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Laura Frost #1
Already Gone
FBI Special Agent and single mom Laura Frost, 35, is haunted by her talent: a psychic ability which she refuses to face and which she keeps secret from her colleagues.
Yet as much as Laura wants to be normal, she cannot turn off the flood of images that plague her at every turn. Vivid flashbacks. Nightmares of killers and their victims.
And glimpses of what a killer may do next.
Laura’s talent leads her deep—too deep—into the twisted minds of serial killers. And yet it holds the most important details agonizingly out of her view.
Will it lead her to catch a killer? To save the next victim in time?
Or will it lead her down a road of confusion, scorn, dead ends—and, ultimately, her own destruction?
A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the LAURA FROST series is a startlingly fresh mystery, rife with suspense, twists and turns, shocking revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night.
Yet as much as Laura wants to be normal, she cannot turn off the flood of images that plague her at every turn. Vivid flashbacks. Nightmares of killers and their victims.
And glimpses of what a killer may do next.
Laura’s talent leads her deep—too deep—into the twisted minds of serial killers. And yet it holds the most important details agonizingly out of her view.
Will it lead her to catch a killer? To save the next victim in time?
Or will it lead her down a road of confusion, scorn, dead ends—and, ultimately, her own destruction?
A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the LAURA FROST series is a startlingly fresh mystery, rife with suspense, twists and turns, shocking revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night.
217 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 11, 2021
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About the author
Blake Pierce
1,242 books5,417 followersBlake Pierce is author of the bestselling RILEY PAGE mystery series, which includes seven books (and counting). Blake Pierce is also the author of the MACKENZIE WHITE mystery series, comprising four books (and counting); of the AVERY BLACK mystery series, comprising four books (and counting); and of the new KERI LOCKE mystery series.
An avid reader and lifelong fan of the mystery and thriller genres, Blake loves to hear from you, so please feel free to visit www.blakepierceauthor.com to learn more and stay in touch.
An avid reader and lifelong fan of the mystery and thriller genres, Blake loves to hear from you, so please feel free to visit www.blakepierceauthor.com to learn more and stay in touch.
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June 30, 2021
I listened to this on audio so my rating is largely based on my feelings about the narrator. The main character is an FBI agent. The entire story takes place in the USA. The narrator reads every single character in various English accents. It was VERY annoying and distracting. I think the storyline is good .. but suggest a pass on the audiobook.
June 14, 2021
This has a good premise that drew me in but it is absolutely absurd by the end. The main character is exhausting with her “no, I can’t have a vision now!” and the next minute, “damn, why won’t a vision come that will solve the case!”. She is also constantly making the same comments or asking the same questions like “oh no, my partner is going to die one day. How can I prevent it? I will never touch him again so I never get a vision of it”. Plus, I listened to the audiobook which was read by a British voice who made other characters sound Irish even though these characters are American FBI agents, so this already threw me off. The way the author wrote of police investigations, alcoholism, AA, custody cases, court procedures, and child abuse makes it clear that they know nothing about any of those things. In the end, the main character essentially kidnaps the Governor’s little girl so I’m thinking that maybe that won’t help her get her daughter back…. It is just ridiculous.
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June 10, 2021
This was a great book with an excellent premise. I can’t wait to read more in the series!
June 29, 2021
Couldn't finish this book - I had tp stop 6 chapters in. Non-stop visions of Laura's physical readings of doom. We're inside her head as she's "stricken" and "squirming" and it's depressing and exhausting. Far from entertaining, she's disheartened, craving a drink, becoming frozen instead of talking to a 911 operator or running out of the house when confronted with a killer. so much "She had to do something" "She couldn't bear to make the decision...and yet..." She's an effing FBI agent.
I was hoping for that unicorn of a story: strong women suspense thriller. I'll keep looking.
I was hoping for that unicorn of a story: strong women suspense thriller. I'll keep looking.
May 25, 2024
Listened to this mystery/suspense book as an audiobook! This was my third book/audiobook by this author and I didn't really feel that into the plot or main characters. I almost gave up half way though but decided to push through. I'm going to keep trying out some of this authors other books because i enjoyed the first two I listened to by her!
June 4, 2024
Already Gone
By Blake Pierce
This has a psychic FBI agent who can't really control her visions, but they do help her solve crimes. I like how the visions are not overly used in the story but strategically placed.
I'm definitely going to read more of this series.
By Blake Pierce
This has a psychic FBI agent who can't really control her visions, but they do help her solve crimes. I like how the visions are not overly used in the story but strategically placed.
I'm definitely going to read more of this series.
August 1, 2021
I listened to Already Gone as an audiobook, and although the story is set in America with American characters, the narrator is British, and there are parts that read British instead of American. Examples: in hospital instead of in THE hospital, chip packets (at least they didn't say crisps) instead of chip bags.
