Review for the PsyCop series

I hadn't read any of the PsyCop books before I listened to the series on Audible. I throughly enjoyed each story and Jordan's distinctive storytelling. I loved the premise of the series and thought the chemistry between Vic and Jacob was sizzling throughout. Gomez Pugh's performance was fabulous. His narration was spot on for each character. He differentiated each person clearly and made them come alive for me. I pictured everything going on in the scenes and recognized each character when they spoke. Jacob's voice was husky and so sexy. UNF! The production quality was excellent. I will definitely listen to all five superb stories again.

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Psycop

I enjoyed this story! I like psychic and detective stories, so putting them together was perfect! It's not set fully in reality, as there are many psycops, a specialized training program, and medicine to block the psychic activity. The characters are all good and unique. I didn't feel the chemistry between the 2 MCs, but their romance is not the focus. This was a short story, so let's see how it develops. On to book 2.

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Enjoyable series kick-off

An entertaining novella, first in a series featuring the rather endearingly shambolic PsyCop, Victor Bayne. The author sets up her world - in which "stiff" (non-psychic) cops are paired up with a psi, and where it's clearly shown there's a downside to having psychic gifts. Victor and his new partner, Lisa are assigned to investigate a murder in which the victim is artfully arranged on a bed, surrounded by glass/mirror fragments. Victor, a level five medium is concerned when he can't sense the dead person - usually their ghosts hang around to bitch about being dead - so this is odd. We're also introduced to Victor's love interest, Jacob Marks (another "NP" - non-psychic) and his partner, Caroline who is the human equivalent of a lie detector, and the four of them set about solving the mystery and finding the killer. Because this is a novella, certain aspects are rushed - like the relationship between Victor and Jacob - but hopefully there'll be more development in future books. Victor is an engaging protagonist, and Gomez Pugh does a great job of bringing him to life. He expertly captures Victor's wield-weary cynicism and portrays all the other characters appropriately, making use of a variety of timber and accent. I'll be checking out more books in the series.

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A Match Made in Heaven

I must admit, I am a fan of both Jordan Castillo Price's work, and narrator Gomez Pugh, so having their talents in one product is a match made in book heaven!

The story is a wonderful introduction to the Psycop series. Its a quick paced fun listen, centering on Victor Bane, a cop with a strange talent- he can see and talk to dead people. One could see how this would be handy, allowing him to chat to murder victims and find out who dunnit! However, with the murder case Victor has been called in on, he has a problem. No only has his psychic sense been numbed by a special drug he takes to block out the voices when off duty, he also finds that there is no ghost of the victim at the scene. Throw in a wonderful alpha cop, called Jacob Marks, who has the hots for him, and Victor has a lot on his mind, and in his hands!


Gomez Pugh continues to amaze and entertain with his wonderful, clear, well paced performance. I love his range of accents, and his British accent in particular gave me shivers for all the right reasons.

A wonderful M/M paranormal book, and a great listen. I would thoroughly recommend and will delightedly continue with the Psycop series.

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Great start!

I know I'm late to get into this series, but this was a great start. I'm going to listen next book in the series right away! Narration is really good, all characters have their own voice.

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Worth investing in

The full PsyCop series develops from book to book over the series. The first four or five are short, novella length, but later titles get to the 12/14 hour mark. The first title is a fairly straight shot at paranormal detective with some sex thrown in. The arrows stand up because the world building has a solid base, the reasoning for the ‘let’s do sex almost immediately’ stands up (pardon the pun.) Very well written sex too, and the main couple’s romantic and sex lives grows with the series.

The narration is also competently well done; a convincing array of male and female voices.

CW for some terms which are now (rightly) seen as slurs, but ‘queer’ from a queer character floats, ‘retarded’ doesn’t. Two mentions in six books so far and honestly it speaks to character development.

I’m just about to start Book 6.

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hugely original story

An alternative universe which is so grounded, it is hard to disbelieve it. The narrator is just right for Vic, skilled and fluent, never throwing you out of the story.

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Enjoyable Story

A well written story with and interesting  concept.  The characters are likeable and the narration is very good.

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Great to hear Victor's voice at last.

What made the experience of listening to Among the Living the most enjoyable?

I already know the book well, so it was great to hear the words come to life. The narration works well for the character.

What about Gomez Pugh’s performance did you like?

He captured Vic's tension and nerves well, along with the edge of cynicism. I was a bit more mixed in my reaction to the other character voices. Some I liked right away, others I took a while to warm up to. One I'm still not on board with. But the voices were all clearly differentiated and the narrator handles the opposite sex voices well.

Any additional comments?

At just under three hours this one can be listened to in a single session quite easily. I'll definitely try to do at least once when I listen again in the future. I hope the rest of the series will follow!

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Amuse Bouche

Intense Philip Marlow'esque cop tale, juxtaposing psi abilities and coping strategies with mm lust. Gomez Pugh's edgy narration brings piquancy, like an amuse bouche before a meal. At almost 3hrs, this story is an amuse bouche to this series.

The writing style has no fluff, describing the psi and the cop work so well, peppered with full descriptions of the exploratory licks and bites metaphorical and not, of the two new relationships in Vic's life. This writer is a master with words and pace, showing up so many who try to write in these genres. No holes barred in the bedroom.

This narrator bring such drama to these characters, that a lessor narrator could flummox.

Intriguing start to this series, in this albeit short opening act.

INTRIGUING AND ENJOYABLE

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