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Not always easy to work with, Agent Bernadette Saint Clare has been assigned and reassigned to FBI offices all over the country. Not long after she’s placed at a desk in the basement of the off-site St. Paul office, she’s called on to do what she does best: use personal effects found at a crime scene to see through a killer’s eyes. I enjoyed this book, it looks to be the start of a good series. It has some interesting characters, both living and ghostly. It's nice that the main character's power is imperfect, it's flawed, it isn't easy to use and can be dangerous. A couple of unique things about the story are how Saint Clare got her 'power' and that she can do a lot more than just see dead people. I look forward to the next book. ( )

Bernadette St. Clare is an FBI agent with a special talent. If she holds an object that belonged to a victim she can see through the killer's eyes. This makes her a "strange cookie" so to speak with fellow agents and other law enforcement officers.

She was transferred to St. Paul in a dank, closed basement office. She feels she is being punished and people don't want to work with her because of her 'sight'. Tony Garcia is her supervisor and wants to believe in what she can do but is skeptical.

Soon after she arrives bodies with their hands cut off start appearing. Soon it is discovered that all of the victims had done something wrong in their past. The reader can actually feel Tony sitting on the fence as to whether he should believe the leads that Bernadette discovers with her gift or not.

The tension builds as they get closer to discovering who the murderer is and both of them could die in the last battle.

There is also a building relationship with a new neighbor of Bernadette's but I feel that situation has been over done in some paranormal books. ( )

Great book! ( )

Because of her unusual psychic abilities, FBI agent Bernadette St. Clare has been transferred to many different field offices. Now in the Twin Cities, she tries to learn the identity of a serial avenger who believes in the adage "life for life."

Bernadette is a complex, but flawed character in an unfriendly world. Not as fast-paced as the usual serial killer thriller, but still entertaining. Recommended. ( )