The story itself is pretty standard but not wowing. An FBI agent has a psychic gift that she can't tell anyone, even her partner, about. As the opening case, she finds a kidnapped girl as the girl is about to take her last breath. For the rest of the book, she is chasing a murderer and fighting her alcoholic urges while missing her daughter who lives with her ex-husband. Would this qualify her for the single mother title that is in the book description? I usually think of single mothers as the parent raising the child on their own, which would make the ex-husband the single parent.
The story itself is pretty standard but not wowing. An FBI agent has a psychic gift that she can't tell anyone, even her partner, about. As the opening case, she finds a kidnapped girl as the girl is about to take her last breath. For the rest of the book, she is chasing a murderer and fighting her alcoholic urges while missing her daughter who lives with her ex-husband. Would this qualify her for the single mother title that is in the book description? I usually think of single mothers as the parent raising the child on their own, which would make the ex-husband the single parent.
June 17, 2021
the book was just okay. In reading other reviews, I too agree that the lead character, Laura Frost had so many issues that it took away from the storyline, and made me wonder if the book was supposed to be about her - or a suspense thriller. Her issues totally diluted the thriller aspect for me. I listened to the audio book, I found the narrator ill-fitted to the story, and just plain annoying.
June 18, 2021
Waste of time- Don’t bother
This the worst series of Blake Pierce’s many other successful series.
This character is not only unbelievable with her psychic powers but she very stupid and can’t think rationally. How she ever got in the FBI must have been because of affirmative action. I could not even finish this ridiculous drivel. Blake you are a great author why not develop more stories for your successful characters.
I think I know the answer, boredom.
This the worst series of Blake Pierce’s many other successful series.
This character is not only unbelievable with her psychic powers but she very stupid and can’t think rationally. How she ever got in the FBI must have been because of affirmative action. I could not even finish this ridiculous drivel. Blake you are a great author why not develop more stories for your successful characters.
I think I know the answer, boredom.
January 21, 2022
Lulu' - per RFS
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Carissime Fenici, eccomi all’ennesimo thriller in questa mia estate da brividi!
L’autore lo conoscevo già e devo dire che avevo avuto modo di apprezzarne la scrittura e lo stile.
Stavolta Blake Pierce racconta la storia di Laura Frost, una donna fortemente segnata dalla vita e dal suo “dono” di preveggenza, che sin dalla tenera età le ha reso la vita un incubo, tanto da spingerla nel tunnel dell’alcolismo pur di sfuggire alle sue visioni.
La Frost è una donna difficile da avvicinare anche per il suo fidato collega Nate, che nonostante le dimostri la massima fiducia e stima, non è messo a conoscenza del segreto della donna e anzi subisce le conseguenze di quel dono, allorché egli stesso ne diviene l’oggetto.
Ma, nonostante tutti gli sforzi della nostra eroina, lui non si farà da parte, anzi, le dimostrerà di fidarsi ciecamente di lei e di rispettare anche la sua volontà di non rivelargli il mistero che aleggia sulle sue sensazionali intuizioni.
I due si trovano a fronteggiare i casi più scottanti dell’FBI, anche per via della fama di imbattibile detective dall’intuito straordinario di Laura. Fra la scomparsa di una bambina e la caccia a un misterioso serial killer, la nostra protagonista dovrà fare i conti con visioni e presagi che non favoriranno la sua lotta contro il demone dell’alcol. Mentre la vediamo inarrestabile e in corsa contro il tempo per prendere l’uomo o la donna, chissà, impariamo a conoscere meglio lei e il suo dono.
Come sempre lo stile di questo autore è incisivo e scorrevole. Tuttavia, anche se la trama è ben costruita, il romanzo non mi ha convinto del tutto. Forse perché il genere ormai è saturo di agenti alcolisti e donne a pezzi. Forse perché Laura Frost non riesce a toccare le corde del mio cuore, non sono in grado di empatizzare con lei; che sia una difficoltà solo mia? Mi piacerebbe conoscere le vostre opinioni. Credo che al genere giallo serva qualcosa di nuovo, di rivoluzionario, con personaggi meno legati a certi cliché. Fatto sta, care Fenici, che sebbene questo libro non sia certo da scartare non ha suscitato in me grandi emozioni, anzi spesso mi ha lasciato.
Quindi che dirvi? Un romanzo è come il cibo, va sempre assaggiato. A volte può diventare una pietanza gustosa anche se il primo boccone non sembra un granché, altre volte non riesce a darti ciò che desideri neanche quando il suo autore è garanzia di qualità.
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Carissime Fenici, eccomi all’ennesimo thriller in questa mia estate da brividi!
L’autore lo conoscevo già e devo dire che avevo avuto modo di apprezzarne la scrittura e lo stile.
