I Can See You

By Karen Rose

Book Overview

Evie Wilson was the victim of the villain in DON'T TELL, an assault which resulted in paralysis on one side of her face. After her injury, Evie retreated into the virtual realm, seeking refuge from the public eye by interacting with online friends. Now, with the help of a surgeon, Evie's face is restored and she is ready to return to the real world. However, she remains connected to the Internet for her graduate thesis on using the virtual world as therapy to improve self-esteem. She has become an online shopkeeper who sells faces and bodies to users interested in building a new avatar on a website called "Shadowland." In her new role, Evie maintains "surveillance" over her test subjects to ensure they don't become too caught up in the intoxicating virtual realm. Meanwhile, homicide detective Noah Webster has been investigating a string of suspicious suicides that he believes are connected murders. Noah's investigation leads him to Evie when one of her online test subjects is found dead of apparent suicide, but Evie believes otherwise. Evie is shocked to find herself drawn to someone for the first time in many years and she's reluctant to trust Noah. However, he's the only one who believes her story about the suspicious death of her test subject, and he soon discovers that many of the apparent suicides in his case had avatars in "Shadowland." As murder victims connected to the website begin to appear more frequently, Noah asks Evie to be his virtual guide in the investigation. However, they don't realize that the killer is closer than they think--and that he holds a special grudge against Evie.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446538345
• ISBN13: 9780446538343
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.5" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

"I Can See You"

Eve Wilson a graduate student doing her thesis on the virtual world to improve self-esteem. The role play game Shadowland is a community computer game. The player's real names are anonymous. Eve's psychology department recruited subjects for her study. Eve broke the rules at the University and her own ethics. The test subjects were more than numbers on a page to Eve. The test subjects were assured their privacy. Eve started Pandora's Facades to observe her subjects. Dr. Donner, her graduate advisor, would have Eve expelled if he knew what she was doing. A serial killer targeted Eve's test subjects who are connected to Shadowland. He's making it look like suicides. Detective Noah Wilson and Eve believe her subjects didn't commit suicides. The Killer was leaving the scene after murdering his 4th victim. He saw one of the detective entering the neighborhood. The killer knew then that Eve was working with the police. Noah Webster is the lead detective on the case. His wife and son were killed in a car accident. Noah is a recovering alcoholic who has been sober for ten years. Eve and Noah are attracted to each other. Eve left Chicago for a new start in Minneapolis. She was assaulted when she was a teenager and left for dead. Eve and Noah are two lost people who finally found happiness. Neither one of them thought they would find love. I Can See You is a great mystery. Karen Rose did a superb job with her main characters. The secondary characters are very supportive of Eve. The story line has everything, including mystery, horror, romance and suspense. Who is the serial killer? I was shocked with the twist at the end.

Oh, My God, I couldn't put it down!!!!

Oh, My God! That's all I can say. I got the book in the mail on Friday afternoon and could not put it down.I finished reading on Saturday afternoon. It is the best romantic suspense novel I have read in years, (and I have read PLENTY). The twists and turns do make you a little dizzy, and I had to refer back in the book a few times to keep track of who was who, but who cares? YOU need to read this book.

For Karen Rose Aficionados

As other reviewers have already covered the plot, I will refrain from doing so. Karen Rose is my favorite author, so I was incredibly excited upon receiving my copy of I Can See You. While I was somewhat disappointed with her last book, Kill for Me, I Can See You sucked me in from the very beginning. I will say that I could see pieces from her other books bleeding into the plot and the characters, and I wondered if this would turn me off in the long run. After staying up until 2:30 am in order to finish the book, I am happy to say that while seeing these things definitely gave me pause, they did not detract from this story. Noah Webster, though showing shades of Abe Reagan and Reed Solliday, was, I feel, Ms. Rose's best written hero to date. He displayed a depth of character that I have not seen in any of her prior heroes. Indeed, I became more attached to Noah than to Eve, the heroine. The plot in I Can See You is definitely more convoluted than any in her prior books, with several different subplots. I found myself often stopping to refresh my memory as to how someone fit into the story. And while she gives several options for the "villain," it was apparent quite early on who that person was. Regardless, I Can See You was a great read (as evidenced by the fact that I couldn't put it down!). Another homerun for Ms. Rose.

Leave the Lights On!

Author Karen Rose is a New York Times best-selling author and award-winner. Other titles include: Nothing to Fear, Count to Ten, You Can't Hide, Die For Me, Scream For Me, Don't Tell, I'm Watching you, Have You Seen Her, and Kill For Me. When she's not writing, she's practicing for her next karate belt test. Karen resides in Florida with her husband, (an avid fisherman), and her two daughters, (who also like to write). Eve Wilson was finally emerging out of her dark place after being horribly scarred in a vicious assault. Terrified and ashamed, she escaped into the online realm to cope, and is now helping others to do the same through her psychology graduate program. Moonlighting as a bartender, Eve is constantly in contact with decorated officers who frequent the bar, but one detective has had her interest for a year since he first walked in. When her test subjects begin turning up dead, staged to be suicides, it's that very homicide detective, Noah Webster, that she turns to. He's one of the few who believe that these are connected murders, so Eve soon becomes his online guide and learns that the very attractive detective has his own scars that run just as deep. As Noah and Eve hunt down the madman who always appears one step ahead of them, they discover Eve may be his next target. Together, they try to overcome their pasts and learn to trust again, all the while trying to save each other from the danger that lurks closer than they think. I'm so glad I was sent another of Karen's books to review. She never disappoints. Flawed, flesh-and-blood characters and power-house endings are always in store from this talented writer. Her understanding of human nature makes for a psychological twist and turn, edge of your seat, romantic suspense that is both chilling and steamy from the get-go. Admittedly, I knew who the killer was half-way through the book, though in no way was I deterred from reading. The secondary characters were a delight and added to the storyline nicely. I don't know if she has this in mind, but I'd love to see spin-off books on Olivia and David, Callie and Jack, or Tom and Liza. The plot flowed smoothly and the setting was spectacular as well. Bravo! Kelly Moran, Author and Reviewer

I CAN SEE YOU

I CAN SEE YOU is one of Karen Rose's finest books to date. This book will make you scared, thrilled and fascinated at the same time. Eve Wilson is a wonderfully real heroine, who was disfigured by an attacker several years before. Her way of coping was to escape into a virtual world where she could create a beautiful online identity. When she finally claws her way back to the real world, she wants to help others regain self confidence. As a graduate student of psychology, she has students play the virtual reality game in the hopes they will learn to socialize more effectively in the real world. When several of her "students" turn up dead, Eve joins forces with troubled Homicide Detective Noah Webster to find the man murdering these people. In their search for the killer, they learn to trust one another. What sets this book apart from so many others is the brilliant way Rose makes you think anyone could be the killer. When reading the book I found myself shouting at the heroine not to trust this person, then that person. Be forewarned: Don't read this book at night.