George D. Shuman Last Breath

Last Breath

George D. Shuman

Simon & Schuster, Aug 2007, $24.00

ISBN 9781416534907

In Cumberland Gap, Maryland, the State attorney general Glenn Schiff never forgot when he met blind psychic Sherry Moore in Philadelphia in 1992 as she explained how the victim grabbed her hand as he died; she was able to "see" the way his witness died. Now he wants her help on the mass murders of three kidnapped women found inside an abandoned Maryland meat processing plant.

Sherry agrees and provides information that helps on the investigation. However, the FBI takes over the case and soon another victim found near Pittsburgh brings in the Pennsylvania state police. While the groups argue jurisdiction, Sherry suffers nightmares as she knows the serial killer is preparing to strike again.

The key to the second Moore psychic mystery is the crime scene descriptions are so vivid they make the tale and the premise of the heroine's skill seem genuine especially when Sherry decries the deaths. The audience will find the courageous heroine fascinating as she refuses to allow her lack of sight from stopping her from living; for instance she is studying the marital arts. Although the serial killer theme is overwhelming the market and government agencies arguing over whose in charge is ancient history, Sherry's description of the victims' last 18 SECONDS or so of life freshen this delightful unique paranormal police procedural.

Harriet Klausner