Hence in this alternate universe where the US Police Department and the FBI believe in the paranormal, Maggie is often called in to interrogate witnesses. The heroine, Maggie Benson, is a… hmm, what is her job title anyway? She is psychic-she can experience the traumas of the people she is talking to. Highlights include mutilation of the victims’ eyes and a really gruesome act of violence on a pregnant woman. But this time around, the feelings of exploitation and sadism are compounded by the truly evil acts of the serial killer. How does it do that? The usual serial-killer-on-the-loose staple: victimization and violence on women. Kay Hooper’s latest paranormal serial-killer-get-him-GET-HIM! story doesn’t cover any new grounds, but it pushes all my psychological fear buttons. Not even hugging my giant Balbasaur plushie and sleeping only at seven in the morning could keep the willies away. I made a big mistake of reading Touching Evil at one in the morning.
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