Through Violet Eyes

A Novel

Stephen Woodworth

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Bantam
15 November 2004

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Crime ; Psychic Abilities

Series: Violet Eyes

"""A fast, smart novel, brighter than a meteor and twice as scary. Stephen Woodworth provides shocks and thoughts in equal measure, and climbs right to the top!""-Greg Bear

In a world where the dead can testify against the living, someone is getting away

with murder.

Because to every generation are born a select few souls with violet-colored

eyes, and the ability to channel the dead.

Both rare and precious-and rigidly controlled

by a society that craves their services-these Violets perform

a number of different

duties.

The most fortunate increase the world's cultural heritage by channeling

the still-creative spirits of famous dead artists and musicians.

The least fortunate

aid the police and the law courts, catching criminals by interviewing the deceased

victims of violent crime.

But now the Violets themselves have become the target

of a brutal serial murderer-a murderer who had learned how to mask his

or her identity

even from the victims.

Can the FBI, aided by a Violet so scared of death that she

is afraid to live, uncover the criminal in time?

Or must more of her race be dispatched

to the realm that has haunted them all since childhood?

Praise for Through Violet Eyes

""Chilling . . . shades ofMinority ReportandThe Eyes of Laura Mars. . . tantalizing puzzle rife with red herrings, one made all the more entertaining by brisk pacing and strong internal logic.""-Publishers Weekly

a""Wow . . . one cool idea and Stephen Woodworth makes it work like fine oiled machinery. Full of energy and suspense,Through Violet Eyes is a great and original first novel. I look forward to his next.""-Joe R. Lansdale

""An eerie and compelling page-turner that maps the terra incognita between the living and the dead, loss and redemption, desire and grief, at the same time exploring what it means to be human in a frightening otherworld that too closely evokes our own reality.""-Elizabeth Hand"

By: Stephen Woodworth
Imprint: Bantam
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 172mm, Width: 107mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 215g
ISBN: 9780553803372
ISBN 10: 0553803379
Series: Violet Eyes
Publication Date: 15 November 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Through Violet Eyes: A Novel

Chilling ... Shades of Minority Report and The Eyes of Laura Mars ... tantalizing puzzle rife with red herrings, one made all the more entertaining by brisk pacing and strong internal logic. --Publishers Weekly