Quicksilver

Amanda Quick
aka Jayne Ann Krentz

Virginia Dean never expected to get involved with a man who hunted monsters. But she is very thankful to have Owen Sweetwater around when the monsters start hunting her.

Ginny has a strong psychical glasslight talent. She can read mirror images after people have left them. Her talent is especially useful with mirrors that were in rooms where someone has died. She can see reflections that show if the person died naturally or through unnatural causes. In Victorian London there are many psychical charlatans. She's not one. But she still needs to show Owen Sweetwater that she is the real thing.

The Sweetwater family has a natural hunting instinct. They use it to take out monsters who hide in human skins. The newly formed Johnson & Johnson detective agency hires Owen to investigate possible psychic killings. The targets have been women who have glasslight powers. He attends one of Ginny's sessions to see if she has true powers and be a possible target. The next time he sees her he has to rescue her from a frame up murder scene with Ginny to be the intended murderer.

After Owen takes Ginny home that night, their lives become entwined. They try to figure out what happened and who set up Ginny. They start to investigate the murders of the other glasslight readers. Then they are attacked psychically by clockwork machines. The case becomes more dangerous. Owen and Ginny find themselves attracted to each other - because of the case or some other reason?

Quicksilver is part of the Arcane Society Victorian novels by Amanda Quick. It's the second of her Glasslight trilogy, following her alter-ego Jayne Ann Krentz' In Too Deep. Quicksilver is a quick, satisfying read. It's not deep or very involved. It's enjoyable but not impressive.

Quick is very careful with Owen's character. If you look closely, the Sweetwaters are hired killers. But they hunt the people who have killed for pleasure or gain. There is something in their genes that make them hunters, different from psychic hunters like Gabriel Jones (see Second Sight). So they put their compulsions to good use and use them for financial gain as well. Owen is the good guy and worth being a romantic hero even with his chosen profession.

Enjoy a rainy or beach afternoon with Quicksilver. Quick/Krentz keeps the reader entertained.

Notice: Non-graphic violence, Strong sexual content

White Lies (Jayne Ann Krentz) Second Sight (Amanda Quick)
Sizzle and Burn (Jayne Ann Krentz)
Silver Master (Jayne Castle)
The Third Circle (Amanda Quick)
Running Hot (Jayne Ann Krentz)
Dark Light (Jayne Castle)
The Perfect Poison (Amanda Quick)
Obsidian Prey (Jayne Castle)
Fired Up (Jayne Ann Krentz) (Dreamlight Trilogy)
Burning Lamp Amanda Quick) (Dreamlight Trilogy)
Midnight Crystal (Jayne Castle) (Dreamlight Trilogy)
In Too Deep (Jayne Ann Krentz) (Looking Glass Trilogy)
Quicksilver (Amanda Quick) (Looking Glass Trilogy)
Canyons of Night (Jayne Castle) (Looking Glass Trilogy)
Copper Beach (Jayne Ann Krentz) (Dark Legacy)