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A Psychic Crystal Mystery Book #1
Sixth Sense
Reluctant psychic Katherine Crystal, dubbed "Crystal Ball Kate," is thrust into the national spotlight when she accurately predicts the death of a movie actor's young son in a private plane crash. Besieged by requests to use her powers to help others, she realizes why her parents had warned her never to let anyone know of her visions.
By-the-book Atlanta police detective Jack Hale harbors a deep-seated distrust of psychics and ignores Katherine's warnings when she calls to report her premonition. Jack is forced to partner with Kate, who uses her eerie sensitivity to evil to help him catch a serial killer in Sydney, Australia, but that's only the beginning of the story. Jack and Kate are drawn into the investigation of a mystery surrounding Kate's birth and find murder and romance among a secret society of psychics in the quaint seaside spiritualist community of Casa Spirito, Florida.
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By-the-book Atlanta police detective Jack Hale harbors a deep-seated distrust of psychics and ignores Katherine's warnings when she calls to report her premonition. Jack is forced to partner with Kate, who uses her eerie sensitivity to evil to help him catch a serial killer in Sydney, Australia, but that's only the beginning of the story. Jack and Kate are drawn into the investigation of a mystery surrounding Kate's birth and find murder and romance among a secret society of psychics in the quaint seaside spiritualist community of Casa Spirito, Florida.
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215 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 25, 2013
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June 6, 2018
I GOT THE AUDIO OF THE BOOK AND FINISH IT THIS MORNING IT TIME CHILLING STORY.
THE BOOK START IN ATLANTA POLICE RECEIVE A CALL FORM SOME LADY WHO SAID THE PLANE GOING TO BLOW UP AND THE PERSON FLYING IT VINCE RIVER . THE CALL IS CRYSTAL A PHYSIC WHO SEE VISIONS AND SHE DAM GOOD AT WHAT SHE DOES AND THEY GOT TO BELIEVE HER,
. WELL THE DETECTIVE HUNG UP ON HER AND SAID SHE WAS QUACK. JACK WAS LEAVING AND SHE WALK UP AND TOLD HIM YOU THE ONE HUNG ME UP ?
I NOW THE PLANE CRASHED AND THEN THE GUYS IN THE POLICE STATION AND THEN THERE IT WAS THE PLANE AND THEN SHE SAID THAT VINCE IS COVERING THE BODY WITH HIS JACKET AND THEN THEY LOOK AT HER WEIRD AND NOW HOW DID YOU NOW THAT I HAD FELLING .
WELL THEY WERE HAVING MURDERS IN THE AREA AND SHE TOLD THEM WHO THE GUY WAS AND HE LEFT THE AREA WHAT YOU MEAN HE IN A DIFFERENT AREA. NOW THE POLICE IN AUSTRIA CALL THEM AND ASK THEM CAN YOU SEND THE PHYSIC AND THE DETECTIVE HER TO HELP YOU SEE JACK AND KATHERYN GOT ON A PLANE AND FLEW ALL THE WAY OVER THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD.
WELL THEY WERE ON PLANE JACK WAS TALKING TO THE STEWARDESS AND SHE TOLD HIM HE HAS TO SEE THIS PLACE AND THEY COULD HOOK UP HE WAS HUGE MAN AND TALL AND STRONG BUT SHE HAD DIFFERENT IDEAS THEY GET TO THE HOTEL AND THEN FIND OUT THEY ORDER ONE ROOM WITH ONE BED AND SHE SAID NO I WANT MY OWN ROOM.
NOW THEY GO TO THE ROOM AND JACK GO TO THE BATH ROOM AND SHE SAID WE NEED TO GO TO THE POLICE STATION NOW HE SAID NO WE NEED TO GO OUT FOR WHILE AN STAY UP SO WE CAN GO BACK TO OUR ROUTINE BUT SHE WON THEY ENDED UP IN THE STATION IN THE AREA AND SHE STARTED TO HAVE THE FEELING AGAIN..
SHE SAID HE GOING TO KILL THE GIRL
AND THEN HE NEAR BY SO JACK SAID SHE NEED TO EAT AND DRINK SOMETHING SHE IS IN TRANCE AND SHE FEELS WHAT HARPING TO THE GIRL AND WHAT SHE DOING AND SAYING.THEY BRING IN A ARTIST WHO DOES SKETCH AND FOUND OUT IT SOME ONE THEY NOW IT THE HEAD MAN SON HE WEIRD AND WOULD NOT DO IT.
