-the-world I read story that follows this one first.

The starring pair Lexie and Aidan and the suspense story line in this book are just as good as the leads and the cold case in the second book, Cold Touch, and both stories are written in a way that made me believe in love (and not just lust) at first sight - well maybe not just sight, but that instant connection that goes past the physical. One thing that I noticed in both book is - and remember this is romance with serial killer suspense in the background - that in both stories when the killer takes a victim, it is not done in the moment with gratuous violence but is instead exposed to the reader in the aftermath of the crime in such a way that it is very emotional - both books put tears in my eyes.

I enjoyed Cold Sight as much as I did Cold Touch, and I actually I think that by inadvertantly reading the two books in the wrong order, I probably ended up enjoying Cold Sight more would have if I had read it first. The supporting cast is much better fleshed out in the next book than in this first foray into Parrish's world, so having already gotten to see ghost Morgan interacting with Julia, the demonstration of Mick's talent, and of course witnessing Olivia's gruesome gift up close and personal, and thereby having a good handle on the continuing cast, made this story that much more enjoyable - since we never get to 'see' what they can do first hand in this story. And as far as I can remember there is no downside, Lexie and Aidan are off screen in the next book and I don't believe that anything is mentioned that would be a spoiler for this story.

Despite the fact that I am not a huge suspense fan, I am so impressed with Parrish that I will be on the look out for more in this series - and I will likely be checking out her other series which is straight (no woo woo factor) romantic suspense as well.(less)

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Sep 03, 2010 Alisha rated it 4 of 5 stars

In a nutshell: The thriller aspect of the book was a rush. Romantic aspect, OK. I'm glad the RRRC group picked this; I probably wouldn't have found it otherwise.

Allow me to begin by saying that if one were to ask me whether I'd recommend this book, I'd suggest reading this book more for the suspense aspect than the romance.

Now that that's out of the way. :o) This book follows multiple perspectives of the residents in the sleepy town of Granville Georgia: chiefly those of clairvoyant Aiden McConn...more In a nutshell: The thriller aspect of the book was a rush. Romantic aspect, OK. I'm glad the RRRC group picked this; I probably wouldn't have found it otherwise.

Allow me to begin by saying that if one were to ask me whether I'd recommend this book, I'd suggest reading this book more for the suspense aspect than the romance.

Now that that's out of the way. :o) This book follows multiple perspectives of the residents in the sleepy town of Granville Georgia: chiefly those of clairvoyant Aiden McConnall and reporter Lexie Nolan. Aiden has been hiding from the public eye ever since he botched a missing-person case that ended in a child's death. He was ripped to shreds by sensationalist journalists, left with nothing but nightmares and a load of guilt. Lexie Nolan is unsurprisingly an unwelcome (and unexpected) addition to his life. She too has been disgraced in a way, having had her most recent expose declared false and misleading. But Lexie is convinced she's right about a string of abductions of local, poor young women.

Now, as the reader, we are not in doubt that Lexie's right about her suspicions; the book begins with a chilling look into the mind of the latest abductee. I'll put an emphasis on "chilling," because this book is at it's most jarring when we're following the victim, or even the killer. The tension is near constant, with a big emphasis on time: the exact hour is noted at the beginning of each section or chapter, and many situations occur simultaneously. The author is good at pulling the rug from under you, leaving you feeling that "no one is safe" and that the evil might win some battles, regardless of how they'll fare in the greater "war." I really felt the suffering and anguish of the victims, as well as the sickness and desperation of the perp. I actually had a nervous pit in my tummy as I read the final act!

There were a few instances of what I thought were character contradictions. I'd prefer to keep this review spoiler free, so I'll simply say that some characters' behaviors--granted, in only a few cases--had me like "but…that don't make no sense, though!" ^__^ (Read the book, I'd love to discuss!)

As I mentioned at the start of this review, my own classification of this book is as a mystery/thriller with a layer of romance and sprinkle of sensuality. Though I felt connection with the hero and heroine, and though theirs was a sweet romance, it wasn't that compelling an element.

The supporting characters from the eXtreme Investigations group--who are brought into the proceedings by Aiden--are all interesting. Each one saddled with an amazing but double-edged ability, they'll most certainly make for some great material in future books. I most certainly look forward to it.(less)

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Aug 05, 2011 Shannon C. rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: romantic suspense fans, paranormal romance fans

Shelves: magic-special-powers, suspense-mystery

Very good romantic suspense with a touch of paranormal

The suspense/mystery was well done. I would have liked a little more focus on the romance, but overall it was an entertaining read. I liked the main characters and was especially impressed by the brave teenager who was kidnapped. What she went through was difficult to read about.

