Better Read Than Dead
A Psychic Eye Mystery
Signet
Mystery
June 1, 2005
ISBN-13: 0451215583
Available in: Paperback
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Better Read Than Dead
by Victoria Laurie
Once again Abby Cooper's abilities are in high demand. But this time she won't just be finding a deadly criminal—she'll be helping one.
It's fall in Detroit, and psychic intuitive Abby Cooper is falling to pieces. She was about to nestle into her cozy, almost-renovated new house, and into the arms of FBI agent Dutch Rivers. Then, faster than you can say trick-or- treat, it all fell apart with one phone call...
As a favor for a friend, Abby agrees to read tarot cards at a wedding, and finds herself predicting the future for some very shady guests. Word of her talents reaches a mob boss who wants her help in some business matters, and he doesn't take no for an answer. Now she's working for both sides of the law when the police seek out Abby's psychic intuition in order to shed some light on a masked man who's been attacking women, before he strikes again. With all of Dutch's time going to a big FBI case and his sultry new partner, Abby's on her own—leading her to wonder...why didn't I see this coming?
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Victoria Laurie's Bio
I began writing my first Abby Cooper novel in the winter of 2003. As a professional psychic of many years, I really wanted to portray an intuitive as a normal person ... because we really are normal after all...we’re just a bit more “sensitive” than most.
Truth be told, even after Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye was published, I had no thoughts of becoming a full time professional writer too. Back then I firmly believed that I’d write two or three books in the Psychic Eye series, and move on to some other hobby.
It wasn’t until I was finishing my third book, that I could truly appreciate how much joy I had in telling a story. For me, there is almost nothing more satisfying than writing those final twenty pages of a novel after taking all my characters on something of a roller coaster ride. And I live for those moments when, creatively, it feels like I actually got it right.
I suppose I’d better love what I do, because now there’re three separate books for each of my three series to turn out every year. It is work, but it’s fabulous work if you can get it.
I no longer do psychic readings professionally, but I will admit, being psychic is super cool. :)