A review by tanja_alina_berg
The Shut Eye by Belinda Bauer

2.0

This was an intensely dissatisfying crime novel that I could easily have done without. The result of a spur-of-the-moment decision to buy, rather than the carefully selected books I normally get. Had I had any idea that "the shut eye" refers to psychics, I would have dropped it like a hot stone. As it was, I didn't know, the blurb didn't say and I had done no research on the book.

I'm not sure I can be bothered by a synopsis. Anyway, the mother of little lost Daniel apparently has a psychic connection with a longer lost 12-year old, Edie. Detective inspector John Marvel at least, believes this, and annoys everyone - including his boss - by exploring this lead. There is even a rather long sub-plot about finding a lost dog.

The story and plotting is convoluted and contrived beyond the belief. I had much higher hopes for Belinda Bauer than this.