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Karen Rose made something of an impact with her debut thriller Don't Tell in 2003. In that book, her protagonist was Eve Wilson, forced to undergo a hideous ordeal. She is savagely attacked and left for dead. Her badly mutilated face requires considerable surgery, and she has virtually lost the use of one of her hands. Alfred Hitchcock was well known for putting his heroines through the most extreme torments, but he had nothing on Karen Rose -- and if what Eve Wilson endured in that first book was terrifying, the trials she faces in the new book by Rose, I Can See You, puts her earlier experiences in the shade.
Eve has moved to Minneapolis where she is holding down a job as a bartender at a place popular with the police. In the bar, she encounters detective Noah Webster, and finds herself attracted to him. But Eve's past has left her with deep emotional scars, and she's not even prepared to consider the possibility of a new relationship. Noah, also, is attracted to her, but is still suffering from the loss of his wife and child, and has turned to alcoholism as a refuge. They are a damaged couple. But Eve is also a student taking a degree in abnormal psychology, and her speciality subject is the pathology of serial killers. She has also decided that she wants to help those who have become addicted to a virtual role-playing site called Shadowland, in which players configure new identities and faces. But she encounters a sinister and ruthless killer who appears to have almost total omnipotence -- and his ability to second-guess the police makes him well-nigh untouchable. Eve is once again to venture into the furthest reaches of terror.
I Can See You quickly demonstrates that Karen Rose has lost none of the skills so evident in her debut novel, and the orchestration of suspense in this book is as adroit as before. While the serial killer narrative is in danger of being sorely overused these days, Rose distracts our attention from this possible pitfall by drawing with skill the relationship between her two damaged protagonists, Eve and the troubled detective Noah. You may feel you’ve read one too many novels about omniscient criminals, but you would be doing yourself a disservice by ignoring this one. --Barry Forshaw --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Even your shivers will have goose bumps when reading this frightening tale of a far too clever psycho who takes pleasure in killing. Not just killing, mind you, but torturing his victims first by making them endure their worst possible fear, whether it be fire, snakes or being buried alive. The question of how he has this information, who he is, and why he is doing it will keep readers glued (yes, he does glue his victims' eyes open) to I Can See You.
Author Rose brings back Eve Wilson who was mercilessly attacked and left for dead in the author's debut thriller (Don't Tell, 2003). Not only was she attacked but she was cut so severely that her face needed extensive surgical restoration and one hand was rendered almost useless. Nonetheless, what she suffered then is only prelude to what may befall her now.
Eve has gone to Minneapolis where she's found work as a bartender at a hangout for police. It was there that she first saw Noah Webster and was immediately attracted to him, but pushed this thought from her mind as she believed any relationship was forever out of the question for her. Noah is also attracted but still not fully recovered from the loss of his wife and child, and the years he spent in an alcoholic haze trying to forget. Two lost souls.
Eve is also a grad student working on a degree in abnormal psychology; the topic of her paper is "the pathology of serial killers." After spending years in the virtual world as she hid from the real world she wants to learn how to help those who have become addicted to role playing online at a site called Shadowland. There lonely people can choose faces, , play at gambling or dancing, even agree to meet someone they meet in the real world. A dangerous idea.
Rose loses no time in reeling readers in with an opening description of a murder so skillful, so carefully planned, so sadistic that it startles. Thus, we're introduced to the mysterious killer who not only sees all but knows all, and wants to make public fools of the police. His modus operandi is always the same, the women apparently die by hanging with a stool kicked over, their shoes positioned on the floor. He revels in their terror: "He learned long ago that their fear was far better than any drug, sending his orgasm into the stratosphere." Murder, you see, is a compunction with him; he not only derives pleasure from it but also sexual relief.
Noah is the detective in charge of the investigation of these deaths, and it soon seems that Eve may hold information that will help him. But, at what cost to her?
- Gail Cooke
Author Rose brings back Eve Wilson who was mercilessly attacked and left for dead in the author's debut thriller (Don't Tell, 2003). Not only was she attacked but she was cut so severely that her face needed extensive surgical restoration and one hand was rendered almost useless. Nonetheless, what she suffered then is only prelude to what may befall her now.
