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Multiple betrayals of unknowing victims.

Double Cross

by Carolyn Crane

326 Page Mass Market Paperback, 2010

Disillusionist Trilogy Book 2
Some secrets come back to haunt.
Others come back to kill.
Serial killers with unheard-of skills are terrorizing the most powerful beings in Midcity. As the body count grows, Justine faces a crisis of conscience…and an impossible choice between two flawed but brilliant men—one on a journey of redemption, the other descending into a pit of moral depravity.
My review guidelines can be found HERE.


COVER ART
by Gene Mollica
Same artist and style as the first book in the trilogy.
I enjoy this style but once again missed the knife in the story.


PARANORMALITY
• Highcaps - Mutated mental abilities (See Tuesday Teaser Excerpt)
• Disillusionists - Extreme personalities
• Sleepwalkers


SEXUALITY
• M/F
• Misery loves company


REVIEW
Wow - The title says it all. I am so glad I know this is a trilogy because the story just plain CAN'T end like that! I was pretty sure Ms. Crane was going to silently torture me and Packard until the release of the last book, but the last scene gave me hope that she still has some kindness in her heart. *wink*

Love the use of a simple juvenile clue as a turning point, and am I sensing a deep personal dislike of script typography? As a graphic designer I can relate but not condone the deep emotional response.


PERSONAL LURES
Read the first book, Mind Games, and I am a sucker for series. The world has already been built in my head, might as well explore it further.


WANT MORE?

Read an excerpt from chapter one

I've also reviewed Mind Games!


• A weekly bookish meme Hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading
• Open your current read to a random page
• Share two “teaser” sentences sans spoilers



MY BOOK TEASE

Helmut told me that when a highcap is a small child, the highcap mutation is blank possibility; like a stem cell, it can evolve into almost anything.

At some point, a highcap child's nature and personality determine what his or her highcap power will be.

The child who wants things from outside his crib becomes a telekinetic...

~ page 88 Double Cross by Carolyn Crane


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Disfunctional superheros create a sexy mindworm whispering conspiracy theories and paranoia around every corner.

Mind Games

by Carolyn Crane

371 Page Mass Market Paperback, March 2010

Disillusionist Trilogy: Book 1
Justine Jones is a hopeless hypochondriac whose life is crippled by fear… until one day when a handsome, tortured mastermind named Packard peers into her soul and invites her to join his psychological hit squad.

Justine resists until she gets a taste of the peace Packard can promise. At first, Justine enjoys being part of the thrilling world of neurotic vigilantes who battle Midcity’s paranormal criminals. Things get complicated when she uncovers certain secrets… and falls for one of her most dangerous targets.
My review guidelines can be found HERE.


COVER ART
by Gene Mollica
• I love original cover illustrations, good job Ms. Mollica.
• Aura matches perfectly with the content; murky, sexy, waiting.
• Did I miss the knife in the story? I must have missed the knife. *blush of shame*


PARANORMALITY
• Highcaps - DNA mutation creating increase brain function and subsequent powers
• Disillusionists - Extreme manics addicted to zinging


SEXUALITY
• M/F
• F/F & F/F/M & Incest suggestions
• Tauntingly electric hidden kisses
• Sinister Sex *dum dum dummmmmm*


REVIEW
• Totally read this in ONE day. It was rainy, I was sick and this was the perfect complement to my mood. (This is my lame excuse for the brevity of this review. Fast reading = fast reviewing!)

• This book is sexy but sex is not the focus, instead it is integrated throughout the story and actually has a legitimate context!

• DO NOT read this if you are a hypochondriac or prone to worrying. Totally crazy intense detail on life threatening diseases.

• Um, WTF is up with the ants? EW! That is also as damaging to my psyche as the scene from Hannibal where the guy cuts his own face off to feed to his dogs.

• You have a very twisted mind Ms. Crane *See above bullet* but I find myself enjoying the ride.

• Oh, yeah. And there is a MORAL to the story. Wicked, right? I would liken it to old 80s sitcoms/children's shows or Jerry Springer. Somewhere in there.


PERSONAL LURES
• Carolyn Crane's blog is intermittent AND funny. (I'm not kidding, her sense of humor is off the hook!)


WANT MORE?

Read a Tuesday Teaser with a zing.

Read an excerpt from chapter 1 with an old enemy.

Tuesday Teaser with a Zing

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• A weekly bookish meme Hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading
• Open your current read to a random page
• Share two “teaser” sentences sans spoilers



MY BOOK TEASE

This is not the time for a hypochondriac freak-out.

I focus, instead, on the one silver lining here: I have more than enough of the right kind of fear stoked to zing him into oblivion.

~ page 207 Mind Games by Carolyn Crane



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