WELL KAT AND JACK GO TO THE PARTY WITH THE POLICE AND THEN GO IN AND SEE IF THEY SEE ANY THING OR HEAR ANY THING. WELL SHE WENT TO A TRANCE AND SHE HEARS HER SCREAMING AND THEN JACK TELL THE POLICE SHE FOUND SOMETHING AND THEN ASK IF THERE A BASEMENT TO THE PLACE AND THEN THEY SEE THE GIRL AND JACK UN HOOKS HER AND LAYS HER ON THE COUCH WITH KAT AND THEN THE POLICE FIND HIM IN BATH ROOM AND TAKE HIM OUT .
NOW SHE BECOME FAMOUS ALL OVER THE WORLD AND HER PARENTS WHO WERE A JUDGE AND LAWYER TOLD HER TO BE
CAREFUL YOU NEVER NOW WHAT GOING TO HAPPEN WELL JACK AND KAT GET HOME IN ATLANTA AND BOTH ARE EXHAUSTED AND THEN HER PARENT NOT HOME WHY THEY SAID THEY BE BACK BEFORE SHE GOT HOME THEY WENT TO THE LAKE AND THEN TO GET WAY FORM ALL THE PAPERS.
THE BOOK PULLS YOU IN THE STORY AND I DID NOT WANT TO PUT IT DOWN IT IS ABOUT 8 HR LONG BUT IT GREAT BOOK TY FOR LETTING ME LISTEN TO IT
THE BOOK START IN ATLANTA POLICE RECEIVE A CALL FORM SOME LADY WHO SAID THE PLANE GOING TO BLOW UP AND THE PERSON FLYING IT VINCE RIVER . THE CALL IS CRYSTAL A PHYSIC WHO SEE VISIONS AND SHE DAM GOOD AT WHAT SHE DOES AND THEY GOT TO BELIEVE HER,
. WELL THE DETECTIVE HUNG UP ON HER AND SAID SHE WAS QUACK. JACK WAS LEAVING AND SHE WALK UP AND TOLD HIM YOU THE ONE HUNG ME UP ?
I NOW THE PLANE CRASHED AND THEN THE GUYS IN THE POLICE STATION AND THEN THERE IT WAS THE PLANE AND THEN SHE SAID THAT VINCE IS COVERING THE BODY WITH HIS JACKET AND THEN THEY LOOK AT HER WEIRD AND NOW HOW DID YOU NOW THAT I HAD FELLING .
WELL THEY WERE HAVING MURDERS IN THE AREA AND SHE TOLD THEM WHO THE GUY WAS AND HE LEFT THE AREA WHAT YOU MEAN HE IN A DIFFERENT AREA. NOW THE POLICE IN AUSTRIA CALL THEM AND ASK THEM CAN YOU SEND THE PHYSIC AND THE DETECTIVE HER TO HELP YOU SEE JACK AND KATHERYN GOT ON A PLANE AND FLEW ALL THE WAY OVER THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD.
WELL THEY WERE ON PLANE JACK WAS TALKING TO THE STEWARDESS AND SHE TOLD HIM HE HAS TO SEE THIS PLACE AND THEY COULD HOOK UP HE WAS HUGE MAN AND TALL AND STRONG BUT SHE HAD DIFFERENT IDEAS THEY GET TO THE HOTEL AND THEN FIND OUT THEY ORDER ONE ROOM WITH ONE BED AND SHE SAID NO I WANT MY OWN ROOM.
NOW THEY GO TO THE ROOM AND JACK GO TO THE BATH ROOM AND SHE SAID WE NEED TO GO TO THE POLICE STATION NOW HE SAID NO WE NEED TO GO OUT FOR WHILE AN STAY UP SO WE CAN GO BACK TO OUR ROUTINE BUT SHE WON THEY ENDED UP IN THE STATION IN THE AREA AND SHE STARTED TO HAVE THE FEELING AGAIN..
SHE SAID HE GOING TO KILL THE GIRL
AND THEN HE NEAR BY SO JACK SAID SHE NEED TO EAT AND DRINK SOMETHING SHE IS IN TRANCE AND SHE FEELS WHAT HARPING TO THE GIRL AND WHAT SHE DOING AND SAYING.THEY BRING IN A ARTIST WHO DOES SKETCH AND FOUND OUT IT SOME ONE THEY NOW IT THE HEAD MAN SON HE WEIRD AND WOULD NOT DO IT.
