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Featuring two PsyCop novels, Among the Living and Criss Cross, this volume will leave you on the edge of you seat, wanting more! In Among the Living, Victor is a PsyCop, also known as a member of the Paranormal Investigation team. He's not popular with the living, as most people consider him a little odd, but the ghosts of violent crimes can't wait to tell him all about their deaths. His new case pairs him with Jacob, a non-psychic who works in sex crimes. Victor and Jacob have a history, and as they and work together to solve a set of serial crimes, they begin to explore the possibilities of a future. The case is like nothing they've ever experienced, and soon Victor finds that he's the only one who can solve the crime, and save Jacob's life. If he's not too late. In Criss Cross, Vic figures life is pretty good. He's got his lover, Jacob. He's got some time off to go fishing, and his new partner in the Paranormal Investigation Team buys the coffee. Naturally, nothing that good can last. When Vic starts to see ghosts everywhere, things go very wrong, resulting in a trip to his doctor, who says he's got problems. Vic's friends tell Jacob he has to leave for Vic to get better, sex is starting to get dangerous, and Vic's abilities are getting out of hand. Can he and Jacob figure out what's happening in time to save Vic from becoming a pawn in a dangerous game?

Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Not just a M/M romance! January 16, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

This is not the usual M/M which focuses merely on the romance and angst. "PsyCop:Partners" which deals with the supernatural and the spiritual has a well developed, suspenseful and exciting plot. Both times (this story was originally published as 2 separate e-books), I was kept late into the night finishing it. From murders to incubus to dead people popping up nearly everywhere to possession, these 2 stories kept me at the edge and I am glad to get them combined in print
The couple are easily likable characters. Victor, the psyCop, who "sees dead people" is endearing. He may be psychic but he is also a very ordinary guy just trying to live a life. Half the times he is in a haze as he is constantly on drugs to keep his psychic power at a tolerable level just to be sane. It is most amazing that Victor manages to develop a relationship with Jacob, another psyCop, who is normal. In their cop world, each cop with psychic power has to partner another without to sort of balance out the stress.
Jacob, the handsome hunk, is very protective over Victor (Victor certaintly needs it) and it is wonderful to read the strengthening of their love over the 2 stories.
Psycop is well written and pretty effective as it is told from the first person's (Victor's) view. It is easy to sympathize with Victor as he is haunted by the dead and used as a medium.
The plot is not consumed by sex but when the sex happens it is erotic and Victor's final surrender to Jacob is intimately hot.
Hope this is a series and certainly look forward to more from this writer and the couple.

5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful series! January 1, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

This series has a fascinating premise that realistically blends the supernatural with the everyday--I found it very easy to suspend disbelief and enter this world. Price has a real talent for creating interesting, likeable characters, and manages a balanced and satisfying blend of mystery, action, suspense and romance. I love Price's writing and would strongly recommend this item to anyone interested in crime drama, supernatural mystery or homoerotic romance--I don't think you'll be disappointed!

4 out of 5 stars

an entertaining read February 13, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I liked these two novels. Both in one book and both about the same character, Victor Bayne, who is unlucky enough to see the dead every where he turns. At the same time he is lucky enough to find a gorgeous and protective detective as back up when his original partner retires. Jacob Marks is Victor's second "Stiffie", or non-psychic partner, though really there are others who are also 'partners', but Jacob is the real partner both on and off the job. To be honest, I liked the first story better than the second, but both were good enough to read for a relaxing paranormal evening at home. I was entertained by Victor's somewhat quirky personality, definitely a man with more than one problem. I even wished the stories were longer. Oh, and there was sex, too.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent! April 28, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

"PsyCop: Partners" by Jordan Castillo Price is an amazing book. Sure, it was published in the ebook form first but contrary to for example Kayelle Allen's book, this one rocks. It's a sci-fi detective/cop story written from the 1st POV of Vic Bayne, a PsyCop and certified Medium who can hear dead people.

In this book's universe, Mediums are recognized and certified and they work in special squads called the PsyCops. Every PsyCop has a non-psychic partner, the so called Stiff. Together they solve crimes and whatever the Psychic sees or hears, is admittable in court.

