Guestreview by Jen
TITLE: Subtle Bodies
SERIES: Psycop #13
AUTHOR: Jordan Castillo Price
PUBLISHER: JCP Books
LENGTH: 305 Pages
RELEASE DATE: 22 August 22, 2022
BLURB:
“It’s probably nothing….”
Usually, when Victor Bayne is called upon to investigate a ghostly apparition, the “haunting” can be chalked up to a perfectly mundane cause. When he’s sent to check out some suspicious phenomena in small-town Iowa—and no one seems unduly alarmed—he’s hoping for more of a weekend getaway. Especially since he’s bringing along Jacob as his Stiff.
He ends up finding way more than he bargained for. Women undressing in public—with no memory of doing so. A car rental agent who knows far more than she should. And a shocking discovery they must keep to themselves at all costs.
Instead of merely supporting Vic, Jacob finds himself thrust into the driver’s seat, using a talent that’s clumsy and untested. And when Vic starts acting just as strange as the stripping women, all bets are off.
Can Vic and Jacob get a handle on the situation before FPMP National storms in and shuts them down for good?
REVIEW:
Vic and Jacob are back in their 13th book, and it is just as engaging as it was in book 1. In this installment, they are sent together out of their comfort zone in Chicago to investigate some strange goings on in a somewhat remote town in Iowa. All is never what it seems with these guys involved and things get pretty interesting as the story unfolds.
We have become pretty well versed in Vic’s abilities and what he has gone through over the course of his life as it pertains to them, although he is still working through his management of same, something that has plagued him over the years. Jacob, on the other hand, is now dealing with knowing he has some but is without the knowledge or expertise to hone the skills he learned about in the previous story. However, as always, Vic and Jacob are the perfect pair who know each other so well, which really comes into play with one of the twists of this story. Their connection is ever present, ever important and easy to see.
This story started out a little slow for me until they really started to make some headway in
Beauchamp, and especially with one discovery in particular. I love how things from the past are tied in yet the story feels new. I also love how they learn some new techniques on harnessing their powers and hope to see them able to utilize them more in the future. There are plenty of small twists in this story as they find themselves going it alone in order to avoid the heavy hand of the FPMP.
I love how this story has evolved and the different directions it has taken over the span of the series. I’ve never been disappointed and look forward to each installment. I’m not sure I’ll ever be ready to read the last of Vic and Jacob. These are not stand-alone stories. You definitely need to start at book one to fully understand everything about what takes place, although I highly recommend doing so.
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