Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Seeing Evil
SERIES: The Augur #3
AUTHOR: LM Somerton
PUBLISHER: Entwined Publishing
LENGTH: 251 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 2, 2026
BLURB:
Some minds were never meant to be touched.
Augur Bryn Ashton has been psychologically scarred after reading the mind of a serial killer, Doctor Everard Templeton, aka The Forest Ripper. Bryn’s testimony put Templeton behind bars, but in the process, Bryn saw too much – glimpses of the killer’s obsessions, his appetites, and his intent. That moment of psychic exposure forged a connection Templeton refuses to let die.
Having escaped custody and evaded the FBI, Templeton returns to Boston with Bryn in his sights. He lays a meticulously engineered trail designed to pull Bryn in and punish him for daring to look into Templeton’s mind. The puzzles twist back on themselves, leading nowhere, but leaving innocent victims in their wake.
Detective Gunnar Ericson, Bryn’s partner and lover, finds himself thrust into a nightmare. How can he protect Bryn when Templeton always seems to be three steps ahead of them?
As Templeton draws closer, a confrontation becomes inevitable. His taunts are all part of a sadistic game designed to increase the pressure on Bryn and his team because Templeton doesn’t just want revenge; he wants Bryn to suffer for daring to see true evil. And refusing to blink.
REVIEW:
The death of a child puts Bryn on a collision course with Templeton – the man who has been stalking him from afar, and who wants Bryn to suffer in a twisted sense of revenge.
Seeing Evil is the third and final instalment of The Augur series, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The arc involving the stalking serial killer comes to a conclusion. Therefore, some elements are rather dark – it comes with the psychopath territory.
Like the other books, Seeing Evil is written in the third person from the viewpoints of Bryn and Gunnar. LM Somerton is a seasoned author with superb knowledge of the technicalities of writing. Worldbuilding has developed over the series, as has the team dynamics. There is more acceptance of Giles the vampire in this book. His beautifully dry, sarcastic sense of humor is one of the highlights. Another lovely aspect of these books is the emphasis on story over sex. The intimacy between Bryn and Gunnar is there, but it complements the tale without taking over. Emmett and Warden also deserve a shoutout. Warden fulfils the role of the seemingly reluctant father who secretly cares, and Emmett is the unreserved heart and soul of the group, who anticipates the team’s needs before anyone realises what they want. Emmett often thinks of everyone else before himself, which is where his relationship with Warden comes in.
It is always satisfying and a little sad to reach the conclusion of a series. But everything has its time. The adrenaline towards the end made me want to read quicker than I was physically capable of. Templeton is a master manipulator, and I loved that the Bureau enacted their equivalent of the twilight bark. While much time was spent on the investigation, chasing leads and playing the Templeton game, the end was satisfying. The only aspect on my wish list would have been to see Bryn get into Templeton’s head a little more, using his augur skills to unsettle the man. The team tended to treat Bryn as the damsel needing protection, instead of giving him the skills to take control. That being said, Seeing Evil and The Augur series are well worth a top place on the bookshelf.
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