I like the cover design and how they actually picked a guy that looks like the hero in the book. But their marketing department must have a total 'cheesemiester' work...more

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Jul 16, 2010 Keri rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-suspense, romance-paranormal, reviewed, 2010-read, leslie-parrish

This was an awesome kick off to the series. I thought that Aidian and Lexi were hot together. Aidian used to find missing people and got burned badly and a child was lost. So he became a recluse. Lexi is an upfront and honorable reporter determined to tell the truth and got burned. Now they have to come together on common ground before more young girls are lost. I love these types of paranormal books, with no werewolves, vampires or changelings. Not that I don't like those as well. I also liked...more

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Oct 27, 2012 Denise rated it 4 of 5 stars

Aidan McConnell is a psychic who's been burned when an old case leads to the death of a child. Withdrawing from Savannah, he settled in quiet Granville, GA, cutting himself off from everything and everyone who could remind (or blame) him of his failure.

But Granville is far from idyllic. Teenage girls from the wrong side of town are going missing and no one seems interested. Except Lexie Nolan a reporter for the Granville Daily. Sadly, her determination to bring this series of disappearances is d...more

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Jul 16, 2010 Andi rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Jul 01, 2010 Bookaholics rated it 5 of 5 stars

Cold Sight : Extrasensory Agents by Leslie Parrish
Paranormal Romance – July 6, 2010
5 Stars

Aidan McConnell, a physic detective, left Savannah for Granville after a botched investigation that left his reputation and conscience in tatters. Unfortunately, his wish of living a peaceful life was not to be. Alexa Nolan, a small time reporter in Granville, believes that there’s a serial killer at large, abducting and killing girls from the poor side of town. When another girl goes missing, Alexa has to...more Cold Sight : Extrasensory Agents by Leslie Parrish
Paranormal Romance – July 6, 2010
5 Stars

Aidan McConnell, a physic detective, left Savannah for Granville after a botched investigation that left his reputation and conscience in tatters. Unfortunately, his wish of living a peaceful life was not to be. Alexa Nolan, a small time reporter in Granville, believes that there’s a serial killer at large, abducting and killing girls from the poor side of town. When another girl goes missing, Alexa has to race against time to find the killer and save the girl. She seeks out the help of the reclusive and reluctant Aidan and his friends - the extrasensory agents.

Parrish does an amazing job in this novel with her characters that have a witty banter between our hero, Aidan, and the plucky heroine, Alexa. Despite their rocky start, these two characters chemistry is very well-written and fleshed out. Parrish is not a gratuitous writer. The attraction between the two main characters is carefully maintained and lovingly crafted so that it builds up over time. The camaraderie between the Guy and the Girl is so vivid and fun to read that you root for those two to get together in the end, and not just in bed.

Parrish is an amazing writer who has created a very intense thriller and some parts of the book can be quite gruesome. The author is not afraid to push the boundaries and has no qualms about killing off one of the character. The story starts with a bang; from the very first page, she drops you right in the middle of the action and as the reader, you have no choice but to hang on tight and keep reading...or be left wondering. I definitely could not put it down. Parrish’s novel is so compact and tightly written that the plot flows and is so organic. Unlike a lot of poorly written romance thrillers, Parrish does not just focus on sex and uses the plot as a background. You can’t separate the romance from the plot or vice-versa. There are also other relationships going on in the book, from friendships to sisterly love that are equally poignant and well written. Simply put, this is one of those books where you have to read it because it is so good. I’m definitely looking forward to the next installment of the Extrasensory Agents series.

Reviewed by Pauline from the Bookaholics Romance Book Club

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Nov 21, 2010 K. Bird rated it 3 of 5 stars

Lexie and Aidan are both residents of Granville, Georgia, a small town whose population of young, teenage girls is rapidly diminishing.

Both of them are recovering from being completely tarred and feathered in the media. Lexie, a reporter, forced by the Chief of Police and the owner of her paper to print a complete retraction of her articles regarding a possible serial killer, and Aidan, a psychic, lambasted in the Savannah media for being wrong about his last case, a missing young boy never foun...more Lexie and Aidan are both residents of Granville, Georgia, a small town whose population of young, teenage girls is rapidly diminishing.

Both of them are recovering from being completely tarred and feathered in the media. Lexie, a reporter, forced by the Chief of Police and the owner of her paper to print a complete retraction of her articles regarding a possible serial killer, and Aidan, a psychic, lambasted in the Savannah media for being wrong about his last case, a missing young boy never found.

