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Bishop Files #2
A Deadly Web
John Brodie is a Guardian, a member of a secret network devoted to protecting the psychics in his charge from a ruthless—and virtually invisible—enemy.Tasha Solomon is unaware of the Guardians’ existence—until the night the gifted psychic suffers a shocking and violent attack and Brodie saves her life.Tough and resilient, Tasha isn’t used to depending on anyone. But the assault has left her vulnerable. Tasha doesn’t know who wants her dead, or why, or when he will strike again. Now, she is forced to trust that Brodie can guide her through a tangled web of danger and deception toward a safe harbor—one she fears is more elusive with each dark and endless night.
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Kay Hooper
97 books2,446 followersKay Hooper (aka Kay Robbins) was born in California, in an air force base hospital since her father was stationed there at the time. The family moved back to North Carolina shortly afterward, so she was raised and went to school there.
The oldest of three children, Kay has a brother two years younger and a sister seven years younger. Her father and brother are builders who own a highly respected construction company, and her mother worked for many years in personnel management before becoming Kay's personal assistant, a position she held until her untimely death in March 2002. Kay's sister Linda works as her Business Manager, Events Coordinator, and is playing a major role in the creation and operation of The Kay Hooper Foundation.
Kay graduated from East Rutherford High School and attended Isothermal Community College — where she quickly discovered that business classes did not in any way enthrall her. Switching to more involving courses such as history and literature, she also began to concentrate on writing, which had been a longtime interest. Very quickly hooked, she asked for a Christmas typewriter and began seriously working on her first novel. That book, a Regency romance titled Lady Thief, sold to Dell Publishing in 1980. She has since published more than 60 novels and four novellas.
Kay is single and lives in a very small town in North Carolina, not far from her father and siblings. Deigning to live with her are a flock of cats — Bonnie, Ginger, Oscar, Tuffy, Felix, Renny, and Isabel — of various personalities who all like sleeping on manuscripts and whatever research happens to be spread across Kay's desk. And living amongst the many felines are two cheerfully tolerant dogs, a shelter rescue, Bandit, who looks rather like a small sheepdog, and a Sheltie named Lizzie.
The oldest of three children, Kay has a brother two years younger and a sister seven years younger. Her father and brother are builders who own a highly respected construction company, and her mother worked for many years in personnel management before becoming Kay's personal assistant, a position she held until her untimely death in March 2002. Kay's sister Linda works as her Business Manager, Events Coordinator, and is playing a major role in the creation and operation of The Kay Hooper Foundation.
Kay graduated from East Rutherford High School and attended Isothermal Community College — where she quickly discovered that business classes did not in any way enthrall her. Switching to more involving courses such as history and literature, she also began to concentrate on writing, which had been a longtime interest. Very quickly hooked, she asked for a Christmas typewriter and began seriously working on her first novel. That book, a Regency romance titled Lady Thief, sold to Dell Publishing in 1980. She has since published more than 60 novels and four novellas.
Kay is single and lives in a very small town in North Carolina, not far from her father and siblings. Deigning to live with her are a flock of cats — Bonnie, Ginger, Oscar, Tuffy, Felix, Renny, and Isabel — of various personalities who all like sleeping on manuscripts and whatever research happens to be spread across Kay's desk. And living amongst the many felines are two cheerfully tolerant dogs, a shelter rescue, Bandit, who looks rather like a small sheepdog, and a Sheltie named Lizzie.
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May 5, 2015
I preordered this book 2 years ago. Then waited, waited and waited some more. I was disappointed. It was slow and uneventful, mostly just background and build up for the next book.
May 10, 2015
One word.....BORING.
This is an endless ramble of dialogue. The plot, if there truly is one, is obscure. Characters are introduced who have no connection to the storyline...like the orphan girl and the cat who. Do I care at all about any of the characters....NO. Bad story, poorly conceived, poorly written. Not what I have expected of Kay Hooper.
This is an endless ramble of dialogue. The plot, if there truly is one, is obscure. Characters are introduced who have no connection to the storyline...like the orphan girl and the cat who. Do I care at all about any of the characters....NO. Bad story, poorly conceived, poorly written. Not what I have expected of Kay Hooper.
April 8, 2015
A Deadly Web, Bishop Files #2, by Kay Hooper
Grade: D
Tasha Solomon is a psychic who has done a great job at hiding her abilities her whole life. Despite all of her precautions and even moving from Atlanta to Charleston, she still can't shake the feeling that she is in danger. After witnessing men break into her apartment looking for her Tasha's suspicions are confirmed and she is thrown into a war that she never knew existed.