Stavolta Blake Pierce racconta la storia di Laura Frost, una donna fortemente segnata dalla vita e dal suo “dono” di preveggenza, che sin dalla tenera età le ha reso la vita un incubo, tanto da spingerla nel tunnel dell’alcolismo pur di sfuggire alle sue visioni.
La Frost è una donna difficile da avvicinare anche per il suo fidato collega Nate, che nonostante le dimostri la massima fiducia e stima, non è messo a conoscenza del segreto della donna e anzi subisce le conseguenze di quel dono, allorché egli stesso ne diviene l’oggetto.
Ma, nonostante tutti gli sforzi della nostra eroina, lui non si farà da parte, anzi, le dimostrerà di fidarsi ciecamente di lei e di rispettare anche la sua volontà di non rivelargli il mistero che aleggia sulle sue sensazionali intuizioni.
I due si trovano a fronteggiare i casi più scottanti dell’FBI, anche per via della fama di imbattibile detective dall’intuito straordinario di Laura. Fra la scomparsa di una bambina e la caccia a un misterioso serial killer, la nostra protagonista dovrà fare i conti con visioni e presagi che non favoriranno la sua lotta contro il demone dell’alcol. Mentre la vediamo inarrestabile e in corsa contro il tempo per prendere l’uomo o la donna, chissà, impariamo a conoscere meglio lei e il suo dono.
Come sempre lo stile di questo autore è incisivo e scorrevole. Tuttavia, anche se la trama è ben costruita, il romanzo non mi ha convinto del tutto. Forse perché il genere ormai è saturo di agenti alcolisti e donne a pezzi. Forse perché Laura Frost non riesce a toccare le corde del mio cuore, non sono in grado di empatizzare con lei; che sia una difficoltà solo mia? Mi piacerebbe conoscere le vostre opinioni. Credo che al genere giallo serva qualcosa di nuovo, di rivoluzionario, con personaggi meno legati a certi cliché. Fatto sta, care Fenici, che sebbene questo libro non sia certo da scartare non ha suscitato in me grandi emozioni, anzi spesso mi ha lasciato.
Quindi che dirvi? Un romanzo è come il cibo, va sempre assaggiato. A volte può diventare una pietanza gustosa anche se il primo boccone non sembra un granché, altre volte non riesce a darti ciò che desideri neanche quando il suo autore è garanzia di qualità.
September 8, 2024
It was very scattered, never developed the characters well enough to care what happens to them. Jumps around with no point. The premise could have been an awesome book, but it fell short
October 5, 2022
Una historia que lo tenía todo para triunfar pero que se queda en nada. Una protagonista insufrible, repetitiva, que por las barbas de Merlín, las 2 primeras veces ya entendimos que el alcohol le puede y que extraña a su hija, sus debates internos me hicieron acordar a otra protagonista insufrible, como lo es la de 50 sombras de Grey, ya con eso lo digo todo.
Una agente del FBI (nada más y nada menos) que resuelve los casos así en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, sin evidencias, ni nada, todo gracias a sus "corazonadas" que no son más ni menos que su habilidad para ver el futuro. Historia poco creíble, como ya dije repetitiva porque cada 2 o 3 renglones se repite una y otra vez sus pensamientos, sus dudas, sus anhelos. ¿Los crímenes? Ahí andan, se resuelven mágicamente, sin evidencia, sin nada ¿Cómo le harán en el juicio? vete a saber, pero lo importante es que la doña cierra el caso.
Final abierto, para que te quedes con las ganas de saber que pasa con la protagonista pero que no logra tener la fuerza suficiente como para que me arriesgue a seguir con esta serie.
La verdad, en este tipo de historias con toque sobrenatural, prefiero mil veces a 18 Segundos O/D
Una agente del FBI (nada más y nada menos) que resuelve los casos así en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, sin evidencias, ni nada, todo gracias a sus "corazonadas" que no son más ni menos que su habilidad para ver el futuro. Historia poco creíble, como ya dije repetitiva porque cada 2 o 3 renglones se repite una y otra vez sus pensamientos, sus dudas, sus anhelos. ¿Los crímenes? Ahí andan, se resuelven mágicamente, sin evidencia, sin nada ¿Cómo le harán en el juicio? vete a saber, pero lo importante es que la doña cierra el caso.
Final abierto, para que te quedes con las ganas de saber que pasa con la protagonista pero que no logra tener la fuerza suficiente como para que me arriesgue a seguir con esta serie.
La verdad, en este tipo de historias con toque sobrenatural, prefiero mil veces a 18 Segundos O/D
January 26, 2022
I actually have mixed feelings about this book.
First, this is a detective who get flashes of the future, which helps her solve murders. Yeah - sounds right up my alley.
But she is a real mess. She keeps it all a secret, she is an alcoholic, she flaunts the rules and does things her way. Overall, she isn't really likeable. Not even that sympathetic.