They are both wounded and wary, and completely attracted to eachother from the moment Lexie comes knocking on Aidan's door to help with a current case of a missing teenager girl.

Working together, the two undercover horrible secrets of prominent men in the town, as well as discover the identity of the serial killer.

Aidan and Lexie are great characters, and the way Aidan's psychic powers work were also well handled.

However, parts of the book just didn't work for me. Notably, the fact that in a small town in Georgia people were doing nothing about girls being raped and molested, one per month, for years. That's a lot of girls, and alot of looking the other way.

Also, the tendency for Aidan and Lexie to make long guesses about eachother's personalities based on expressions or gestures "He could tell she was a fighter and never would back down although she was currently letting so-and-so talk to her as if she were an idiot but she must still feel nervous because of the way the town treated her" etc etc made me feel distant from the main emotional relationships in the book. A whole lot of summarizing slowed down the pace of the romance (and the excitement) instead of letting us experience it ourselves.

A very straightforward good vs. bad story, it's the first in a series about the members of Aidan's paranormal detectives team.

This Book's Food Designation Rating: Straight forward roast and potatoes on your plate, seasoned with pepper and salt concealing no surprise flavors, but filling nonetheless.

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Aug 11, 2011 marlene rated it 5 of 5 stars

In the last week I have read a few clunkers. I've been seeing Leslie Parish's Extrasensory Agents series popping up on my Goodreads friend's feed and decided to give it a shot.

Book one is Cold Sight. It is based around Aiden McConnell, a psychic who can connect with people he has had contact with to see, hear, or smell through their senses. It is not always in real time, or real at all. He can also connect to them through their dreams.

Aiden has some issues letting go of guilt from problems wit...more In the last week I have read a few clunkers. I've been seeing Leslie Parish's Extrasensory Agents series popping up on my Goodreads friend's feed and decided to give it a shot.

Book one is Cold Sight. It is based around Aiden McConnell, a psychic who can connect with people he has had contact with to see, hear, or smell through their senses. It is not always in real time, or real at all. He can also connect to them through their dreams.

Aiden has some issues letting go of guilt from problems with a previous case he worked on with his agency of various psychic talents, and has become somewhat gun shy about pretty much everything. He moved to a small somewhat rural town, and pretty much never left the house for the next year. Then Lexi, a reporter shows up on his doorstep with a new case she is desperate for help on.

In reviews I read that the romance takes a back seat in this book, leaving the crime in the forefront. That is very true. From the first time they have met there was a building tension, and while it grows it is really never a huge part of the story. I think if you removed it all together the book would still work just the same. It would be a horrible mistake to do that though. The relationship between them is very realistic as it moves along, and that makes them both incredible endearing.

The crime and crime solving part of this book is somewhat similar to something I would expect from a cable version of SVU meets CSI. It is pretty gritty and does not hold back. There are more than a few scenes and descriptions that made me cringe. Those were the same ones that made me read the entire book in one day and not be able to put it down until I was done.

The writing was so good. Even though we were dealing with a team of people with various powers everything was so incredibly believable. The characters weren't dancing around singing to everyone about their powers. Everyone was guarded and in some cases even reluctant to use them. The powers didn't make everything easy for them, it just helped them move along. Refreshing to see in a book that involves any sort of powers.

I am going to be jumping right into the second book in this series tonight!

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Jul 16, 2011 Janusz rated it 5 of 5 stars

Psychic detection is almost at the bottom of my list of paranormal genres (a strong aversion to the hundreds of fraudulent psychic detectives out there, and the tabloid press and TV channels that feed off them) so I'm not sure why I decided to try Cold Sight. Maybe it was a positive review of the second book in the series.

I surprised myself by not only deciding to start with the first in the series -- on the optimistic assumption I'd get around to No. 2 -- but also by actually finishing it in tw...more

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Aug 24, 2011 L-D rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-abilities-superpowers, pnr, series

Aidann McConnell is a psychic who left his town of Savannah after his attempt to help find a missing boy went very wrong. Although he has helped many people in the past, this one failure has tainted all of his successes - especially after reporters turned the story into a negative media frenzy, destroying his reputation. In the town of Granville, Lexie Nolan has also experienced her share of disappointment. A journalistic investigation that she started concerning some missing teenage girls was s...more

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Aug 12, 2010 Tori smexys_sidekick rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, review-for-smexybooks

Favorite Quote:
“Yea, even shut-ins get out to a restaurant every once in a while.”
“Frankly, I was thinking how strange it was that you actually have friends.”