This book was not what I expected at all and I was so disappointed with it. First off it was so confusing with the story flipping back and forth between so many characters I needed a chart to keep track of who was who. There are so many different points of view that drove me crazy and I actually stopped reading because it was too much. Every time I started to get into Tasha and Brodie's story we switched to new people and I never felt I could get into what was happening since it changed every other paragraph.
I really liked the premise of this book but the actual story didn't work for me at all. I thought this was a PNR and instead it's more of a Sci-fi book with no romance at all. I should have known better to come into a series on the second book but usually I have no problems catching up on backstory and moving forward with the characters. There was no way to do this with this book and I think even if I had been able to I still wouldn't have liked it. Add in the ending didn't really tie up anything and this was a huge fail for me.
Grade: D
Tasha Solomon is a psychic who has done a great job at hiding her abilities her whole life. Despite all of her precautions and even moving from Atlanta to Charleston, she still can't shake the feeling that she is in danger. After witnessing men break into her apartment looking for her Tasha's suspicions are confirmed and she is thrown into a war that she never knew existed.
This book was not what I expected at all and I was so disappointed with it. First off it was so confusing with the story flipping back and forth between so many characters I needed a chart to keep track of who was who. There are so many different points of view that drove me crazy and I actually stopped reading because it was too much. Every time I started to get into Tasha and Brodie's story we switched to new people and I never felt I could get into what was happening since it changed every other paragraph.
I really liked the premise of this book but the actual story didn't work for me at all. I thought this was a PNR and instead it's more of a Sci-fi book with no romance at all. I should have known better to come into a series on the second book but usually I have no problems catching up on backstory and moving forward with the characters. There was no way to do this with this book and I think even if I had been able to I still wouldn't have liked it. Add in the ending didn't really tie up anything and this was a huge fail for me.
June 1, 2015
Did not like this one as much as the first book in the series. Some of the dialogue seemed repetitious and circuitous, and it ended with more questions than it answered. Would have liked a more satisfactory ending.
March 27, 2019
So I'd bought the "Final Shadows" book in paperback at a CVS when I had a cold and was feeling sorry for myself and was kind of stoked to have a new Kay Hooper book to help me pass the weekend away, but after reading about 40 pages realized I had no idea what was going on, hopped online and found out that I'd missed a book, so I had to order this one from the library. Luckily, this one filled in the gaping holes that I didn't even fully recognize from my disappointing forage into the third volume of the Bishop Files. Though a ton doesn't actually happen in A Deadly Web, the new characters of Tasha and Brodie were intriguing, as well as the idea of some sort of war within the underground psychic community, though the vague details of why and what exactly was happening beyond tortuous experiments and bizarre eugenics experiments remain unsaid in this book. Ultimately, I liked having a book where Bishop and Miranda are playing a more central role, even if the book isn't exactly ABOUT them, and I am interested in the direction the particular plot of this little sub-series is going. I've been pretty disappointed in Hooper's books lately, so I was glad that this one actually kept my attention, and from what I have gathered (and by the title "FINAL Shadows", I have high hopes for the paperback I overpaid for a couple of weeks ago, and will likely devour it in a day or two to see how the story pans out. 3 stars, for optimism that maybe Hooper doesn't phone the rest of this story in, though it probably should really only get 2, since not a lot actually happens. Recommended for loyal fans of the series and characters, only.
May 11, 2015
(Possible spoilers) I was disappointed with the previous book The first prophet, but with Kay being one of my favorite authors for years I let it go, but this 2nd book was worse. It was missing a lot of things...including an ending! Usually, there is a trilogy with an overall arc but each book can usually be read separately. This book was full of secret shadows, mystery people/psychics talking without being aware who they were....lots of talking, no action, and even at 85% read the story still didnt make much sense...added with a psychic baby conspiracy that has been going on for years....and it was hard for me to finish....which was missing in action.....Sorry I think you lost me as a reader
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April 29, 2015Finally! More focus on Miranda and Bishop after having their personal relationship basically MIA since the devastating events at the end of Blood Ties. Tasha and Brodie are engaging characters as individuals and as a couple. The evolution of their story makes A Deadly Web feel more consistent in theme, tone, and pacing with how the Bishop series began and the majority of its installments.
April 19, 2015
Well, well...talk about suspense, A Deadly Web just left me on pins and needles!!
