The 8th House

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Summary: Don't miss this book!!
Review: "The 8th House" is an excellent choice for your winter reading list. It is a cleverly conceived tale of suspense and the supernatural. Regional references add to the enjoyment for anyone from Minnesota and the book easily helps one escape the winter blahs. Mrs. Jensen has invented a fascinating cast of characters whose acceptance of the supernatural provides a fascinating look at how one woman uses her "gift" to rise above tragedy. I heartily recommend this book for suspense readers willing to "suspend disbelief" and enjoy the romance and excitement of "The 8th House."

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Summary: Very highly recommended
Review: As a graduate student, metaficiton was the topic of my thesis; that is, writing about the craft of writing within the context of a novel. Many great writers have succeed with the device, including Tim O'Brien in THE THINGS THEY CARRIED and James Mitchner in THE NOVEL. Remarkably, Wendy Jensen also blends metafictional aspects into THE 8TH HOUSE, an addictive paranormal thriller.

Zoe Zignego uses the contents of her psychic dreams to aid police to solve ghastly murders and later spins the stories into best selling novels. Her quest for peace leads her to flee St. Paul and buy a house in Missouri's foothills of the Ozark Mountains. The long abandoned home held irresistible appeal for Zoe, for the woman who can't seem to live with the living seeks the company of the dead rather than being alone. Her roommate is an rascally ghost named Wilbur, who provides comic relief and a mystery of his own.

Repairs to the house, which dates from the 1800s, prove expensive. Zoe needs to quickly generate some cash flow to replace her badly depleted bank account. RelunReluctantly begins a new novel, based on her current investigation in partnership with the Larry Larsen of the St. Paul police department. Zoe's never written a novel prior to solving a crime before; as she creates the story, she takes the reader through the process of the writing. Zoe's very uncomfortable with the concept of profiting from the tales of murder and mayhem, and her discomfort escalates as she realizes that her dreams have become precognitive and that she has a direct psychic connection to the serial killer. One he is equally aware of. As she writes the novel, Zoe recreates the killer's motive, environment and his past. This metafictional quality lends the novel fascinating flair and insight from a unique perspective.

Be careful when you start reading THE 8TH HOUSE by Wendy Jensen, or you may fall into the trap I did, promising yourself just one more chapter until you finish the book at 2 a.m. on a work morning! As a paranormal mystery lover, I was impressed with the creative edge that Jensen brings to her work. In an increasingly flooded arena of strong women sleuths, Jensen has created a heroine who stands out like a rare gem among many beautiful semi-precious stones.

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Summary: The 8th House
Review: As a lover of mysteries I am always on the look-out for new titles to read and I'm glad that I gave The 8th House a try. The main charactor was like an old friend and the plot had me hooked from page one. I had to read it in one sitting because I just couldn't wait to find out what happened next. I would recommend this book to any fan of the supernatural thriller. The writing style is clear and makes for an "easy read". Next time your looking for a rainy night read give Wendy Jensen's The 8th House a try, I guarantee you will not be disappointed.

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Summary: Great read!
Review: If you like Janet Evanovich, you'll love Wendy Jensen's 8th House. It's been over a year since I read the book and I still smile whenever I think of that story. The writing is snappy, the humor dark, and the characters wonderfully quirky. The only problem, when will there be another one from this talented writer?

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Summary: A Fan
Review: If you like Janet Evanovich, you'll love Wendy Jensen's 8th House. It's been over a year since I read the book and I still smile whenever I think of that story. The writing is snappy, the humor dark, and the characters wonderfully quirky. The only problem, when will there be another one from this talented writer?

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Summary: Engrossing, suspenseful, engaging
Review: It's been a long, long while since I was up at 3:30 in the morning reading a novel, but I couldn't tear myself away from Wendy Jensen's The 8th House. Jensen employs a real talent for keeping the reader turning pages as she weaves new murder, old murder, racism, ghosts and the hunt for a serial killer into an intriguing and most engaging tale. Highly recommended!

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Summary: THE 8TH HOUSE BY WENDY JENSEN
Review: THE 8TH HOUSE IS A BOOK WRITTEN SO INTENSIFING THAT YOU WILLWANT TO READ IT IN ONE SITTING. THE HORROR, DESCRIPTIVECHARACTERS,HUMOR,SUPERNATURAL POWERS AND HER GHOST WILL LEAVE YOUWANTING TO READ THE NEXT BOOK ABOUT ZOE ZIGNEGO. THIS BOOK SHOULD BE ASERIES, I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO FIND OUT WHAT THIS NEW AUTHOR WENDYJENSEN WILL BE WRITING NEXT. YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK, SHE COULD BE THENEXT STEPHEN KING.

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Summary: Great read!
Review: This was a very well written, suspenseful novel. I didn't want to put it down. I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of not only mysteries, but the paranormal as well. I can't wait for the sequel!

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Summary: ZZ's my favorite psychic sleuth
Review: Wendy Jensen writes an imaginative and well researched mystery novel that creates its own nitch in the mystery market. She combines humor, suspense, paranormal, murder, mystery, human foibles and multi-faceted characters in her first (and hopefully not last) mystery featuring ZZ, a reluctant but personable psychic. Jensen's attention to detail, particularly her accuracy when using horoscopes and astrology in the story line, demonstrates her strong research skills. She's a natural story teller. The characters and the enthralling story line grab readers and pull them along at breakneck speed into the horrors that only a serial killer can instill. ZZ, a flawed heroine, gains readers' loyalty from the opening pages. Jensen avoids the traps that most first writers fall into. No weak middle in this novel, when not tracking a serial killer, ZZ with the help of a ghostly sidekick and unwilling construction workers,works to make a crumbling house into a new home. There's even a love interest peeking through the pages. Excellent read, maybe more amazingly wonderful, because Jensen writes outside the usual mystery nitch.