Sense of Evil

Rating:
Summary: A waste .....
Review: Kay hooper is one of my favorite author. The Shadow series is the best paranormal books I've ever read. The first two books of the Evil Series are awesome. But this book is the WORST. I even wonder if Kay Hooper actually wrote this book. The plot is simple and very predictible. The character developements are very shallow. I agree that it is such a waste of time to read this book and a waste of money to even buy it. But most of all it is truly a waste of Kay Hooper's talent if she can't write a book that deserve to have her name in front.

I just hope that her next book will be better......... a lot better.

Rating:
Summary: Sense of Evil is a GREAT read!
Review: Kay Hooper never disappoints her readers and her latest book, "Sense of Evil" is no exception. She keeps the reader guessing until the end. I also enjoy all the secondary characters which round out the story nicely. I would definitely recommend this book to someone who enjoys a good mystery with a little romance.

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Summary: A Paranormal Romance Thriller.
Review: Long a fan of Kay Hooper's, I couldn't wait to get my hands on "Sense of Evil," and I must say I wasn't disappointed. However when I read it, I read as an old friend, someone who'd already accepted the FBI's fictional Special Crimes Unit as fact, someone who had already bought into the special powers of the Unit's investigators. So when my sea-going, writer friend Jack Priest came by my boat and asked me about it, my first inclination was to sing its praises, but then I realized, this man hadn't read any of the others, and therein lies the problem with this book, something I hadn't thought of, but something I have to mention in a review. This third book in the Evil series, in my opinion, relies a little to much on the ones that came before it. I knew this was true when I ferreted out my copies of "Touch" and "Whispers of Evil" and loaned them, along with "Sense," to my friend, recommending he read them in order.

Don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed "Sense of Evil." I believe that Kay Hooper is one of the finest thriller writers going. I love the way she mixes romance and the paranormal stuff into her fast paced stories. She keeps you on the edge of your seat, she quickens your pulse and she makes you love her characters, especially in this book. I spent the next couple of days after finishing it, taking a boat from St. Martin down to Trinidad and I had Police Chief Rafe Sullivan and Special Isabel Adams in my mind the whole way. I replayed that book over and over and that is truly a high compliment, because there is a lot going on when you are at sea, many things that can steal your attention.

But good as the book was, I have to sadly take away a star because a book should stand all by itself. My advice is, if you've read the first two in the series, go out and get this one pronto, you'll love it. And if you haven't read "Touch" and "Whispers," then buy the paperbacks, read them, then move onto "Sense of Evil."

I give this book four stars.

Review submitted by Captain Katie Osborne

Rating:
Summary: Kay Hooper does it again!
Review: Never one to disappoint me, this Kay Hooper book starring Bishop and his special crimes unit (SCU) had be up all night reading it through. A page turner from the beginning I was able to get into the book and loved mention of recurring characters. The the best thing about these books is that you can pick up any of the stand books and read it as a stand alone...or read it as part of the series as I do. These books are quick read but good. There is plenty of action and enough characters to keep you guessing throughout. I can't wait for the next book.

Rating:
Summary: Worst Read Ever
Review: Oh my gosh! I could not wait for this book to come out and when it did, I bought the hard cover - waste of money.

The other "evil" books were great, so why wasn't this one. It was one of the worst books I have ever read, and am a reader addict. I bought all the "evil", "shadows" and even some of her earlier works, but this, WOW, don't quite know how to describe how disappointing this book was. Also it's a good thing I like Kay Hooper other works or I wouldn't buy another of her books.

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Summary: A CHALLENGE TO COMPLETE!!
Review: Only my commitment to finishing a book when I start it enabled me to complete this fantasy novel passing itself off as suspense. Despite the 300+ page length, I never felt as though I "knew" the characters in the story. And although I find paranormal psychology and the like fascinating, the book was just ridiculous. It was so overwhelmed with this type of detail that the story seemed lost somewhere in the midst of it all. Certainly, the killer was a surprise, but with better character development a reader could better appreciate the shock.

Will I read another Kay Hooper novel? Possibly, since I am a fan of the genre. But I won't be reading one anytime soon.

DYB

Rating:
Summary: Every Bit as Good as Anything Hooper has Written
Review: Police Chief Rafe Sullivan knows a serial killer is on the loose when the third blond victim shows up. Some how the killer manages to entice these cuties into the woods without a fight and that's got Sullivan stumped. Too much for a small town police chief to handle alone, so along come the feds in the person of Isabel Adams, a blonde every bit as cute as the killer's victims.

Isabel is from the FBI's Special Crimes Unit, a fictional team of psychic agents that have become real to Hooper's readers. Our heroine has the ability to get in the mind of the killer, but she gets too close and sets herself up as his next victim.

This five star book is the best of the "Evil" series and every bit as good as any of Hooper's "Shadow" books. I read "Sense of Evil" in one sitting and loved every second of it.

Reviewed by Vesta Irene

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Summary: A Good Paranormal Mystery - But Not Hooper's Best!
Review: Special Agent Isabel Adams of the FBI's Special Crimes Unit, the elite unit made up of psychic agents, is assigned to investigate a series of horrific murders in Hastings, SC. Isabel is a top notch profiler and clairvoyant. Her partner, Hollis Templeton, is a medium. Together with local Police Chief, Rafe Sullivan, they pool their skills and resources, paranormal and otherwise, to catch the serial killer menacing the town - a killer who epitomizes evil.

Obviously Agent Adams is beautiful, blonde, sexy, smart, savvy, a martial arts expert, sharpshooter and an excellent investigator. Police Chief Sullivan isn't bad on the eyes either. Yes. Sparks fly...with paranormal results.

I like Kay Hooper's psychic series. However, my favorites are "Out Of The Shadows," featuring Noah Bishop who heads the Special Crimes Unit, and Sheriff Miranda Knight, and "Stealing Shadows." "Sense of Evil" held my interest and is a good light read, if somewhat gruesome. However, it doesn't hold up to the high standards Ms. Hooper set in the above mentioned novels. The characters here are less developed, not as complex, and the story is somewhat formulaic. The mystery is a good one, however. I sure couldn't figure out whodunit!
JANA


Rating:
Summary: Almost 5 stars
Review: There is a serial killer loose in Hastings. He is targeting attractive successful blondes. The FBI's SCU unit headed by Noah Bishop sends Isabel, a claivoyant and Hollis, a medium to investigate. As in most of Hooper's novels, the lead psychic makes a connection with a local person, in this case the sheriff, Rafe. Rafe is a latent psychic who confuses the case by creating a shield around Isabel, effectively blocking her abilities. The question is, will they be able to circumvent this problem to find the killer.

I really enjoyed this novel and would have given it five stars, but it just didn't stand on it's own enough. I feel as if I am missing something because I haven't read each of the preceding books. It really didn't detract much, just enough to annoy me a little, until the other books arrive.



Rating:
Summary: Suspensful
Review: There's a serial killer on the loose. This time blonde women in their late twenties to early thirties are his victims. Years earlier it was redheads and brunettes. Six at a time. Every six years.

Isabel is from the Special Crimes Unit at Quantico. She's a clairvoyent. Her partner Hollis is a mediator. Not only is Isabel phsyic but she can feel the murders as they happen. Hollis can talk to the dead.

Isabel and Hollis go to Hastings to help in the investigation. When they arrive, a news conference is in the process. When Isabel meets the sherrif Rafe Sullivan. There's sparks between them. Literally "sparks". Throughout the investigation they find some things about the victims that would shock the comminuty.

In the end you'll never believe who the killler is. If you want a great book to read. This is it. You won't be disappointed.