Aidan McConnell has no desire to start investigating again. After a horrible mishap which leaves a boy dead and Aidan's reputation in tatters he escapes to Granville, GA to live in seclusion and anonymity.

Lexie Nolen is an investigative reporter with a nose for news. And her nose is telling her there is a serial killer in Granville. But...more

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Aug 05, 2010 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book marks a first for me; a fictional reporter that I didn't find myself wanting to throttle. In Lexie, there was the sense of urgency and drive to get the story. However, the circumstances allowed her to care for the human side of things as well. It wasn't JUST getting the story. It wasn't JUST 'the public's right to know'. I found myself truly loving her character.

Aidan's too, but what's not to love about a reclusive psychic who has a chip on his shoulder and feels about reporters the wa...more

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Jul 08, 2010 Mojca rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Granville, Georgia is plagued by a serial killer…Or is it? When reporter Lexie Nolan ran the story of several teenage girl gone missing, she was shut down, and almost lost her job, while the chief of police and all the prominent citizens claimed the missing teens were just runaways. Especially since they were from the “bad part of town”.

Well, the Ghoul, as some have dubbed the presumed serial killer has struck again. This time kidnapping a girl from the bad part of town going to school in the go...more Granville, Georgia is plagued by a serial killer…Or is it? When reporter Lexie Nolan ran the story of several teenage girl gone missing, she was shut down, and almost lost her job, while the chief of police and all the prominent citizens claimed the missing teens were just runaways. Especially since they were from the “bad part of town”.

Well, the Ghoul, as some have dubbed the presumed serial killer has struck again. This time kidnapping a girl from the bad part of town going to school in the good part of town. The police and the public can no longer hide from the truth…Or can they? Just to be sure, Lexie enlists the help of Aidan McConnell, a psychic investigator ran out of Savannah by a case gone bad, resulting in the death of a child. It’s tough getting him on board, but once he’s hooked, there’s no chance he won’t see this through.

But someone doesn’t want Lexie and Aidan poking around. Because something is obviously wrong in this quaint little town, something that just might put the serial killer to shame with its darkness and longevity. Because Granville reeks of dark secrets, and the serial killer just might expose them all.

Though this is categorized as romantic suspense, I’d say this is more along the lines of a thriller with some (rather strong) romantic undertones. It was dark, compelling, chilling, edgy, intriguing, a little sick (especially in that basement and clubhouse), and a lot twisted. I thought Ms. Parrish’s Black CATs trilogy was dark, but it has nothing on this book. Also, the Black CATs stories were sort of 50-50 on romance and suspense, while here the percentage was highly in favor of the suspense.

The driving force, at least for me, wasn’t the “less-exposed” romance, though it played a major role, bringing Lexie and Aidan together, binding them, creating a powerful team, it wasn’t the aforementioned two leads, it wasn’t even the twisted killer or the sick and dark “little town secret”, it was the strong, determined, unbreakable personality of the Ghoul’s latest victim, Yvonne “Vonnie” Jackson. Though a secondary character, relegated into the role of the victim, she was the glue that brought everything together, she was the catalyst for this story, and its true heart.
The reader gets to know the killer, observe her prison through her eyes, experiences everything as she experiences it, and has no choice but admire the strength of her character, her determination to get free no matter what, her stubborn refusal to let the villain win. And it is also her slight connection to Aidan that pulls him into the investigation, gets him to trust Lexie, makes him forget all his misgivings and self-doubt, and dive into the case head-on. Yes, the killer started it all by kidnapping her, but it was Vonnie that drove the story forward.
Ms. Parrish did an amazing job in creating such a realistic character and giving her the opportunity to (almost) outshine the leads. Despite everything, to me, this was more Vonnie’s story than anything else.

Not that I didn’t love the romance subplot. Far from it. The sparks between Lexie and Aidan flew from the get-go, the tension and attraction was almost palpable and it was just a matter of time before they both gave in. Their “psychic” connection gave their story a little otherworldly feel, but still retained that elusive believability and realism. Marvelously done.
The same goes for the main suspense arc. The killer was deliciously twisted, a complete psycho with a sadistic streak a mile wide, but it was still a true pleasure to read, and the villain’s identity remained a secret until Ms. Parrish decided to reveal it, which was a nice respite from the usual suspense fare where the bad guy is obvious from the first chapter.
The “Hellfire Club” sub-sub-plot was sick and twisted as well, though the resolution was rather lacking, but maybe we haven’t seen the end of the Club just yet. Here’s hoping.