So why did I give it 4 stars? I kept turning the pages to see what happened next. I thought the mystery was really good. I LOVED her partner. And i just bought the next book in the series - I just had to keep reading about her. (hey - I said I had mixed feelings...lol)
The first book in this series was free, which was genius because it got me involved in the series. Now let's see if I try any more after reading the next one..
First, this is a detective who get flashes of the future, which helps her solve murders. Yeah - sounds right up my alley.
But she is a real mess. She keeps it all a secret, she is an alcoholic, she flaunts the rules and does things her way. Overall, she isn't really likeable. Not even that sympathetic.
So why did I give it 4 stars? I kept turning the pages to see what happened next. I thought the mystery was really good. I LOVED her partner. And i just bought the next book in the series - I just had to keep reading about her. (hey - I said I had mixed feelings...lol)
The first book in this series was free, which was genius because it got me involved in the series. Now let's see if I try any more after reading the next one..
June 29, 2021
A fairly standard thriller, but the protagonist has visions, which is how she solves cases. They give headaches though. And influence her alcoholism, due to guilt and fear and knowledge and pain. And her alcoholism is why she has lost access to her daughter--yet not her job as an FBI agent?
I liked the twist of visions, but as usual I am frustrated with all of the dead women. I'm hoping #2 will be less misogynistic, I will certainly give it a try assuming I manage to find it on hoopla at some point.
The WEIRDEST thing about this book? It takes place in DC and Albany. The characters are FBI agents, police, witnesses. The sole narrator is British--so a random convenience store owner in ALbany ends up with a Scottish accent (I think? it was different than the main characters' more standard British accent). WHY would they do it this way? It is annoying, weird, but also hilarious.
I liked the twist of visions, but as usual I am frustrated with all of the dead women. I'm hoping #2 will be less misogynistic, I will certainly give it a try assuming I manage to find it on hoopla at some point.
The WEIRDEST thing about this book? It takes place in DC and Albany. The characters are FBI agents, police, witnesses. The sole narrator is British--so a random convenience store owner in ALbany ends up with a Scottish accent (I think? it was different than the main characters' more standard British accent). WHY would they do it this way? It is annoying, weird, but also hilarious.
September 22, 2023
Blake Pierce stayed up on the razor’s edge of depressing. Laura Frost has a complicated, almost unbelievable secret that the entire story is based on. The mystery was a bit convoluted but doable. It’s the ending that made me say WTH?!?!
March 22, 2024
listened to the audiobook on my way home from school, it managed to keep my attention the entire time and it was free so woop
March 22, 2022
This is the first book that I have read from Blake Pierce - I want to read more in this series to see if his writing style improves!
The main character in this book is Laura Frost, FBI Agent, Single Mother, and Recovering Alcoholic.
I am going to split this review into pros and cons, because I do believe this is a great story, but I wish I had been able to read an Indepth review before I read this book.
PROS:
Laura has an established bask story, she has the ability to see visions which is mostly beneficial to her job as an FBI agent. She is divorced from her husband and has lost custody of her daughter due to her alcoholism. Throughout the story you will see references to her 60 day chip, as her ex husband gave her the stipulation that she is not able to talk to or see their daughter until she can bring him a 90 day chip from her AA meetings.
I enjoyed the role that her recovery plays in the story - it is brazening for her, which is realistic to so many that have gone through the AA program. Her main motivation is to be able to see her daughter again, and this driving force seems to stress her out more than anything else in my opinion of the story.
Her visions are difficult because she has a love/hate relationship with them - half of the time she wants them so she can find out more about the case she is working on, and the other half of the time she stresses about how much she hates them and wishes they would go away. Blake Pierce covers this in his book well as he describes her online searches for people like her, and how she always seems to come up empty after meeting with con artists and mediums that aren't truly having visions as she is.
Without giving away too much of the story, Laura is trying to balance her family troubles alongside her commitment to not drink, handling her visions, and being able to focus on her work with her partner Nate. Pierce exhibits the stress that she is under quite well, which adds to the premise of her being an FBI agent in the story.
CONS:
My biggest complaints about this story, are the repetition and the impracticality regarding her visions and her work as an agent. The two things that I disliked most about this book were how the visions were portrayed, and how she would act upon the visions when it was going to be a fight scene.
As far as Lauras visions were concerned, I think that she complains about them enough in the story that it draws attention away from what is happening in the moment. This happens for the reader, so I can imagine that Pierce wrote in this manner to show how annoying it must be for Laura as well. Such a strange, large aspect of her life that she is struggling to figure out how and why it works. But the visions and how she reacts to them take away from the suspense and thrill of solving the murder.
When Pierce describes the fighting scenes, it almost feels like there was too much effort put into it than there needed to be. Impossible scenarios that should have left her with more injuries (or any!) than she receives are frequent, and in some scenes, it just comes off a little comical.
