Insight [Hardcover]

Valerie C J McGee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2004

"Insight offers a multitude of action, suspense and romance; hooking the reader from page one.... One that you won't want to put down."
--L. Raven James of The Rawsistaz Reviewers

Insight is a spell binding suspense thriller that will keep you intrigued and always wanting for more. The debut novel of author Valerie CJ McGee follows a blind woman, Samantha Robertson, on her search to discover why she has been bound to a woman she has never met.

It is through the eyes of Rachael Maxwell that a blind woman, Samantha Robertson, has been able to continue to see. They share this sight only through dreams. When Rachael plunges ten stories in Brooklyn, New York, it is Samantha who unwittingly becomes the only eye-witness.

Who will believe a blind woman in California could have seen what happened? Discovering that Rachael did in fact exist, Samantha leaves the safety of her home to discover why they are bound to each other.

Samantha encounters a young detective, Brian Reynolds, who has continued to investigate Rachael's case after it was closed. Together they uncover answers to questions they never knew to ask.

Long held secrets are uncovered and the haunted man who set off this intriguing search for Insight is drawn out. Once you get pulled into the story you won't want to put it down.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Valerie CJ McGee lived in four of NYC?s boroughs. She retired after a combined 37 years with the military and Civil Service.Writing since 1968 and currently learning Braille, her time is devoted to her son and daughter s education. Valerie is finishing her next book (of 36) and enjoying life. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 228 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse.com (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 059566217X
• ISBN-13: 978-0595662173
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,055,227 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Interesting Read..., June 5, 2005

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Beverly R. Jones (South Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Insight (Hardcover)

Insight tells the story of Samantha, a young woman who leaves her home in California to search for truth and redemption on the streets of New York. Since she was a child, Samantha has had dreams of Rachael, and in those dreams she has been able to see everything just as Rachael experienced it. After Samantha is left blinded by a car accident that also killed her mother, it is only through her visions of Rachael that she is able to continue to "see." Unfortunately, this one and only glimpse of Samantha's "sighted" world ends when she "witnesses" the murder of Rachael. The papers, however, have ruled Rachael's death a suicide. Sure that no one will believe that Samantha actually "witnessed" the murder, she sets out on her own to uncover the truth and restore Rachael's reputation. With the help of off-duty NYC police detectives, one of whom is a childhood friend she hasn't communicated with in years, Samantha finds herself in a race against time to expose the killer of Rachael, before the killer has an opportunity to destroy her life and the lives of those so dear to her.

What you won't expect, though, is the truth that is uncovered about Samantha's and Rachael's past and the one person who would go to great lengths to keep the truth hidden forever. You'll fall in love with the characters of Samantha, Brian, and especially Miss Ruby and her Ginsu knives! Funny, witty and determined, you won't forget these characters for a long time to come!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Storyline that blows your mind, May 3, 2005

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Denise Campbell "Author of Love Thy Sister Wa... (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Insight (Hardcover)

Ms. McGee asks if a blind woman in California can witness a murder in New York. I really wanted to know the answer. As I read the carefully woven words of Valerie McGee I was totally and plasantly surprised as to how the story unfolded itself into my hands.

I loved this book. It was so different, so fresh, and such an enjoyable read. The characters makes you want to know them and see more of them. I commend Ms. McGee on her first printed efforts and as a fan, look forward to all her other upcoming releases.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Being blind doesn't mean you can't see, October 18, 2004

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S. Hudson "Avid Reader" (Tucker, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Insight (Paperback)

Insight is a wonderfully written novel that will leave you spellbound from the very first sentence until the last page. I was immediately drawn into Samantha's life. Samantha is a woman who was blinded in a terrible accident, which claimed the life of her mother. Though blind, she maintains a psychic and visual connection with Rachel, who lives on the other coast and whom Samantha has never met. Samantha "sees" the tragedy, which befalls Rachel and thus starts out on a quest to catch a killer.

Logic would dictate that a blind woman couldn't be an eyewitness to a crime as heinous as this, but once you start reading, you soon realize there is truth in the statement "more than meets the eye." Samantha's journey to New York from California, where she leaves the over protectiveness of her father and brother, opens an entirely new world for her. She's never been to New York but she's intimately familiar with her surroundings. She moves into Rachel's apartment with the blessings of the kind elderly neighbor/owner who confirms that Rachel had visions of Samantha as well. Because of Samantha's brother Tim and his childhood friend Brian, who is a New York detective assigned to work Rachel's case, Samantha thrusts herself into solving the case. Meanwhile, Tim is worried about his sister and he and his father hop a plane to New York. Brian is falling in love with Samantha and will do anything he can to protect her and she's oblivious to all of this concern, wanting desperately to figure out her own psychic connection to Rachel.

Insight has a little of every genre in this fast paced read. Murder, mystery, intrigue, romance, and drama all intertwined around strong family bonds. Most impressive is the way Ms. McGee kept the story flowing and the sleuth in me, solved the mystery and second-guessed myself at every page turn. Once I started, I couldn't put the book down and this is what truly makes a book wonderful to read. I understand that Ms. McGee has many more books coming out. I hope she receives the acclaim she deserves and that her future works have the same quality of excitement Insight has delivered.