And now to the whole series stuff. Unlike many first-book-in-a-series books, this one wasn’t rife with world building and introductions of characters, but instead provided mere tidbits of the characters’ pasts and abilities, but that was enough to get to know them and whet the reader’s appetite for more. I’m already itching to read more about the XI investigative team and their abilities. April and Olivia’s story is too far away for my taste.

Lastly, despite the “darkness”, I don’t think this is a “mood book”, having to read it when the mood is just right. You can pick it up at any time, it’ll pull you in from the first page and won’t spit you out until the very end. Even when a scene was a bit too much to take and I wanted to put it down, I simply couldn’t. Something compelled me to keep reading. A true page turner. Can’t wait for more.(less)

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Oct 13, 2011 Teresa rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery

This was more of a mystery with pinches of romance and paranormal thrown in. One of the main characters is Aidan McConnell, a 'psychic' of sorts who after touching someone can get inside their head or hear their thoughs. Its by no means reliable though, since what he hears or sees can be from the past. The other is a reporter, Lexie Nolan. She knows theres something going on in her town that no one seems to want to aknowledge and fights for it to be brought to the light. The two team up to inves...more

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Feb 25, 2011 Lexie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: genre-romance-paranormal, books-owned

I picked up Cold Sight on a whim because I liked the cover and the name 'Lexie' just leapt out at me. I'm a bit weak when it comes to seeing my name (or my nickname in this case) on a book blurb. To be fair, this is a paranormal romance...or at least it lays claim to being such.

This is much more Mystery/Thriller then it is Paranormal Romance, and it is guaranteed to make you scared about what could happen to your daughter (or sister). The romance between Aiden and Lexie happened quickly--they we...more I picked up Cold Sight on a whim because I liked the cover and the name 'Lexie' just leapt out at me. I'm a bit weak when it comes to seeing my name (or my nickname in this case) on a book blurb. To be fair, this is a paranormal romance...or at least it lays claim to being such.

This is much more Mystery/Thriller then it is Paranormal Romance, and it is guaranteed to make you scared about what could happen to your daughter (or sister). The romance between Aiden and Lexie happened quickly--they were both damaged by the people they were trying so hard to help and wary of trusting someone.

The pace of the book is fast and wracked with tension. At regular intervals Parrish slips between Aiden, Lexie, Vonnie, the killer and later the twins. The scenes when either Vonnie or the killer are the focus are chilling. Vonnie's desperate attempts to stay sane through the killer's torture (heavy on the mental and psychological abuse, though he does physically abuse her) she doesn't cling to hope so much as refuses to let the killer destroy her spirit.

I honestly didn't guess who the killer was. Parrish drops clues throughout, buts its very hard to piece them together as things escalate. The entire book takes place over only about a week, though it feels much longer as there's no sense of time in Vonnie's narratives and the killer often will fall into memories (horrifying accountings of abuse as a child).

Lexie and Aiden's relationship built fast and burned. Attraction was immediate (isn't it always?), but between Aiden complete distrust and hatred of Lexie's profession (journalist) and Lexie's wariness about pursuing a topic (the Ghoul Killer) that's already landed her in hot water in her small town, they take trust slow.

I liked the Lexie didn't just take him on his word--even though her boss was willing to take a chance on the 'psychic', Lexie wanted proof. This I think endeared her to Aiden moreso than anything else because the rest of her profession tended to leap without looking.

The fact of the matter is the book was more about finding the killer then it was about watching Aiden romance Lexie. Wasn't a whole lot of that going on, especially after the dream they 'shared'. Their personalities clashed--Lexie was more forthright with her opinion while Aiden, though blunt, would skate around the issue unless pressed--but they complimented each other well. They seemed to know, on some deeper level, how to handle each other.

As the first book in a new paranormal mystery series about detectives with extraordinary powers, this was exciting. I'm looking forward to Cold Touch, due out in July, which is about Olivia, who has an important part near the end. (less)

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Jul 18, 2010 Auntee rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of RS a la Karen Rose