Overall, this is a very good book that I will recommend anyone to read if they enjoy this genre! My opinions on small aspects aside, the author does a great job with providing mental imagery with practically every scene in this book. I look forward to reading the rest of the series at some point soon!
The main character in this book is Laura Frost, FBI Agent, Single Mother, and Recovering Alcoholic.
I am going to split this review into pros and cons, because I do believe this is a great story, but I wish I had been able to read an Indepth review before I read this book.
PROS:
Laura has an established bask story, she has the ability to see visions which is mostly beneficial to her job as an FBI agent. She is divorced from her husband and has lost custody of her daughter due to her alcoholism. Throughout the story you will see references to her 60 day chip, as her ex husband gave her the stipulation that she is not able to talk to or see their daughter until she can bring him a 90 day chip from her AA meetings.
I enjoyed the role that her recovery plays in the story - it is brazening for her, which is realistic to so many that have gone through the AA program. Her main motivation is to be able to see her daughter again, and this driving force seems to stress her out more than anything else in my opinion of the story.
Her visions are difficult because she has a love/hate relationship with them - half of the time she wants them so she can find out more about the case she is working on, and the other half of the time she stresses about how much she hates them and wishes they would go away. Blake Pierce covers this in his book well as he describes her online searches for people like her, and how she always seems to come up empty after meeting with con artists and mediums that aren't truly having visions as she is.
Without giving away too much of the story, Laura is trying to balance her family troubles alongside her commitment to not drink, handling her visions, and being able to focus on her work with her partner Nate. Pierce exhibits the stress that she is under quite well, which adds to the premise of her being an FBI agent in the story.
CONS:
My biggest complaints about this story, are the repetition and the impracticality regarding her visions and her work as an agent. The two things that I disliked most about this book were how the visions were portrayed, and how she would act upon the visions when it was going to be a fight scene.
As far as Lauras visions were concerned, I think that she complains about them enough in the story that it draws attention away from what is happening in the moment. This happens for the reader, so I can imagine that Pierce wrote in this manner to show how annoying it must be for Laura as well. Such a strange, large aspect of her life that she is struggling to figure out how and why it works. But the visions and how she reacts to them take away from the suspense and thrill of solving the murder.
When Pierce describes the fighting scenes, it almost feels like there was too much effort put into it than there needed to be. Impossible scenarios that should have left her with more injuries (or any!) than she receives are frequent, and in some scenes, it just comes off a little comical.
Overall, this is a very good book that I will recommend anyone to read if they enjoy this genre! My opinions on small aspects aside, the author does a great job with providing mental imagery with practically every scene in this book. I look forward to reading the rest of the series at some point soon!
August 18, 2021
Thought-Provoking Start to a new Series
A thought-provoking beginning to a new series about an FBI agent, Laura Frost who has distinct psychic abilities to glimpse future incidents. She is an alcoholic trying to fight her inner demons and therefore, separated from her husband and daughter Lacey. The plot begins with a hostage rescue operation of a little girl Amy, the daughter of the governor of Washington DC. She pinpoints the location of the place where the kidnapper has held the little girl hostage aided by her psychic visions and ever-supporting partner Nathaniel Lavoie. While her psychic vision tells her that all is not well with the child, the duo FBI team is assigned a murder case in NY, where a killer is on the loose and the victims do not seem to have any common links between them. During the investigation, she has a deja vu of some of the crime scenes, and psychic visions kick in giving her a faint vision of another victim being killed. She is startled, as she begins to connect the victim's names with her own identity and with a surge of adrenaline rush, she anamnesis to her previous case files for any perpetrators who has been released from the prison wanting a revenge for her actions. As her pschyic visions kicks in again, she is desperate to win this race against time to nab the killer. The storyline setup is very much comparable to the Zoe Prime series, who had a gifted talent of seeing crime scenes through numbers, a work partner who does not challenge her investigative skills by virtue of her hidden abilities, and a troubled past. Overall, an entertaining read with a rating of 3.75. Looking forward to seeing how the series evolve.
A thought-provoking beginning to a new series about an FBI agent, Laura Frost who has distinct psychic abilities to glimpse future incidents. She is an alcoholic trying to fight her inner demons and therefore, separated from her husband and daughter Lacey. The plot begins with a hostage rescue operation of a little girl Amy, the daughter of the governor of Washington DC. She pinpoints the location of the place where the kidnapper has held the little girl hostage aided by her psychic visions and ever-supporting partner Nathaniel Lavoie. While her psychic vision tells her that all is not well with the child, the duo FBI team is assigned a murder case in NY, where a killer is on the loose and the victims do not seem to have any common links between them. During the investigation, she has a deja vu of some of the crime scenes, and psychic visions kick in giving her a faint vision of another victim being killed. She is startled, as she begins to connect the victim's names with her own identity and with a surge of adrenaline rush, she anamnesis to her previous case files for any perpetrators who has been released from the prison wanting a revenge for her actions. As her pschyic visions kicks in again, she is desperate to win this race against time to nab the killer. The storyline setup is very much comparable to the Zoe Prime series, who had a gifted talent of seeing crime scenes through numbers, a work partner who does not challenge her investigative skills by virtue of her hidden abilities, and a troubled past. Overall, an entertaining read with a rating of 3.75. Looking forward to seeing how the series evolve.