Eve has gone to Minneapolis where she's found work as a bartender at a hangout for police. It was there that she first saw Noah Webster and was immediately attracted to him, but pushed this thought from her mind as she believed any relationship was forever out of the question for her. Noah is also attracted but still not fully recovered from the loss of his wife and child, and the years he spent in an alcoholic haze trying to forget. Two lost souls.
Eve is also a grad student working on a degree in abnormal psychology; the topic of her paper is "the pathology of serial killers." After spending years in the virtual world as she hid from the real world she wants to learn how to help those who have become addicted to role playing online at a site called Shadowland. There lonely people can choose faces, , play at gambling or dancing, even agree to meet someone they meet in the real world. A dangerous idea.
Rose loses no time in reeling readers in with an opening description of a murder so skillful, so carefully planned, so sadistic that it startles. Thus, we're introduced to the mysterious killer who not only sees all but knows all, and wants to make public fools of the police. His modus operandi is always the same, the women apparently die by hanging with a stool kicked over, their shoes positioned on the floor. He revels in their terror: "He learned long ago that their fear was far better than any drug, sending his orgasm into the stratosphere." Murder, you see, is a compunction with him; he not only derives pleasure from it but also sexual relief.
Noah is the detective in charge of the investigation of these deaths, and it soon seems that Eve may hold information that will help him. But, at what cost to her?
- Gail Cooke
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As always with Karen Rose books, beleivable characters, excellent storyline and gripping plots. Loved this book.
The only bad thing about a Karen Rose book is finishing it and having to wait for the next one to come out.
The only bad thing about a Karen Rose book is finishing it and having to wait for the next one to come out.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've never read Karen Rose before but I felt all the way through this that I had read her and this book before. There's nothing surprising in this story at all: twisted psycho-killer who hates and fears women targeting, torturing and killing them in elaborate ways, foiled by a hero detective with his own scars (alcoholism, dead wife, blah, blah) and the feisty heroine who lurches from one encounter with a sadistic murderer to another. Along the way the hero and heroine recognise (at first sight, no less) a similar tortured soul and fall in love. And all their friends and family gather round and wish them well, with a group hug at the end as said feisty heroine is adopted as the police's own...
This is certainly fine as a brainless holiday or travel read but there's really nothing here that hasn't been done before.
This is certainly fine as a brainless holiday or travel read but there's really nothing here that hasn't been done before.
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I can see you - Karen Rose
An absolutely amazing novel. I was completely unable to put the book down throughout the story until it was finished. Then I wished I hadn't read it all as it was over. Must Read!
Published 2 months ago by Jamie
'I Can See You' by Karen Rose - Review
'I Can See You' by Karen Rose, is an excellent story as its based on real life experiences which capture the reader's imagination, when it comes to how we experience Virtual... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ms. Moya P. R. Morris
Karen Rose is a winner
Karen Rose has done it again! Having read quite a few of her novels now, I have thoroughly enjoyed this one and it is full of drama, emotion, suspense and romance. A great read.
Published 9 months ago by Bex
Not my favourite KR but still a fab read!!!
I am a pretty avid Karen Rose fan I must admit, and I have been slowly working through her older books I have yet to read. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Best Books To Read
I Can See You
It took me a long, long time to read this book but when I finally got a few days away I powered through the second half in just a couple of days. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Moto Moto
An Ok read but very familiar....
This novel by Karen Rose again introduces us to some of her characters from previous novels. I have a feeling that if you read this book out of synch with the rest of the novels... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Louise Dick
Excellent reading !
Picked this book at the library yesterday morning and finished less than 24 hours later, could not put this book down. Brilliant !
Published 18 months ago by rach
Love it!
I absolutely loved this book and will be buying every book written by Karen Rose. Each book has so far lasted on average 4 days, my baths have been very cold indeed before... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mia
A good, exciting read.
I purchased this book after various recommendations from people who were passing it around the office. Read more
Published 20 months ago by 40cmsanta
Intense Read
Eve Wilson was attacked and nearly died twice 6 years ago. She survived and is now working in Sal's bar (a local police bar) as a bartender. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Cassie
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