Shelves: romantic-suspense, leslie-kelly, 2010_reads

Don't do what I did (if you can help it) and drag this read out for a week. I'm sure this book would've been a whole lot more enjoyable if I could've made some time to read it consistently. I kept having to put it down, pick it up, put it down...it was hard to keep the tension going reading it that way. However, once I was able to devote more time to it, it got harder to put it down, and the book took off for me. The first 100 pages are so are used to set up the story, and set up the series, so...more Don't do what I did (if you can help it) and drag this read out for a week. I'm sure this book would've been a whole lot more enjoyable if I could've made some time to read it consistently. I kept having to put it down, pick it up, put it down...it was hard to keep the tension going reading it that way. However, once I was able to devote more time to it, it got harder to put it down, and the book took off for me. The first 100 pages are so are used to set up the story, and set up the series, so there are a few things to keep straight, but you're not overloaded. This story reads a lot like a Karen Rose book--lots of good suspense with a creepy, evil villain (although not as diabolical as a Rose villain), and strong characters ( a newspaper reporter heroine; a hero who uses his psychic gifts to help solve crimes) to root for. Although I must admit, I think the victims upstaged the H/h in this book--whenever the teenage victim was written about, the book became more interesting and suspenseful for me. I was a little disappointed in the romance between the H/h--there just wasn't enough for me. I understand why there realistically couldn't be more--they were in the middle of trying to solve a kidnapping of a teenage girl before it developed into a murder, and they couldn't very well jump in the sack whenever the spirit moved them...but still...afterward, I was hoping for a little more.

The plot in a nutshell: handsome, brooding Aidan McConnell has psychic powers that he uses to help solve crimes, and is quite well-known. But when an investigation goes wrong, he is made a scapegoat by reporters and the family of the young victim. He retreats from his home in Savannah and becomes a recluse in the small town of Granville, 50 miles away. He's had it with getting involved in missing persons investigations, and just wants to be left alone--especially by reporters.

Lexie Nolan is a newspaper reporter in Granville, and she believes there's a serial killer on the loose. Teenage girls have been disappearing, but no one seems to care since they've all been from the 'wrong side' of town. The locals and the police chief all look the other way, calling the girls trashy runaways, because they refuse to believe that anything like that could happen in their little community. When she writes an article about what she believes is happening, she's ostracized from the townfolk and threatened. Luckily her boss at the newspaper agrees that something fishy is going on--Granville seems to be hiding lots of secrets, and he agrees that Lexie should delve a little deeper. When yet another teen disappears (a young scholar from the wrong side of the tracks,Vonnie Jackson)--one who is a friend of his teenage twin daughters-- he suggests she try to get the help of the town's newest resident, the renowned, but reluctant physchic, Aidan McConnell. Will Aidan put his disgust of reporters aside and help the feisty, beautiful Lexie find Vonnie and help her figure out what kind of evil is permeating the town of Granville?

Cold Sight was a very well-written romantic suspense. Lexie and Aidan had chemistry and had some verbal sparring going on at first, and Lexie was able to charm and impress Aidan enough to agree to help her. When the case took a more personal turn for Lexie, Aidan called in his friends and former co-workers from Savannah for help, and the reader gets to meet a handful of fellow psychic investigators (each with their own unique skills) who will surely have their own stories told in the future. As Lexie and Aidan get closer, and when Lexie's life is on the line, they agree that their feelings are beyond friendship--and their relationship does turn physical. The one love scene in the book was well-done and certainly hot enough, but it left me wishing for more between Aidan and Lexie. After the case was solved and they had time to explore the relationship, I was hoping for more 'spelled-out' romance scenes, but that was not to be. It was a case of tell-but-don't-show, which left me a wee bit disappointed. Still, a very good first effort in a new series. It did keep me guessing about who the villain was, and it did serve up a sad shocker that I didn't see coming. I liked the H/h well enough, and the fellow psychics all seem like they'd have some interesting stories to tell. I wish there was a bit more romance in the book, but that's the way it is with RS--sometimes an RS is heavier on the suspense. If it's as well-done as "Cold Sight", then you live with it. I'll definitely be checking out the second in the series, Cold Touch, and be hoping for a bit more romance. 4 stars(less)

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Dec 26, 2011 Michelle added it

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Kudos to the author for actually describing how Lexie was different, such as how she was a reporter, but not the kind who used low-cut shirts and flirting to get the story. It was a bit much how they both had been burned by their jobs, but I will admit to feeling pettily victorious when they were both proven right in their hunches. Good fleshed-out characters. Well written. my heart just wasn't really in it right now, like it won't be when I finally tackle that stack of books f...more

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Jun 23, 2010 Holly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 144-books-in-2010, june-2010, read-in-2010

This is my first read by Leslie Parrish. Though her previous trilogy got a lot of buzz, I wasn't in the mood for RS at that time, so I skipped them. If they're half as good as this one was, I'm truly sorry for it now.

I had major reservations going in because the heroine is a reporter and we all know I have major reporter issues. But it was almost like Parrish heard all my ~~bitching~~ complaints and customized her reporter to my tastes. She wasn't TSTL, or more interested in advancing her career tha...more

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Oct 29, 2011 Sandra Valente rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: have-read, paranormal-psychic, 2011

Writing as Leslie Parrish she has outdone herself!