May 23, 2021
This story Already Gone gave me chills. It caused me angst because of the drama of this FBI Suspense Thriller, but I can't wait for Book 2. Laura Frost is a 35 year old FBI Special Agent with psychic ability. She had a little girl named Lacey who is now with her husband Marcus because of her abilities to see visions and because she cannot tell anyone because even when she was a child she told her parents and they took her to a psychiatrist because they felt something was wrong with her. When the story opens they are looking for the governor's daughter Amy who had been kidnapped. She had visions of who had her and at the end what he had one with her and her and her and she had her trusted partner of several years Nathaniel Lavoie who she was now having visions of. She is located in Washington D.C. at FBI headquarters. She is frequently sent out on cases that no one else can solve. She is right now trying to solve a series of murders in Albany, NY before there are a string of bodies left in the killer's wake and to find out why the killer is killing these people seeing that they have no common thread between any of them. This book is really well written and I anxiously waiting for the next book in the series.
November 5, 2024
This was my first audiobook and I was a bit underwhelmed. The fact that the main character is an FBI agent that has "visions" and these help her to solve cases - that's ok, no problem. However, she can't control the visions. Half the time, she wants the visions to come right now and the rest of the time, she fears their onset. She is also constantly fretting that her partner is going to die. (like all the time) Poor guy has to work with her side by side and put up with her strangeness. I was interested in the little girl kidnapping case at the very beginning, then the author took a turn and went into a serial killer case. (??) Aside from the bad stuff going on in her cases, there's a lot going on with Ms. FBI herself.
Wow. I just wanted her to calm down for heaven's sake.
The narrator is British (and I love her accent) but it did NOT fit with this story. There were references to DC and Albany so we know the story is in America. So why would all the characters have British and Irish accents?
I probably won't read another Laura Frost book, but I'm wishing her the best of luck with her sober-living, controlling the visions dancing in her head, keeping her partner alive, her throbbing headaches and getting her daughter back from her Ex.
Wow. I just wanted her to calm down for heaven's sake.
The narrator is British (and I love her accent) but it did NOT fit with this story. There were references to DC and Albany so we know the story is in America. So why would all the characters have British and Irish accents?
I probably won't read another Laura Frost book, but I'm wishing her the best of luck with her sober-living, controlling the visions dancing in her head, keeping her partner alive, her throbbing headaches and getting her daughter back from her Ex.
January 28, 2023
This author, BLAKE PIERCE, is a favorite of mine. This book was not. There are several things that make a book interesting for me 1- the believability of the story, 2- the narrator, if it is an audible book, 3 – length of the book, and finally 4 – the dialog used in the story. This book, sounded interesting but the narrator and everyone associated with the FBI had a European accent. That immediately makes it unbelievable for me since the story takes place in Albany, NY and they were based in DC. It was very difficult to listen to the narrator knowing that they were supposed to be in the US. That doesn’t mean that someone with a European accent can’t work for the FBI, they can. But I don’t think you will have 2 agents and their boss all having the same accent.
This book and story were different because it deviates from the standard suspense type story that I typically read, it moves into the supernatural realm. Something I have no interest in. I did not like this book. That doesn’t mean I won’t read another book in this series. But I didn’t like this one.
RECOMMENDATION: MAYBE
This book and story were different because it deviates from the standard suspense type story that I typically read, it moves into the supernatural realm. Something I have no interest in. I did not like this book. That doesn’t mean I won’t read another book in this series. But I didn’t like this one.
RECOMMENDATION: MAYBE
March 30, 2023
I think I just need to get used to this series before I really give a star rating, so I might be back to edit my review. Pierce can really crank out the books and stories. It is amazing how many different series he has going. I got so hooked on the Jessie Hunt books, and have read some and listened to some. I'm just getting used to this different narrator and story line. Laura is different from Jessie with her premonitions and visions. It is like Jessie has the skill or can survey the scene and know, whereas when Laura is figuring something out, it is with a vision. She carries a lot of guilt over the alcohol and her daughter, so she is clearly fighting that throughout the book. She also wants to protect her partner Nate, so it's a struggle for her to keep everything together. Additionally, I am reading A Year in Europe series, and the main character there is more lighthearted and out for fun. So, I'm trying to not to mix up all the characters. I would love to know how Pierce chooses his settings. With Jessie, it is also West Coast with California and the mountains. This series I am guessing is mostly Washington.
