The Family: Special Effects, Book 1

by David Silva and Kevin McCarthy

it began with a CIA operation, an experimental program in mind-spying. Then priorities shifted and the PSi Project was no longer considered essential. But Samuel Hunter wasn't about to abandon the project. Not when he could use his three young recruits for far more than spying. But when Hunter tried to make Summer into his personal assassin, coworker Michael Hastings had had enough. So Hastings came up with the Great Escape. Changing his name to Kevin...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0886779200
• ISBN13: 9780886779207
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Daw Books
• Length: 437 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A chilling thriller

In any argument over research methods, the CIA always backs Samuel Hunter Over Michael Hastings. For instance, Michael opposed Hunter's experiment that killed the three kittens and their mother. Now things are turning uglier as Hunter uses three people in his PSI Project. Fifteen-year-old Summer Mann possesses telekinetic powers. Eighteen-year-old James Powell has precognition abilities. Finally, twenty-two-year-old Kate Mimeaux is the emotionally most mature of the team when it comes to her abilities.Hunter crosses the line when he tries to manipulate Summer into killing someone with her powers. Fearing for the trio and knowing none of them, including him, have any ties to anyone, Michael persuades the three subjects to flee into the night. They land in Los Angeles with new identities, but a local cop recognizes Michael from high school and wants to use the threesome to catch a serial killer. If they agree, Hunter would have a big lead into tracking them down. If they don't, they have to live in fear for the rest of their lives.THE FAMILY, BOOK ONE: SPECIAL EFFECTS is an exciting opening novel that will please fans of such works as THE FURY and GEN 13, which this tale seems to parallel. The story line is entertaining and the psychic powers come across as genuine. The key players all have different personalities, which adds to the overall effect of Kevin McCarthy and David Silva's strong tale. His is a powerful novel for paranormal lovers.Harriet Klausner