WELL KAT AND JACK GO TO THE PARTY WITH THE POLICE AND THEN GO IN AND SEE IF THEY SEE ANY THING OR HEAR ANY THING. WELL SHE WENT TO A TRANCE AND SHE HEARS HER SCREAMING AND THEN JACK TELL THE POLICE SHE FOUND SOMETHING AND THEN ASK IF THERE A BASEMENT TO THE PLACE AND THEN THEY SEE THE GIRL AND JACK UN HOOKS HER AND LAYS HER ON THE COUCH WITH KAT AND THEN THE POLICE FIND HIM IN BATH ROOM AND TAKE HIM OUT .
NOW SHE BECOME FAMOUS ALL OVER THE WORLD AND HER PARENTS WHO WERE A JUDGE AND LAWYER TOLD HER TO BE
CAREFUL YOU NEVER NOW WHAT GOING TO HAPPEN WELL JACK AND KAT GET HOME IN ATLANTA AND BOTH ARE EXHAUSTED AND THEN HER PARENT NOT HOME WHY THEY SAID THEY BE BACK BEFORE SHE GOT HOME THEY WENT TO THE LAKE AND THEN TO GET WAY FORM ALL THE PAPERS.
THE BOOK PULLS YOU IN THE STORY AND I DID NOT WANT TO PUT IT DOWN IT IS ABOUT 8 HR LONG BUT IT GREAT BOOK TY FOR LETTING ME LISTEN TO IT
July 10, 2018
Jack doesn't believe in psychics. he has a good reason to feel this way. When Kate calls in to report that a child will be killed in a plane crash he doesn't believe her and ignores the call. He finds himself having to escort Kate to Australia to find the serial killer he is working on.
Kate can hold her own against Jack and soon they work well together and things get steamy.
I liked both Jack and Kate. I felt Kate had a good depth of character. she was sweet, Naive yet tough enough to not let Jack walk on her.
There were many twists and it seemed there were a few short mysteries in the book instead of one. The story kept you on your toes.
I listened to the audio and found it entertaining, kept me engrossed wanting to keep listening and the narrator had a good voice and was able to make the ladies voice without sound silly.
if you are looking fro a good, steamy mystery suspense this is a great story.
Kate can hold her own against Jack and soon they work well together and things get steamy.
I liked both Jack and Kate. I felt Kate had a good depth of character. she was sweet, Naive yet tough enough to not let Jack walk on her.
There were many twists and it seemed there were a few short mysteries in the book instead of one. The story kept you on your toes.
I listened to the audio and found it entertaining, kept me engrossed wanting to keep listening and the narrator had a good voice and was able to make the ladies voice without sound silly.
if you are looking fro a good, steamy mystery suspense this is a great story.
October 25, 2019
Sixth Sense by Marilyn Baron is an interesting tale about a lady who has visions, and a jackass detective who thinks all psychics are quacks.
Both Cate and Jack deal with a lot on this journey to find a serial killer, but what makes the hard stuff better is how much they learn about themselves.
I gave this book 4 stars because everything moved really quickly, and while suspenseful the answers were always obvious. Along with that everything was solved so easy peasy and I found that to be a bit of a turn off.
As much as the above mentioned things bothered me, I find myself wanting the second book, to see where things go. I could easily be done after Sixth Sense because it snd ties up and pretty, but there’s another case to solve, and so much more Cate & Jack to explore!
Both Cate and Jack deal with a lot on this journey to find a serial killer, but what makes the hard stuff better is how much they learn about themselves.
I gave this book 4 stars because everything moved really quickly, and while suspenseful the answers were always obvious. Along with that everything was solved so easy peasy and I found that to be a bit of a turn off.
As much as the above mentioned things bothered me, I find myself wanting the second book, to see where things go. I could easily be done after Sixth Sense because it snd ties up and pretty, but there’s another case to solve, and so much more Cate & Jack to explore!
December 22, 2015
Lost patience with the smart alec hero
I wish the author had done a rewrite on the hero, Jack, because he's ruining the story for me. His non stop hating and name calling about psychics and mediums is relentless and makes it hard for me to understand why the heroine tolerates him, let alone likes him. He literally calls her a fake and a fraud to her face. Even when he gets first hand knowledge of her insights he still won't shut up about how it's all phoney.