What I liked: I wasn't sure which direction this series was going in the first book, The First Prophet. With the addition of A Deadly Web, I'm just more intrigued. There is so much maneuvering going on behind the main story that I felt a bit behind the eight ball. I am, however, used to the way Ms Hooper writes and there is always a method to her madness, so to speak.
We met Brodie in the first book and I was wondering if he was going to be alone through much of the series. When he and the heroine, Tasha, have a definite connection there is still more to come in the story. I really liked both Brodie and Tasha, especially Tasha. She's strong, intelligent and not much surprises her. Brodie on the hand is or was a darker personality with a sad back story. Tasha seems to lighten Brodie's grim thoughts. While this is technically Tasha and Brodie's story, it's much more involved.
Here's a bit more about the premise of the series. Brodie's group or cell is devoted to protecting psychics from being kidnapped. Once taken by "the other side", the psychic is never seen or heard from again. No one knows why the bad guys want the psychics or what they're doing with them. Noah Bishop from Bishop/Special Crimes Unit and his wife, Miranda are now aware of the kidnappers as a few of the psychics Bishop has tried to help in the past have come up missing.
Then there are the characters of Murphy (she seems to be the leader of Brodie's cell) and Duran, the bad guy in charge of snatching the psychics. I can't tell you too much about either character without spoilers, so let me just say they are both very mysterious and conniving.
What I didn't like: I read this book practically in one sitting. I just lost track of time, so imagine my surprise when I came to the end and I didn't feel like I had a resolution of the main characters. Again, I am used to this situation as I read many books by Ms Hooper but some readers may not like the ending. Just a caution.
Overall, A Deadly Web moves the series along but in what direction I'm still not exactly sure. Those questions leave me on tender hooks waiting for the next book!
Recommended!!!!
What I liked: I wasn't sure which direction this series was going in the first book, The First Prophet. With the addition of A Deadly Web, I'm just more intrigued. There is so much maneuvering going on behind the main story that I felt a bit behind the eight ball. I am, however, used to the way Ms Hooper writes and there is always a method to her madness, so to speak.
We met Brodie in the first book and I was wondering if he was going to be alone through much of the series. When he and the heroine, Tasha, have a definite connection there is still more to come in the story. I really liked both Brodie and Tasha, especially Tasha. She's strong, intelligent and not much surprises her. Brodie on the hand is or was a darker personality with a sad back story. Tasha seems to lighten Brodie's grim thoughts. While this is technically Tasha and Brodie's story, it's much more involved.
Here's a bit more about the premise of the series. Brodie's group or cell is devoted to protecting psychics from being kidnapped. Once taken by "the other side", the psychic is never seen or heard from again. No one knows why the bad guys want the psychics or what they're doing with them. Noah Bishop from Bishop/Special Crimes Unit and his wife, Miranda are now aware of the kidnappers as a few of the psychics Bishop has tried to help in the past have come up missing.
Then there are the characters of Murphy (she seems to be the leader of Brodie's cell) and Duran, the bad guy in charge of snatching the psychics. I can't tell you too much about either character without spoilers, so let me just say they are both very mysterious and conniving.
What I didn't like: I read this book practically in one sitting. I just lost track of time, so imagine my surprise when I came to the end and I didn't feel like I had a resolution of the main characters. Again, I am used to this situation as I read many books by Ms Hooper but some readers may not like the ending. Just a caution.
Overall, A Deadly Web moves the series along but in what direction I'm still not exactly sure. Those questions leave me on tender hooks waiting for the next book!
Recommended!!!!
April 22, 2015
4.5 Stars
Tough and resilient, Tasha Solomon isn’t used to depending on anyone but now she’ll have to trust John Brodie and his Guardians to guide her through a tangled web of danger and deception in this enthralling thriller.
The Guardians protect psychics from an mystifying enemy, ones whose motives and methods continue to elude the best of their psychics but more and more psychics are disappearing or is being found dead and now Bishop and Miranda are unofficially on the case as well. When it becomes obvious that Tasha has become the next target everyone moves in to keep her from enemy hands including Brodie when he saves her from a vicious psychic attack that forges a psychic connection with her. The characters are strong compelling and grab the reader’s attention from the very beginning and the steady to fast paced plot keeps readers on the edge with lots of suspense.
Spine tingling anticipation and excitement builds throughout the story as they uncover more secrets in a deadly web of deception that surrounds this mystifying enemy. The well written scenes and details capture the imagination and the well orchestrated events draws readers in and arouses their curiosity and refuses to let go while surprising twists and turns ensures that the readers are kept guessing throughout. With all the clues it seems as though answers should be right there in front but they remain elusively just out of reach keeping the readers as well as the characters on their toes.