As I mentioned, Detective Vic Bayne is such a Psychic. But because he is a Class Five Medium (one of the highest Classes), his abilities can be a real pain in his behind. You see, dead people are rather chatty and they all want to spill their guts and tell Vic how gruesomely they died. And to stop these visions from driving him mad, Vic is usually high as a kite on Auracel, a psy-drug.

In this book, there are two stories there: the first one called "Among the Living", the second one "Criss Cross". The first story begins when Vic's partner of twelve years retires, leaving Vic with a new partner, Lisa... who soon turns out to be a Psychic too and because two Psychics can't work together, they kick her out of the force and Vic must find a new partner. In the middle of a gruesome murder investigation. And with a new love interest too. Vic is lucky that his new boyfriend, Detective Jacob Marks is really understanding and supportive. And while they are trying to build a relationship, someone is horrendously murdering gay men and their souls seem to simply... disappear...

In the second story, Vic's life is turned upside down when he starts not only hearing but seeing the dead people too. And they are not trying just to talk to him, but to grab him too. Which freaks Vic out. And that makes Jacob worried of course. That and the fact that Vic tends to space out and scratch deep Xs into Jacob's skin with his fingernails, pens etc. And while Vic is trying to figure out what's going on, he finds himself right in the middle of a wide-spread conspiracy that seems centered all around him...

This book is a real ride. I had it finished in two days. I just couldn't put it down. The stories are so refreshingly interesting and well developed, just like the characters. It's a detective story first, a gay romance second. There is some sex but it doesn't take over the story itself, it doesn't push the plot into the background. And it was great to read about a loving gay. Price's Jacob doesn't wear rainbow colors but he is not ashamed of what he is, he is not ashamed of being in love with another cop. Which makes me rather happy.

It's obvious that the author paid much attention to details in his character development. Like Vic's obsession with the white color, his addiction to Starbuck coffee, his unwillingness to buy condoms because it would mean that he wants to take his relationship with Jacob a step further, his sloppiness, his inability to spend money on anything... All these details make his character and the supporting stuff come alive.

So, if you like gay detective/sci-fic stories, give this one a try. I will definitely look for more books by Jordan Castillo Price. Five stars out of five!

5 out of 5 stars

Engaging paranormal mystery with a romantic flair November 8, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I picked this book up on a whim and was delighted to find an honestly good, hot story. I finished it in the same day I unpacked it from the shipping box.

What pleased me about this book:

Victor has a job he doesn't care much for, a talent that makes his life a misery, and the depressing realization that there isn't much better for him out there. He spends most of his days in a drugged-out haze to help deal with the ghosts and doesn't have any friends. He's also gay in a traditionally homophobic career and not entirely comfortable with that either. He could easily come off a self-pitying whiner who spends pages dwelling on the suffering of his life, but instead he is portrayed as a sympathetic, likable guy who just isn't happy with his life -- and with good reason.

Victor's love interest, Jacob Marks, while not a particularly complex character, presents a perfect counter-point to Vic's awkwardness with his grinning self-confidence. He's handsome, talented, capable, likes his life and his job -- Vic's baffled "and this hunk wants to be with ME?" attitude is understandable and easy to connect with, but at the same time, we can see what Jacob finds so appealing about him. It's enjoyable to watch their relationship develop and Vic struggling to figure out his place in it. I was never left with that annoyed sense of "wish-fulfillment" that I get from stories with overly bland characters attracting overly amazing love interests.

The plot is fun and nicely paced. It's no mind twister, but it will draw you right in and keep you entertained and interested in what will happen next right up until the very end. There are no holes or inconsistence, and it's not constantly put on the shelf for the sake of sex.

Now about the Sex...

This is no traditional romance filled with scenes of ever-building passions leading to a final, firework cumulation between the two characters. Jacob and Victor's relationship is dirty back-room hip-grinding from the get go, and the deeper feelings and connections start developing from there on. The sex scene themselves are numerous and fantastic. They run short, sweet, and hot, and are joyfully free of silly euphemisms or meandering internal monologues on "feelings". They never overwhelm the plot or take place of good character development.

I loved all the side characters; they were as well handled as the main character and were never marginalized for the sake of the main romance.

Overall, I highly recommend this book for a good, fun read.

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