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Speak of the Devil September 2008
Signet Books
ISBN-10: 0451224809
ISBN-13: 978-0451224804

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She could see what they couldn’t... And it was going up in flames..

Greer Sands has a unique talent for seeing glimpses of the future and reading auras—especially those of her friends and neighbors....

While at her friend Jenny’s baby shower, Greer has a terrifying premonition of a devastating wildfire. The frightening vision is interrupted by Jenny, asking Greer to predict the gender of her unborn child. Greer envisions a lovely baby girl, but she also sees that the mother may be in mortal danger. Now Greer needs to follow the clues—and her visions—before everything she loves goes up in flames.

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"Shattuck's latest is an interesting look into a mother-son relationship that also deals with the dynamics of having psychic ability. Impending doom is felt through Shattuck's beautiful description and imagery, and while the varying points of view can be distracting, many of the secondary characters really come alive and could have carried the book on their own, such as Greer's friend, Leah." -- RT BookClub

"Shattuck thrusts her readers into the world of the paranormal almost from the first page, kindling an uneasiness and dread that´s not resolved until the final pages. Her descriptions of Greer´s visions and premonitions are wonderfully imagined and realistic, and Joshua´s violent battle with the spirit world on behalf of his new friend – although reminiscent of Harry Potter´s powers – is also very believable.

The book´s new and returning characters and their sticky relationships are richly drawn and convincing. So well does the author lay down clues and red herrings, that readers may be surprised at who are the good guys, and who, the villains.

Speak of the Devil is a concisely written, romantic-suspense-mystery, with taut, exciting chapters that keep readers racing to the finish." -- Jackie Houchin

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