BRILLIANT: WOW - wow - wow, this series has seriously superseded others we have read in the murder/thriller/suspense genre! Leslie Parrish has also added the paranormal/psychic element. These two books are just brilliant - super fabulous!

Dark and gripping page after page but they also have that all important touch of humour, and with such a strong cast of characters that are beyond any we have come across, Leslie Parrish rightfully deserves hig...more

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Sep 19, 2011 Ami rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romantic-suspense

This book was highly recommended by one of my favorite authors, Nalini Singh. I was curious enough that I decided to pick it up. At first, by the description, I though Cold Sight would be a paranormal romance. However, several chapters into it, I realized that it fits better for a romantic suspense. Aidan might have a psychic gift but the core of this story (along with the romance between Aidan and the reporter, Lexie) is the investigation of missing girls -- who presumed dead, as well as a race...more This book was highly recommended by one of my favorite authors, Nalini Singh. I was curious enough that I decided to pick it up. At first, by the description, I though Cold Sight would be a paranormal romance. However, several chapters into it, I realized that it fits better for a romantic suspense. Aidan might have a psychic gift but the core of this story (along with the romance between Aidan and the reporter, Lexie) is the investigation of missing girls -- who presumed dead, as well as a race against time to save two girls, one who is quite close to Lexie's heart. Plus, the description of what the girls are going through during captive, under the psycho killer, reminds me of several romantic suspense I read before (Karen Rose come in mind).

I enjoy the story very much. It has a couple of elements that I love:

1) Likeable characters. Both Aidan and Lexie are nice, fun-to-be-around kind of people. Sure, Aidan is first described as reclusive mystery man, but further to the story, he is just a likeable guy. He doesn't show a very macho/posessive Alpha man that common on this type of genre. Lexie is persistent, playful, and strong kind of girl (just don't call her perky ;p). Aidan and Lexie make a good couple to read

2) The mystery is well-written. Again, the plot might reminded me of Karen Rose's book -- (view spoiler), but the identity of the murderer is nicely done, and surely keeps me trying to guess who it is.

I might not get Aidan's power very much (I think it has something to do with "hearing" death, or creating connection with someone if he touches them, I don't know, I guess I miss the description or I just don't understand it *grin*) and I still wonder what "gingerbread" means to him, the one that pulls Aidan to the case, but it definitely a series I will follow. The other members of EXtreme Investigation are introduced here, and I think reading about Olivia (the next book) and her darker power will be interesting.(less)

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Aug 11, 2011 BamaGal rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: suspense-thriller

Very enjoyable, edgy and a bit dark. I had a hard time categorizing this book. Not enough romance for RS, and not really paranormal; so I guess I'd call it suspense/thriller.

I liked this story of Lexie the disgraced reporter and Aidan the psychic. I had the villain down to two guys, but the real villain was pulled completely out of left field. There was a great deal of sadness in what was being done to those poor girls, but I find it stretching my imagination a bit too far that all these guys ha...more

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Jul 05, 2010 Amy rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fv-review

Don't you hate it when an author has a great storyline to work with but just doesn't quite tap in to make it amazing? That's how I feel about Cold Sight, the new release by Leslie Parrish. And while this book held great potential with plot and characters, it quite frankly bombed for me after the prologue.

In the prologue, the serial killer is telling bedtime stories, Wes Craven style, to his latest teen victim who he has chained to a bed in a dark, dirty basement. This sets up the latest abducti...more Don't you hate it when an author has a great storyline to work with but just doesn't quite tap in to make it amazing? That's how I feel about Cold Sight, the new release by Leslie Parrish. And while this book held great potential with plot and characters, it quite frankly bombed for me after the prologue.

In the prologue, the serial killer is telling bedtime stories, Wes Craven style, to his latest teen victim who he has chained to a bed in a dark, dirty basement. This sets up the latest abduction in the small town of Granville, GA, where reporter Lexie Nolan enters the story. She has known for some time that there is a killer on the loose and after researching for months and writing an article for the Granville Daily Sun about a madman kidnapping local teen girls, she is proved wrong and shot down by the police department and the community at large. Lexie is then demoted from hard-news reporter to covering the local entertainment of the town. She has not accepted that she is wrong about the kidnappings and neither has her boss, Walter Kirby. When the latest teen goes missing, Walter gives Lexie the name of missing persons investigator, Aidan McConnell, to contact for help. Aidan is a psychic investigator who used to work unsolved cold cases with a group known as Extrasensory Agents. He moved to Granville to become a hermit after a botched investigation in Savannah, GA, which lead to the death of a child, for which he is blamed. Aidan can't stand reporters which leads to a heated introduction when Lexie lands on his doorstep, but she holds her own and convinces him to review the case. Both Aidan and Lexie have a connection to the most recent victim and that in turn allows them to form a truce in working together.