I love the The Bishop / Special Crimes Unit series as there is always surprising cases with unexpected twists and intriguing characters and elements, so it’s no surprise that I would like this one as well. More intriguing characters, interesting and different elements and unexpected twists that seem to add an “X Files” feel to the story giving a little something extra to keep readers well entertained and I can’t wait to find out what happens next.
- Eva
Tough and resilient, Tasha Solomon isn’t used to depending on anyone but now she’ll have to trust John Brodie and his Guardians to guide her through a tangled web of danger and deception in this enthralling thriller.
The Guardians protect psychics from an mystifying enemy, ones whose motives and methods continue to elude the best of their psychics but more and more psychics are disappearing or is being found dead and now Bishop and Miranda are unofficially on the case as well. When it becomes obvious that Tasha has become the next target everyone moves in to keep her from enemy hands including Brodie when he saves her from a vicious psychic attack that forges a psychic connection with her. The characters are strong compelling and grab the reader’s attention from the very beginning and the steady to fast paced plot keeps readers on the edge with lots of suspense.
Spine tingling anticipation and excitement builds throughout the story as they uncover more secrets in a deadly web of deception that surrounds this mystifying enemy. The well written scenes and details capture the imagination and the well orchestrated events draws readers in and arouses their curiosity and refuses to let go while surprising twists and turns ensures that the readers are kept guessing throughout. With all the clues it seems as though answers should be right there in front but they remain elusively just out of reach keeping the readers as well as the characters on their toes.
I love the The Bishop / Special Crimes Unit series as there is always surprising cases with unexpected twists and intriguing characters and elements, so it’s no surprise that I would like this one as well. More intriguing characters, interesting and different elements and unexpected twists that seem to add an “X Files” feel to the story giving a little something extra to keep readers well entertained and I can’t wait to find out what happens next.
- Eva
December 18, 2015
2.5 stars: That's it?? "To be continued ..."
I'm glad I read this installment from the library, instead of paying for it. Hooper's writing is fluid as always, but it felt like I spent the whole book waiting for something to happen, then it ended. My impression: it was like an episode of a weekly series, where we learn a few things, get hints of a few more, one couple meets and a bond is formed -- though not yet explored and acted upon, we check in on a few old friends, aaaaand ... tune in next week (only it'll be at least months, of course, before her next release).
Kay Hooper / Kay Robbins wrote a number of my favorites back when I used to read tons of series romance (mainly Loveswept, in her case), witty and fun to emotional and Larger Than Life (sorry!), often in the same book, including helping turn me on to paranormal romance. Some of her longer titles were very good, too (such as Finding Laura, which did reincarnation "right"). However, though psychic phenomena are among my favorite themes, I'm really getting burned out on her "web" of Bishop/Haven/Special Crimes Unit titles. It wasn't so bad when you simply had a psychic or two featured, exploring their powers and their emotions while hunting a killer, but now there are *three* different groups involved on the "good guys" side, and a conspiracy headed by slimy shadow beings of some sort on the other (worse than in Odd Thomas, apparently), and finishing a book is no longer a satisfying experience.
I may keep reading her from the library, but she's certainly off my "must buy" list.
I'm glad I read this installment from the library, instead of paying for it. Hooper's writing is fluid as always, but it felt like I spent the whole book waiting for something to happen, then it ended. My impression: it was like an episode of a weekly series, where we learn a few things, get hints of a few more, one couple meets and a bond is formed -- though not yet explored and acted upon, we check in on a few old friends, aaaaand ... tune in next week (only it'll be at least months, of course, before her next release).
Kay Hooper / Kay Robbins wrote a number of my favorites back when I used to read tons of series romance (mainly Loveswept, in her case), witty and fun to emotional and Larger Than Life (sorry!), often in the same book, including helping turn me on to paranormal romance. Some of her longer titles were very good, too (such as Finding Laura, which did reincarnation "right"). However, though psychic phenomena are among my favorite themes, I'm really getting burned out on her "web" of Bishop/Haven/Special Crimes Unit titles. It wasn't so bad when you simply had a psychic or two featured, exploring their powers and their emotions while hunting a killer, but now there are *three* different groups involved on the "good guys" side, and a conspiracy headed by slimy shadow beings of some sort on the other (worse than in Odd Thomas, apparently), and finishing a book is no longer a satisfying experience.
