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Second Sight: A Novel of Psychic Suspense [Mass Market Paperback]

George D. Shuman (Author)
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June 29, 2010
Stunningly beautiful blind psychic Sherry Moore has the extraordinary gift for seeing the last eighteen seconds of a deceased person’s memory, which has helped solve numerous crimes and save countless lives. Her life has been anything but normal, but because of her relationship with Brian Metcalf, the Navy SEAL she met during a dramatic rescue on Mount McKinley, Sherry has never been happier. Then her exposure to deadly radiation changes everything. Flush with pounding action and shocking twists, Second Sight is the riveting story of an astounding heroine who, in delving into the darkest corners of the pharmaceutical trade, risks her life to set right an injustice buried deep in the past.

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In Shuman's smooth fourth thriller to feature blind psychic Sherry Moore (after Lost Girls), Sherry, who can visualize the last memories of dead people, is exposed to radioactive cesium 137 while trying to discern what caused an outbreak of possible hantavirus in New Mexico. Back in Philadelphia for tests and treatment, she touches the body of mental patient Thomas J. Monahan, an army private during the Korean War who was used in a government mind-control experiment in 1950. Thomas's residual memories concern Area 17, a secret base in Mount Tamathy, N.Y., where a weapon was developed by Nobel Prize–winner Edward Case. Edward's handsome sociopath stepson, Troy Weir, sets out to dispose of Sherry and anyone else who might squeal about Area 17. While Sherry investigates Thomas's past, she becomes attracted to Troy, much to the dismay of her Navy SEAL fiancé. Series fans will root for the likable Sherry, but they may find the ending too downbeat. (Aug.)
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"Sherry Moore is one of the most fascinating and unusual protagonists in today's popular fiction, and Second Sight is without doubt her most thrilling undertaking yet. It takes guts to push the envelope of a winning formula, and in this book George D. Shuman demonstrates he has that kind of guts -- in spades." -- LINCOLN CHILD, New York Times bestselling author of Terminal Freeze

"If you love thrillers, if you love supernatural suspense, if you love books that keep you up all night, then Second Sight is for you. George D. Shuman provides unpredictable twists and turns from start to finish." -- JAN BURKE, New York Times bestselling author of Bones and The Messenger

"Sherry Moore has a long, long life ahead of her as one of the most compelling characters in contemporary thrillers. George D. Shuman has created a heroine who is as fascinating as she is brave and has written a page-turner as compelling as it is complex. This is a smart, smart stay-up-allnight must-read!" -- M.J. ROSE, internationally bestselling author of The Reincarnationist

"With the clarity of a 9-mm bullet, Second Sight hurtles you on a journey of fascinating psychological suspense. Settle into your favorite reading chair. You're in for a gripping read." -- GAYLE LYNDS, New York Times bestselling author of Masquerade and The Last Spymaster

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Star; Reprint edition (June 29, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1416599800
  • ISBN-13: 978-1416599807
  • Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,350,692 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I was born in the Allegheny Mountains of Southwest PA. hard country--coal and steel country. In fact I worked in the Steel Mills as a teenager, last sticking rivets into the sides of what would become Candian railroad cars. When I was nineteen I drove to Washington DC and walked the streets looking for work, joined the Metropolitan Police Department and retired twenty years later as a Lieutenant. During that time I worked plainclothes investigating heroin trafficking in the DC northwest area and later investigated corruption in the DC Government.
In 1992 I got involved in the resort hotel industry on Long Island, New York, became a Human Resource Director for several years and later Director of Operations for a constortium of Luxury Hotels on the Island of Nantucket.
I now write full time in the Laurel Mountains of PA.

 

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars She sees more than most, July 27, 2009
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This is the fourth novel written by George Shuman, starring Sherry Moore. I have read the first, second and now the fourth, I haven't read the third one yet. While it is not neccessary to read these in any particular order, it would benefit you to at least start with the first one. Shuman brings the character of Sherry to life and gives you time to like and care about her as a protagonist. Background information is more indepth in the first novel and you get a feel of how Sherry's life has come to be.

In this fourth novel, Sherry, who is not only beautiful and psychic, but blind to boot is given her sight back in a bizzarre chain of events that leaves her with more questions than answers. Sherry has a gift, or a curse, however you view it, of having the ability to touch a body and see the last 18 seconds of that person's memories. She doesn't always know what to do with this information or what her visions mean, but she has been able to help law enforcement officials on several occasions by providing crucial information they would otherwise not have access to. This story moves at breakneck speed and has only a few minor slow spots. George Shuman has created a character that you want to stand up and cheer for. Sherry has dreamed of having her sight back, but she soon finds that having the ability to see brings about its' own set of problems. It may even cost her her life.

If you have enjoyed Shuman's other Sherry Moore novels, you will love this one. If you haven't read any of them yet, go buy a copy of 18 Seconds, then after reading the first novel, sit back and bask in the excitement of Second Sight.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, September 11, 2009
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I love suspense. I read the description and wanted to read the book.

As I started to read, I became confused. What I was reading seemed to have nothing to do with what the jacket said it was about. I actually stopped to examine the book to see if there had been a mistake. Getting to chapter two, I knew it wasn't a mistake. I was halfway through the book before it grabbed me and I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened.

I felt the story moving forward but continually wanting more. The story would hint at her childhood and then stop. Then 5 chapters later, mention it again. I just wanted to learn more, rather then glimpses here and there about certain key elements. I can't recommend it.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars It was start and stop the entire time, August 20, 2009
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Second Sight is one of those novels that I found incredibly hard to get drawn into. In spite of the fact the characters are well written and the events are interesting I put this book down 32 times (yes I counted the turned pages I did to mark my place). When I put a book that is supposed to be a suspense book down that many times it means it really wasn't very suspenseful to me. That's too bad because I really wanted to love the book--it seemed to have all the things set in place for a great read but it just didn't come together enough for me to sustain the interest.

I think the first problem for me is the main character. She just doesn't seem that likeable sometimes. It's not that I didn't care *for* her it's just I didn't care what happened *to* her. Given that she is at the heart of the suspense plot that made for some unfortunately plodding reading. Sherry came off to me as selfish for the entire first half of the book--she makes some choices that leave you puzzled. I almost felt like her disability was supposed to be making up for her just unappealing personality. The second let down for me is that the "bad guys" become apparent pretty early on and, outside of one character, just do not appear villian like as everything is more about things that happened many years ago so that immediate sense or feeling you usually get in a novel of suspense is tempered. The plot was actually more political to me than suspenseful.

The third person point of view was just not very effective here. At time I could not figure things out or they seemed at odds with something earlier in the story. In particular surrounding Sherry's blindness--she didn't act like someone who had just regained sight. The neighbor gentleman seems like he would have a very interesting story but you never have it explained. The ending was just there. I could go on but won't.

I will say the pacing picked up about three fourths of the way through but it isn't enough for me to give more than 3 stars. In the end I found some enjoyment in it but not enough to make me want to read any more novels about the same character. I was actually disappointed because from the blurb this novel looked like it would be my summer favorite! I think fans of the previous novels will want to continue with this one and maybe this book would have been better for me with the background of the previous novels in place. That said I would be more likely to recommend this novel to friends and colleagues who enjoy political intrigue rather than suspense.
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