Let's start with the positive. The author presented a fairly strong character development for the overall time line (the entire story took place in all of a week). So, the interaction between characters was well established and believable. It was also interesting to see how each agent in the group had a unique and different psychic ability they used in working cases. What didn't grab me was the unseasoned dialogue between the characters and the overall lack of suspense. It lacked a great deal of meatiness which I have come to expect with raw, serial killer, suspense novels. How Lexie and Aidan form a romantic relationship while working the investigation is quite cheesy and the smexy scenes were less than stellar. By the time I got there I was like "whatever, lets get on with catching the killer!" And by the time you got to catching the killer, I was like "whatever, this is just dull." I'm sorry but I have to have more to go on besides a serial killer hiding behind a clown mask to establish motivation and keep me shaking in my boots! We finally learn what is driving him toward the end of the story but by that point, it wraps so quickly it's over and done before you know it. And those are my sentiments with Cold Sight - it's over and done and I'm moving on.

2.5/5 Stars(less)

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Jun 03, 2011 Pamela(AllHoney) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-paranormal, rs-mystery-thriller, reporters-newspapers, serial-killers, 1st-in-series, psychic-hero-or-heroine

This was alright for me but I felt it lacked something. I just didn't feel the romance in this one. The story itself was good and I really was interested in the who dunnit part.

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Aug 25, 2012 Megan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-read-in-2012, fun-but-forgettable

I loved Wyatt Blackstone and his crew in the Black CATs series, so I admit to having had high hopes for this the 1st in the Extrasensory Agents series. I'm sorry to be disappointed. But maybe that's just because I was expecting the same level of taut suspense woven with romance and 3D fleshed out characterization of the hero and heroine and sometimes even the villain.
This first offering in the Psychic series was just too vanilla. We have cookie cutter psychic, formulaic "i hate-you therefore I...more

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Aug 15, 2010 Sherri Needs A Maid marked it as dnf

Shelves: 2010, contemporary-romance, ebook, bland-characters

Nothing wrong with the writing, I just couldn't get into the story.

DNF

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Aug 22, 2010 Isis FG rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Isis FG by: enjoyed authors previous series

Shelves: series-extra-sensory-agents, info-full, published-2010, reviewed, genre-romance-suspense, stars-4, 2010

Yet another highly enjoyable romantic suspense read by Leslie Parrish (aka Leslie Kelly). I really loved her Black CATs trilogy and was looking forward to the first book in this new series. Parrish didn't disappoint. This book was almost a 5-star read.

Series Note:
First book in Parrish's new light paranormal romantic suspense series (Extrasensory Agents) about investigators that possess various 6th sense abilities.

Summary:
Lexie Nolan is a reporter in a small Georgia town who starts investigating...more

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Oct 07, 2010 Laura (Kyahgirl) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery, paranormal, part-of-a-series, romance-contemporary, urban-fantasy, favorite-authors

I've liked everything I've read by Leslie Parrish and this is no exception. The mystery wasn't particularly original but it didn't detract from the story. The fact is, since we're dealing with humans and humans are known to have a pretty common set of dysfunctions (malfunctions?) the mystery was all the more believable. Parrish introduced some interesting characters along with their 'gifts'. Aiden and Alexa were likeable and despite the fact they had their baggage, it didn't make them behave too...more

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Jul 25, 2011 Denise rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 6-dec-2010-2011

Really good romantic thriller! Wasn't happy with the long opening prologue, but Vonnie and her plight immediately grabbed my attention. This was a well-developed mystery. She had lots of potential "bad guys," which served to keep the reader guessing. I love how close Aidan and Lex grew and how they worked to help each other. Lex was incredible with helping Aidan get back to the "real world," and she was so persitent with investigating the missing girls. I can't wait to read more from this author...more

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Jun 15, 2012 Lilith K rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: curious-about

I read a preview of this book on my Kindle and had to go out and buy the full digital copy. It's a nice mix of murder mystery and the supernatural. The characters are quirky but not enough to detract from the story or the seriousness of the disappearances around them. The fact this man has shut himself out from the world and yet has found a strange connection with the reporter didn't seem rushed.

I normally don't like when characters that just meet and sort of hate each other are automatically t...more

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