I may keep reading her from the library, but she's certainly off my "must buy" list.
August 17, 2016
This story was very confusing, uneventful, constantly jumped from one character to another...and there was no ending.
April 29, 2019
Good read. It was less resolved than I thought it would be, and I'm not sure exactly how, except that the bad guys went away, and I'm not sure why. There were lots of mysterious moves by mysterious people and it wasn't always clear who was on what side. I am anxious to find out what happens next, since so many questions were left open. The back cover copy does a good job of describing the plot. I liked it.
May 23, 2015
I'm not even done this book and I'm already able to tell you it's flaws. The characters are shallow and flat and the author has this really bad habit of not making it clear who is speaking. Or the speaker... changes. For example, end of Chapter 11, Brodie the Guardian tells Tasha the psychic that they need to figure out what it is about her and her ability that surprised the main villain, Duran. Beginning of chapter twelve, suddenly Brodie is on guard and asking Tasha how she knows Duran was surprised.
So far, apparently this book is about a group of people kidnapping psychics in order to make psychic babies. Why? Who knows.
Update after finishing: Downgraded to one star from two stars. Nope, apparently that was what the whole thing was. A group of people kidnapping psychics in order to make psychic babies. You don't find out why. There's a small bit that has nothing to do with the story involving a kid and a psychic cat that doesn't make another appearance until the end, when you find out from the epilogue that the kid is adopted by someone... the entire story revolves around the character Tasha's apartment with the characters theorizing why this unknown group is kidnapping psychics. That was the book, in a nut-shell. Apparently this whole book is just a set-up for the 3rd.
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the author apparently feels that the name of the book wasn't obvious from the story so they make a point of mentioning that the amount of people spying on Tasha was like a "deadly web." Dun Dun Dun.
So far, apparently this book is about a group of people kidnapping psychics in order to make psychic babies. Why? Who knows.
Update after finishing: Downgraded to one star from two stars. Nope, apparently that was what the whole thing was. A group of people kidnapping psychics in order to make psychic babies. You don't find out why. There's a small bit that has nothing to do with the story involving a kid and a psychic cat that doesn't make another appearance until the end, when you find out from the epilogue that the kid is adopted by someone... the entire story revolves around the character Tasha's apartment with the characters theorizing why this unknown group is kidnapping psychics. That was the book, in a nut-shell. Apparently this whole book is just a set-up for the 3rd.
Spoiler:
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the author apparently feels that the name of the book wasn't obvious from the story so they make a point of mentioning that the amount of people spying on Tasha was like a "deadly web." Dun Dun Dun.
May 4, 2015
ISBN: 978-0-515-15334-7
John Brodie is a Guardian, a member of a secretive network devoted to winning a way very few even know exists: protecting the vulnerable psychics in his charge from a deadly, ruthless - and virtually invisible enemy.
Tasha Solomon is a gifted psychic whose abilities have saved her more than once from situations as dangerous as they are baffling. She doesn't believe she needs help and she doesn't even know that Guardians exist - until Brodie saves her life.
Unaccustomed to depending on anyone for anything, Tasha now finds herself embroiled in a deadly game where the ultimate goal is a fate far worse than any nightmare. Brodie is the only person she can trust to guide her through a maze of danger and deception, lies and treachery, friends and enemies, until they reach safe harbor.
IF they reach safe harbor.
Kay Hooper has penned another glue your eyes to the page read!
John Brodie is a Guardian, a member of a secretive network devoted to winning a way very few even know exists: protecting the vulnerable psychics in his charge from a deadly, ruthless - and virtually invisible enemy.
Tasha Solomon is a gifted psychic whose abilities have saved her more than once from situations as dangerous as they are baffling. She doesn't believe she needs help and she doesn't even know that Guardians exist - until Brodie saves her life.
Unaccustomed to depending on anyone for anything, Tasha now finds herself embroiled in a deadly game where the ultimate goal is a fate far worse than any nightmare. Brodie is the only person she can trust to guide her through a maze of danger and deception, lies and treachery, friends and enemies, until they reach safe harbor.
IF they reach safe harbor.
Kay Hooper has penned another glue your eyes to the page read!
July 23, 2020
A big improvement, I'd say, from the first book. This book revealed a whole lot more about the full story.
Brodie simply is a character you just can't help but like; and that Pendragon still has me completely baffled (that's surely no cat at all), still a lot of interesting players who haven't shown their hands yet.