September 17, 2023
It reminded me of PSYCH but was much much weaker. In Psych, Shawn’s “visions” are the result of training he got as a child to be hyper-observant. He keeps this a secret because it’s how he gets paid, by marketing himself as a psychic detective.
In this book, Laura has visions because … well, there is no reason. She just kind of does. I listened to this whole book hoping there would be some Big Reveal, but no. And without a reason, this is hokey. The author wanted to create a police story and needed to make his protagonist different somehow, so he gave her psychic visions. Yawn.
And she needs some fault, some inner demon she wrestles with. So the author gives her the most predictable two — she’s an alcoholic and has lost custody of her daughter because of that.
This book didn’t irritate me; it just left me mentally shrugging.
Oh, and the cover is meaningless. Both the background image (she isn’t drowning in the book) and the unusual typography for the title has no meaning. Heck, even the title is irrelevant.
Yeah, skip this and read something better. Or watch PSYCH on Peacock.
In this book, Laura has visions because … well, there is no reason. She just kind of does. I listened to this whole book hoping there would be some Big Reveal, but no. And without a reason, this is hokey. The author wanted to create a police story and needed to make his protagonist different somehow, so he gave her psychic visions. Yawn.
And she needs some fault, some inner demon she wrestles with. So the author gives her the most predictable two — she’s an alcoholic and has lost custody of her daughter because of that.
This book didn’t irritate me; it just left me mentally shrugging.
Oh, and the cover is meaningless. Both the background image (she isn’t drowning in the book) and the unusual typography for the title has no meaning. Heck, even the title is irrelevant.
Yeah, skip this and read something better. Or watch PSYCH on Peacock.
June 10, 2021
So interested in this new series from Blake! This book definitely gives me very OG Blake book vibes and I was so excited and here for it! Laura has supernatural abilities that help her solve cases, but it’s also been quite the burden in her life, causing her to lose both her marriage and custody of her daughter. Deciding to stop using alcohol to numb the abilities she has, she is working towards staying sober and accepting the visions in order to get her daughter back in her life, but with triggers everywhere it isn’t easy. While her partner knows something is up, he doesn’t act on his questioning, rather letting her do what she needs to do to work through the case but also support and help her when needed. I can’t wait to see what happens to Laura in the next books, as her partner calls her out and her ex-husband is still adamant to not involve her in their daughter’s life and if that will cause her to spiral yet again.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
August 12, 2023
Audiobook, free on AppleBooks
Because I had this on audio, part of the rating is narrator based and probably hurts it because of it.
The book is based in the US but the narrator has a very English accent so when they named cities and companies, several words that these very American people used, it didn’t feel or seem authentic.
Laura Frost is a single mom who is in a very precarious situation with her ex and her young daughter. Always temper to drink, she hasn’t made it past the first 60 day sobriety chip.
she’s reckless, impulsive, and has a secret she’s not willing or able to share with her partner of several years. Will this help or hinder her? This secret she is keeping has helped her on more than one occasion to solve cases that no one else has.
Laura is pulled in several directions and she needs to find a way to get her head on straight or risk losing it all. Which, par for the course, she almost does. Dun dun duuuuuuuun. The book was alright, I didn’t like it enough to want to continue in the Laura Frost series of audiobooks.
Because I had this on audio, part of the rating is narrator based and probably hurts it because of it.
The book is based in the US but the narrator has a very English accent so when they named cities and companies, several words that these very American people used, it didn’t feel or seem authentic.
Laura Frost is a single mom who is in a very precarious situation with her ex and her young daughter. Always temper to drink, she hasn’t made it past the first 60 day sobriety chip.
she’s reckless, impulsive, and has a secret she’s not willing or able to share with her partner of several years. Will this help or hinder her? This secret she is keeping has helped her on more than one occasion to solve cases that no one else has.
Laura is pulled in several directions and she needs to find a way to get her head on straight or risk losing it all. Which, par for the course, she almost does. Dun dun duuuuuuuun. The book was alright, I didn’t like it enough to want to continue in the Laura Frost series of audiobooks.
January 22, 2024
Impossible
Of all the books I’ve read this was the most improbable rediculous ones I’ve read. I know it’s fiction, but…. .
Laura is a FBI agent. She’s had several partners that have left her due to her unreasonable tactics. It seems, she has these visions that help her solve crimes. They are so strong they debilitate her, yet somehow she continues to complete her goal. Her partner, Nate, knows she’s weird but lets her lead him like a puppy.
Someone is killing without reason. No robbery, no sexual assault, and no other sign except strangling. There’s no connection of the victims to each other. Seemingly impossible to figure out if and who will be next.
There is a lot of speculation and a shot in the dark gives them a possible lead on victim 4. So the FBI and the entire police force goes on an impossible task. Needless to say, Laura goes her own way alone.
