Blind Spot

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Summary: Fast-paced, rivetting: I couldn't putit down
Review: Blind Spot is a great combination of a fast-paced suspensful plot with an almost as suspenseful exploration of a mother struggling with the reality of her teenage daughter's life. This is a perfect book for the beach or airplane for the person who likes character and relationships mixed in with a fast-moivng plot. I really liked it a lot.

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Summary: major disappointment
Review: I found this novel in a local bookseller. I have never heard of Barbara Shapiro, so I gave her try and I really didn't care for the novel at all. It started out weird and the ending ended in a strange way. The author talked about psychic experiences and different weird things that were kind of interesting but this book did not have a solid plot. Also it kind of tells you things about this author when she has NO books in print. They all went out of print, probably because of lack of popularity and interest. Sorry Barbara!

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Summary: Blind Spot Isn't That Great!
Review: I found this novel in a local bookseller. I have never heard of Barbara Shapiro, so I gave her try and I really didn't care for the novel at all. It started out weird and the ending ended in a strange way. The author talked about psychic experiences and different weird things that were kind of interesting but this book did not have a solid plot. Also it kind of tells you things about this author when she has NO books in print. They all went out of print, probably because of lack of popularity and interest. Sorry Barbara!

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Summary: Moving family drama embedded in gripping suspense.
Review: I've read all of Shapiro's novels, and _Blind Spot_ is far and away her best. There are few writers who can seamlessly combine family drama, mystery, suspense, and the paranormal. Shapiro is one of them. She hammers you with danger and plot turns, but never lets you forget this is fundamentally a story of a mother-daughter relationship in crisis. For her fans (there must be thousands of us), the reappearance of Lindsey Kern from _Shattered Echoes_ is a treat. Highly recommended.

Rating:
Summary: Moving family drama embedded in gripping suspense.
Review: I've read all of Shapiro's novels, and _Blind Spot_ is far and away her best. There are few writers who can seamlessly combine family drama, mystery, suspense, and the paranormal. Shapiro is one of them. She hammers you with danger and plot turns, but never lets you forget this is fundamentally a story of a mother-daughter relationship in crisis. For her fans (there must be thousands of us), the reappearance of Lindsey Kern from _Shattered Echoes_ is a treat. Highly recommended.

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Summary: major disappointment
Review: It's small wonder to me that this author's books are out of print. The premise of this novel sounded very interesting. A woman who is a skeptic has to come to terms with a client's apparent psychic abilities, as well as her own daughter's visions which lead to her daughter being charged with murder. Unfortunately, Shapiro managed to take an exciting idea and turn it into a boring, meandering, too lengthy book. The main character was by turns too overanalytical and incredibly naive and unseeing. The book was so slow and scattered that I actually stopped halfway through and scanned the end (and yes, the obvious suspect was the guilty key to the whole thing). Once I've paid money for a book it takes a very bad story to make me not read the whole thing. If you want an exciting paranormal mystery try the Murder in Scorpio series and skip Blind Spot.

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Summary: Blind Spot is a compelling read.
Review: The complex web that Barbara Shapiro weaves keeps readers guessing from start to finish. Alexa Jacob's dilemma twists and turns, keeping Suki, Alexa's mother, in a constant state of turmoil. Once you start reading Blind Spot you won't be able to stop.

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Summary: Exciting thriller with a dash of ESP thrown in
Review: There are two murders here and two different suspects, but they both have something in common. One is in prison awaiting a re-trial on possible insanity plea - she claims a ghost committed the murder. The other is a forensic psychologist's daughter who's suspected of killing her ex-boyfriend. Suki Jacobs, the forensic psychologist, is trying to determine the sanity of the first murderer (Lindsey Kern) while trying to exonerate her daughter as a suspect in the second murderer. Both suspects seem to have ESP which does not help their cases at all! Overall, a good read with some mother-daughter dynamics thrown in.

Rating:
Summary: Exciting thriller with a dash of ESP thrown in
Review: There are two murders here and two different suspects, but they both have something in common. One is in prison awaiting a re-trial on possible insanity plea - she claims a ghost committed the murder. The other is a forensic psychologist's daughter who's suspected of killing her ex-boyfriend. Suki Jacobs, the forensic psychologist, is trying to determine the sanity of the first murderer (Lindsey Kern) while trying to exonerate her daughter as a suspect in the second murderer. Both suspects seem to have ESP which does not help their cases at all! Overall, a good read with some mother-daughter dynamics thrown in.