This excerpt from Bishop's report pretty much sums it up: "Still, though I have learned more, the ultimate answer eludes me."
We know more about the conspiracy, yet the ultimate answer still eludes us! And the suspense is definitely higher...
Another bonded pair, another powerful psychic... Things just got a lot more interesting.
Brodie simply is a character you just can't help but like; and that Pendragon still has me completely baffled (that's surely no cat at all), still a lot of interesting players who haven't shown their hands yet.
This excerpt from Bishop's report pretty much sums it up: "Still, though I have learned more, the ultimate answer eludes me."
We know more about the conspiracy, yet the ultimate answer still eludes us! And the suspense is definitely higher...
Another bonded pair, another powerful psychic... Things just got a lot more interesting.
April 30, 2015
I have followed Kay Hooper and her books for years ... and they never disappoint.
The Deadly Web is chock-full of paranormal activity .... mind readers, healers, telekinetics. No shape-shifters or vampires, or such.
The only negative is that the book ended awkwardly ... I'm guessing there is another one to follow. But the ending just left me with a feeling of an unfinished book.
No matter ... I will be in line to gt her next one and hopefully it will pick up where this one ends and I won't feel so left out in the cold.
The Deadly Web is chock-full of paranormal activity .... mind readers, healers, telekinetics. No shape-shifters or vampires, or such.
The only negative is that the book ended awkwardly ... I'm guessing there is another one to follow. But the ending just left me with a feeling of an unfinished book.
No matter ... I will be in line to gt her next one and hopefully it will pick up where this one ends and I won't feel so left out in the cold.
May 25, 2022
This starts out a little slow, but it picks up quickly. I think this book is much more captivating than book 1.
Hooper makes an intricate web of murder, intrigue, and lies. Just when I was sure who to trust, who the good guys where...something happens or they talk to someone who is a definite baddie.
This story keeps your mind active and guessing. I'm looking forward to getting the answers in the last book to this mind boggling trilogy.
Hooper makes an intricate web of murder, intrigue, and lies. Just when I was sure who to trust, who the good guys where...something happens or they talk to someone who is a definite baddie.
This story keeps your mind active and guessing. I'm looking forward to getting the answers in the last book to this mind boggling trilogy.
July 27, 2022
Bishop Files #2
Spinoff of Bishop SCU series
Paranormal Thriller
Slow, jumped around, and lackluster. It seemed like it was a lot of set up and background. The characters were great. The end of the book it started to pick up and ended fairly abruptly. I'm hoping how things come together in the series will be good, but getting there is not as enjoyable as the previous book and bishop series.
Spinoff of Bishop SCU series
Paranormal Thriller
Slow, jumped around, and lackluster. It seemed like it was a lot of set up and background. The characters were great. The end of the book it started to pick up and ended fairly abruptly. I'm hoping how things come together in the series will be good, but getting there is not as enjoyable as the previous book and bishop series.
January 10, 2017
a good one!
May 3, 2020
Tasha Soloman is a born psychic that ran to Charleston, North Carolina and lives in a very secure apartment complex with 24 hour security. However she hears voices and feels a presence sometimes that she knows is evil. John Brodie is a guardian , a member of a secret network trying to protect vulnerable psychics from a deadly, ruthless and virtually invisible enemy that is abducting psychics.
Miranda and Noah Bishop are FBI and to those that have read other Kay Hooper books very familiar. They have lost a few psychics that were on their radar and are getting suspicious so made contact with Brodie.
Duran is on the other side and wants Tasha but for reasons unknown. He has an army of psychics working for him, none more so than Astrid who tries to snare Tasha in a maze but gets more than either she or Duran bargained for.
I have read reviews saying nothing happens in this book and to an extent for those of us used to the Special Crimes Unit books then that is true. But this is the middle book in a trilogy that started with The First Prophet (I read that years ago and remember snipets of it - the couple in that Sarah and Tucker appear here too but on the periphery like the Bishops) and concludes with Final Shadows.
So in a sense this book is setting us up for the conclusion and I assume has introduced us to all the main players in this war. I enjoyed the book and am keen to get the 3rd book and find out who survives this war. I also am intrigued by Murphy - she is John Brodies right hand help but (spoiler alert) is also very friendly with Duran and has me wondering whose side is she really on. She keeps information back from Duran (like Sarah McKenzies involvement) so not completely bad but she's not completely good either.