Have you ever met someone and they thought they were hilariously funny when they weren't and could never take a hint? That's Jack. He's a boor. Knock it off and move on already.
"She hoped Jack wouldn’t continue the litany of psychic jokes and disparaging remarks he had regaled her with on the trip to Florida." Sorry, Kate, spoiler alert: he doesn't stop. He's rude, obnoxious and crass, and she comes across as a nitwit doormat for imagining them together as a couple while he's mocking her and putting her down. Here's a tip: He's not going to get any better. Do not mistake denigrating behavior for "just kidding, ha ha."
So - I can't stomach the H, can't respect the h for liking him and his asinine, abusive attitude. Could have been a good story if that character could have moved beyond his prejudice and they focused on solving mysteries. Too bad.
I wish the author had done a rewrite on the hero, Jack, because he's ruining the story for me. His non stop hating and name calling about psychics and mediums is relentless and makes it hard for me to understand why the heroine tolerates him, let alone likes him. He literally calls her a fake and a fraud to her face. Even when he gets first hand knowledge of her insights he still won't shut up about how it's all phoney.
Have you ever met someone and they thought they were hilariously funny when they weren't and could never take a hint? That's Jack. He's a boor. Knock it off and move on already.
"She hoped Jack wouldn’t continue the litany of psychic jokes and disparaging remarks he had regaled her with on the trip to Florida." Sorry, Kate, spoiler alert: he doesn't stop. He's rude, obnoxious and crass, and she comes across as a nitwit doormat for imagining them together as a couple while he's mocking her and putting her down. Here's a tip: He's not going to get any better. Do not mistake denigrating behavior for "just kidding, ha ha."
So - I can't stomach the H, can't respect the h for liking him and his asinine, abusive attitude. Could have been a good story if that character could have moved beyond his prejudice and they focused on solving mysteries. Too bad.
February 8, 2014
Psychic, Katherine Crystal, needs help from one of Atlanta’s finest. Unfortunately Detective Jack Hale doesn’t believe in psychics. After ignoring an initial call for help from the sexy psychic and leaving the Atlanta Police Department looking bad in the press, Jack is assigned to protect Katherine as she attempts to solve one of their most visible cases. When Katherine’s new found celebrity status brings out the bad guys, it’s up to Jack to keep her alive.
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Sixth Sense can get pretty intense. Marilyn Baron really digs deep into the psyche of a serial killer. She also digs deep into the give and take of a budding romance. Jack and Katherine really have nothing in common. Both have trust issues that relate to the other’s profession. But if they hadn’t been forced to work together, they never would have found their true soul mates. Sixth Sense has a great mix of romance, spine tingling suspense, and real hope for two jaded individuals for a happily ever after. I’m looking forward to reading book 2 in the Psychic Crystal Mystery series.
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Sixth Sense can get pretty intense. Marilyn Baron really digs deep into the psyche of a serial killer. She also digs deep into the give and take of a budding romance. Jack and Katherine really have nothing in common. Both have trust issues that relate to the other’s profession. But if they hadn’t been forced to work together, they never would have found their true soul mates. Sixth Sense has a great mix of romance, spine tingling suspense, and real hope for two jaded individuals for a happily ever after. I’m looking forward to reading book 2 in the Psychic Crystal Mystery series.
April 24, 2014
This is a solid start for the series. There's plausible conflict between the hero and heroine. I liked Jack's doubts and his gradual turnaround in as he witnesses her psychic episodes. Baron sets up the series nicely for a mystery solving team and I like both.
The preview of Homecoming Homicides at the end was creepy and hooked me right away. It reminded me a lot of the TV show Criminal Minds. Now it's a must read.
The preview of Homecoming Homicides at the end was creepy and hooked me right away. It reminded me a lot of the TV show Criminal Minds. Now it's a must read.
December 2, 2013
this is a very good read, but, to me, it seemed like missed opportunity. there are many sub plots that could have been developed to two or three separate books...all of which could have stood alone. Recommended!!
November 10, 2013
This is the introduction to a new series with a psychic and a detective. An enjoyable quick read.
August 10, 2016
Great conflict between the main characters--she's psychic and he thinks all psychics are fakes. Good pacing, kept me turning the pages. Can't wait to see more of Kate and Jack.
November 18, 2015
DNF.
I read a couple of chapters but it was meh.
I read a couple of chapters but it was meh.
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