I skimmed a lot of pages just to get through the book. Most of the book goes on and on about her visions. But I got through because I’ve vowed to finish what I start.
Of all the books I’ve read this was the most improbable rediculous ones I’ve read. I know it’s fiction, but…. .
Laura is a FBI agent. She’s had several partners that have left her due to her unreasonable tactics. It seems, she has these visions that help her solve crimes. They are so strong they debilitate her, yet somehow she continues to complete her goal. Her partner, Nate, knows she’s weird but lets her lead him like a puppy.
Someone is killing without reason. No robbery, no sexual assault, and no other sign except strangling. There’s no connection of the victims to each other. Seemingly impossible to figure out if and who will be next.
There is a lot of speculation and a shot in the dark gives them a possible lead on victim 4. So the FBI and the entire police force goes on an impossible task. Needless to say, Laura goes her own way alone.
I skimmed a lot of pages just to get through the book. Most of the book goes on and on about her visions. But I got through because I’ve vowed to finish what I start.
May 17, 2021
This is the first in the series about FBI Agent, Laura Frost. She has been fighting her own demons, as she is an alcoholic. But, she is trying to turn her life around and get back custody of her daughter which she lost due to the drinking.
Laura has other secrets though, she has images of things that might happen in the future and it allows her to solve cases quickly. She can see the crime scene and what is happening. She can also
feel if someone is going to die by touch.
Right now she is on a case where someone is killing women. Her and her partner are on the case. He doesn't know how Laura solves cases so fast but they are on their way to another town to solve the case. Laura has a problem now with her partner, everytime she comes in contact with him, she feels his death.
Can Laura solve this case and find out who is targeting these women and killing them and try to save her partner? Can't wait for the 2nd in the series!
Laura has other secrets though, she has images of things that might happen in the future and it allows her to solve cases quickly. She can see the crime scene and what is happening. She can also
feel if someone is going to die by touch.
Right now she is on a case where someone is killing women. Her and her partner are on the case. He doesn't know how Laura solves cases so fast but they are on their way to another town to solve the case. Laura has a problem now with her partner, everytime she comes in contact with him, she feels his death.
Can Laura solve this case and find out who is targeting these women and killing them and try to save her partner? Can't wait for the 2nd in the series!
September 28, 2022
Laura es una agente del FBI que, en lugar de investigar, resuelve casos gracias a unas visiones que tiene pero no controla. Su compañero, sin saber lo de las visiones, no se cuestiona demasiado de dónde saca la información. Todo de lo más habitual jejeje
Es uno de los peores libros que he leído últimamente. No lo recomendaría a nadie a quien le gusten los thrillers con buena trama, bien hilados y personajes interesantes.
🛑Spoilers a partir de aquí 🛑
El personaje de Laura es muy pesado, con esos pensamientos recurrentes, sin venir a cuento a veces, nombrando a su hija hasta la saciedad e ignorando a su compañero durante todo el libro. No se puede empatizar con ella. Más valdría que el asesino hubiese intentado matarla a ella (y lo hubiese conseguido) la primera y habernos ahorrado tantas cosas absurdas, porque la historia hace aguas por todos lados.
Y el autor mete una subtrama para intentar continuar la saga. Conmigo no ha funcionado. No creo que lea nada más de este autor.
Es uno de los peores libros que he leído últimamente. No lo recomendaría a nadie a quien le gusten los thrillers con buena trama, bien hilados y personajes interesantes.
🛑Spoilers a partir de aquí 🛑
El personaje de Laura es muy pesado, con esos pensamientos recurrentes, sin venir a cuento a veces, nombrando a su hija hasta la saciedad e ignorando a su compañero durante todo el libro. No se puede empatizar con ella. Más valdría que el asesino hubiese intentado matarla a ella (y lo hubiese conseguido) la primera y habernos ahorrado tantas cosas absurdas, porque la historia hace aguas por todos lados.
Y el autor mete una subtrama para intentar continuar la saga. Conmigo no ha funcionado. No creo que lea nada más de este autor.
February 16, 2022
This book will send chills up and down your spine as Laura Frost attempts to use her special ability to see visions of what may be to save the lives of people. Nobody knows about this ability but her and it has caused her many problems including becoming an alcoholic to try and stop the visions. Her daughter was taken away from her because of this and she is in AA really trying to get it together--but those visions will not stop. Not even her current partner in the FBI knows about the visions--but he suspects something since she always manages to find what they are looking for, and before everyone else.
It ends up being personal--can she ultimately figure out who in her past is murdering people--
If you like psychological thrillers with lots of twists and turns-this book is definitely for you! Blake Pierce certainly knows how to write them!!
It ends up being personal--can she ultimately figure out who in her past is murdering people--
If you like psychological thrillers with lots of twists and turns-this book is definitely for you! Blake Pierce certainly knows how to write them!!
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