Lucky for me the final book is already out so I won't have to wait too long to find out the answer to Murphy and also more on the breeding of psychics and what is the end goal and who is the person Duran answers to because he also is a pawn.
Miranda and Noah Bishop are FBI and to those that have read other Kay Hooper books very familiar. They have lost a few psychics that were on their radar and are getting suspicious so made contact with Brodie.
Duran is on the other side and wants Tasha but for reasons unknown. He has an army of psychics working for him, none more so than Astrid who tries to snare Tasha in a maze but gets more than either she or Duran bargained for.
I have read reviews saying nothing happens in this book and to an extent for those of us used to the Special Crimes Unit books then that is true. But this is the middle book in a trilogy that started with The First Prophet (I read that years ago and remember snipets of it - the couple in that Sarah and Tucker appear here too but on the periphery like the Bishops) and concludes with Final Shadows.
So in a sense this book is setting us up for the conclusion and I assume has introduced us to all the main players in this war. I enjoyed the book and am keen to get the 3rd book and find out who survives this war. I also am intrigued by Murphy - she is John Brodies right hand help but (spoiler alert) is also very friendly with Duran and has me wondering whose side is she really on. She keeps information back from Duran (like Sarah McKenzies involvement) so not completely bad but she's not completely good either.
Lucky for me the final book is already out so I won't have to wait too long to find out the answer to Murphy and also more on the breeding of psychics and what is the end goal and who is the person Duran answers to because he also is a pawn.
September 29, 2019
Tasha Solomon was born a psychic, but only recently realized that she's being watched. This organization, that she instinctively knows is up to no good, can access all parts of her life, even her high-security condo. When John Brodie sits down across from her and claims to want to protect her and explains as much as he can about these mysterious people, Tasha knows she can trust him. While he's protecting her, other members of Brodie's organization are investigating the Shadows . Tucker and Sarah are into research, Murphy is mysteriously exchanging information with the other side and Bishop and Miranda are investigating the disappearance of psychics they've known.
This feels like half a book, or maybe just a book specifically designed to set up the next one...kinda both. We get a good introduction to Tasha and John and their connection and learn a bit about why they want Tasha and what the Shadows have done to get her (which reveals how important she is to them). Murphy is set up as a possible spy (double agent). Bishop and Miranda are officially brought into all of this and do their own investigating. They all do learn a bit about what the Shadows are doing, but there isn't really a exposition-climax-resolution plot happening here. Plenty of exposition, but there isn't really a climax point or wind down...which is why I think of this as half a book. Because I think the climax and resolution occur in the next book. I'm not a big fan of doing this...I'd rather read the 2nd book as part of a longer 3rd book. This was still good and I do want to know what happens, but this book was pretty much a let down because of its structure.
This feels like half a book, or maybe just a book specifically designed to set up the next one...kinda both. We get a good introduction to Tasha and John and their connection and learn a bit about why they want Tasha and what the Shadows have done to get her (which reveals how important she is to them). Murphy is set up as a possible spy (double agent). Bishop and Miranda are officially brought into all of this and do their own investigating. They all do learn a bit about what the Shadows are doing, but there isn't really a exposition-climax-resolution plot happening here. Plenty of exposition, but there isn't really a climax point or wind down...which is why I think of this as half a book. Because I think the climax and resolution occur in the next book. I'm not a big fan of doing this...I'd rather read the 2nd book as part of a longer 3rd book. This was still good and I do want to know what happens, but this book was pretty much a let down because of its structure.
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May 23, 2018
I really enjoyed reading this book. The book started off slow, but it picks up and starts moving very quickly. It has an easy plot to follow that is filled with intrigue and a few twists that were not that hard to predict. I enjoyed this book much more than the previous book in the series and I cannot wait for the next book to see where the plot goes. This book also had good characters that I wanted to see succeed in their mission against those part of the evil "other" organization. It was also nice to see the return of characters that were introduced in the previous book as well. This second book in the Bishop Files definitely surprised me and I highly look forward to the next book that is coming out towards the end of 2018.
June 28, 2023
I really like Kay Hooper's books. I have read several of them. I love the fact that there is a team all working together to help people that in some way have certain abilities. I feel as it keeps you guessing up until the end. Something else I like about these books is that you don't necessarily have to read them in order. It does help to have a little background because the characters cross over from book to book but each book has its own story or a least the ones that I have read so far.
I love the way Kay Hooper writes. I love the mystery and intrigue from beginning to end. The books are a fast read. The chapters are short. I feel the pacing is just right as well. If you have never read any of her books, please do if you like mystery and intrigue.
I love the way Kay Hooper writes. I love the mystery and intrigue from beginning to end. The books are a fast read. The chapters are short. I feel the pacing is just right as well. If you have never read any of her books, please do if you like mystery and intrigue.
May 15, 2018
I enjoyed this book. I had not read the previous book and the story was not what I expected. I thought it would be an FBI case solved by Bishop’s team of psychics. Instead, it was a story of a group stalking psychics and making them disappear. Bishop appeared but did not drive the story.
I still enjoyed the book. Now I know I need to read the first one and look for the next one! This story brought Brodie and Tasha together and exposed some of the methods used in “disappearing” people. Any book with an unresolved problem drags me into the series.
I believe I won this book in a giveaway, but I don’t remember where it came from! The opinion expressed in this review is my own.
I still enjoyed the book. Now I know I need to read the first one and look for the next one! This story brought Brodie and Tasha together and exposed some of the methods used in “disappearing” people. Any book with an unresolved problem drags me into the series.
I believe I won this book in a giveaway, but I don’t remember where it came from! The opinion expressed in this review is my own.
July 25, 2018
I really like this series, but this book is obviously part of a two part mini-series as the book did not end with an actual conclusion. It leaves it clear that the story does not end. While I don't mind that typically, I don't have the next book yet so it was slightly frustrating to finish and not be able to just continue on to the next book as the story continues. It is an interesting storyline and decently plotted although the plot gets muddled occasionally as it jumps from viewpoint to viewpoint. All in all, very entertaining and I will definitely pick up the next book. I just hope it gets to the meat of the story soon because this little appetizer didn't really cut it.
July 4, 2024
This book seemed to go nowhere fast. Lots and lots of conversations between the characters but no thrills, chills, or action to speak of.
I mean, that was it. Two psychic factions were reading each other's thoughts and trying to get a handle on newly found psychics to bring into the fold or to protect, depending on which faction was highlighted in the current chapter. For nearly 300 pages.
There was enlightenment for both sides in the final 35 or so pages of the book. Beyond that, it was pretty tame.
There seem to be a lot of good ratings. Maybe I missed something. I did read the book before it. I'm not sure if I'll read book 3.
I mean, that was it. Two psychic factions were reading each other's thoughts and trying to get a handle on newly found psychics to bring into the fold or to protect, depending on which faction was highlighted in the current chapter. For nearly 300 pages.
There was enlightenment for both sides in the final 35 or so pages of the book. Beyond that, it was pretty tame.
There seem to be a lot of good ratings. Maybe I missed something. I did read the book before it. I'm not sure if I'll read book 3.
July 6, 2017
First off I have to say that I absolutely love the Bishop/Special Crime Unit series, but I just cannot get into the Bishop Files series. I was disappointed in the first book, but decided to give this one a try since maybe I couldn't get into the first one because it was just too much being the first in the series. I'm sad to say that this wasn't the case. The story jumped from one POV to another. I wasn't really invested in any of the characters. Plus it felt a bit incomplete. I think I'll give up on this series although I won't give up on other books from Kay Hooper.
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September 28, 2019John is a Guardian fighting a paranormal war of psychics and Shadows! Tasha is a strong psychic who knows she is being watched and has taken precautions and shields herself, but let’s herself open up to what she feels, but her shields are being attacked with another voice and just when you think she is going to be pulled under, John pulls her out!
Bishop is in the wings, watching as well as the other team! Where are the psychics that are being kidnapped by the other team?
Can’t wait to find out!
Bishop is in the wings, watching as well as the other team! Where are the psychics that are being kidnapped by the other team?
Can’t wait to find out!
November 20, 2019
This was slow at times which is why it took me so long. I put it down an wouldn’t pick it up for a couple of weeks. When it was good you couldn’t put it down. It is a typical Kay Hooper book about the paranormal and psychic abilities. Bishop her favorite character is back of course but at times the plot was hard to follow and a little convoluted. The book had an epilogue and seemed to wrap it all up but I am left feeling like something more is needed. There are questions left unanswered yet no hint of a sequel.
May 16, 2022
Another fantastic installment in this saga! I saw people complaining about the author deviating from the main series in order to write these companion ones - personally I think that these books are a breath of fresh air. The second book answers a lot of questions -although plenty of them still remain. Brody's backstory is simply heartbreaking; I wonder what Murthy's is.....a lot of conspiracies from these books are simply perfect for today's crazy current events...will definitely keep on reading
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