Shadow's Edge: Psychic Detective Mysteries

Psychic Detective Series, Book 1

By: S.C. Wynne

Narrated by: Kale Williams

Liam Baker can see things. Dead people like to visit him and tell them how they were wronged. Some might call it a gift, others a curse. But either way, this ability makes him useful to Los Angeles homicide detective Kimball Thompson.

Some madman is slitting the throats of young male prostitutes and then dumping their bodies in the desert with vague clues of pink feathers and the number five. Usually, Liam can talk to the spirits of the dead. But someone is blocking him. Someone is taunting him.

The case is rapidly deteriorating into a violent, psychic pissing contest, and Liam can't see far enough ahead to figure out who wins or who dies.

©2017 S.C. Wynne (P)2018 S.C. Wynne

Good story

Overall it's a good story, interesting twist on why the killer did what he did.
My biggest problem was the whole woe is me, I lost my first love now I will make everyone miserable. Oh and run off to do stupid stuff then get mad and defensive people point into.
Thompson is a Saint for sticking with it.

The narration was spot on, I've always enjoyed Kale Williams voice and this one was just as good as everything else I've heard

This is only part of a book

this is not a whole book. it breaks off mid sentence - the reader is meant to purchase the continuation of the same story, not the next in the series. not appropriate

I am in love with this series. I need more!

I woke up this morning with Liam and Thompson on my mind. If that doesn't tell you how I felt about this book before you read another word of my review... know that.

What do you get when you take a grieving psychic who the dead talk to and one gruff police detective who has unrequited feelings for said psychic and have them work a case that could cost them their lives? You get one hell of a romantic mystery that I adored.

Nine months ago, Liam Baker lost the love of his life William and in that time, he’s not been the same. Liam has tried to take his life and if it weren’t for William’s friend, Detective Kimball Thompson there to save and take care of Liam, Liam wouldn’t be living at all. Literally.

I liked that Liam and Thompson have a shared history before the story begins. I didn’t need to see them meet or have their first awkward moments, I liked them being comfortable as work partners and as friends given the circumstances. As the story is told through Liam’s POV, we get how he sees his life and how he sees Thompson, a bit confusing but also the rock that grounds him when he’d rather fly away from the pain of losing William.

I dug Liam and his psychic ability. I’ve always liked books, movies or TV shows that use a psychic to aid law enforcement to find killers and this is just another I have added to the my list. I have to say, I dug that it took place in California and maybe close to where I am. Giving distance with time instead of miles is such a California thing to do and the mention of the desert so close to Los Angeles has me doing my own distance calculations.

"Perhaps good things really did come in packages you'd never expect. Maybe sometimes, those packages were steadfast rumpled men with orange auras so bright they hurt your eyes".


I loved Thompson. OMG he was amazing with how he took care of Liam and you felt how much he was in love with him from the first time Liam says Thompson rescued him after William died. I wanted nothing more than Thompson to be happy but the UST between these two was killing me. Goodness, yeah thank goodness for love triangles and men that make Liam wake up and take notice of what is right in front of him.

And yet I get Liam. There is no time stamp on grief and how long it takes one to get over losing a loved one. Though we never get details of how William died, one can deduct it was in the line of duty since Thompson is a cop and that's how he knew William. You don't need to know much about William in this story other than he brought Liam and Thompson together and how much they both feel his loss.

New to me narrator Kale Williams did an amazing job bringing the story to life. Each character was distinctive even down to the odd accent that had my weird brain thinking of an Eddie Izzard skit about a voice box being stuck on demonstration. Williams gave the story the intensity, intimacy and mystery it needed to fly off the page and straight to my ears making my day at work doing a boring report so very worth it.

I love UST and it was given in major doses in this. Yeah. The tension and heat coming off of Thompson was stunning and once Liam opens his eyes, he got all petty and jealous which was so much fun to see.

The mystery of the serial killer with the clues left and then the twist that comes about was done well. It amped the story up another level and kept me on my toes. The killer was cryptic with his messages and while it was awful to see the murders or the murdered showing Liam what they wanted him to see, it was necessary. I only have two minor things that made me pause while reading. One was the reasoning of the murders. It was weird since none of the clues alluded to the pagan holiday but again, small niggle that didn't take away from the story at all. The other was Thompson’s name. I get law enforcement and military use last names or even shortened last names instead of someone’s given name. My father was named William but called Robbie because his last name was Robertson. But… Thompson never becomes Kimball even after the men are intimate. I guess I was waiting for that moment, for Liam to drop the formality and use Thompson’s name. But again, nothing that took away from the story, just something my brain latched on to.

I am so happy that this is a series and that book two is already out. Though I listened to this one, I am not sure I can wait for the audio to get more of Liam and Thompson.

Great start!

I enjoyed this short but intriguing introduction to Liam and Thompson. From the very beginning with Kale Williams at the helm I couldn't stop listening... and because I have unanswered questions I immediately purchased the 2nd book in the series - well played S. C. Wynne 😏.

5 stars - I would listen again

Excellent narration, meh plot

The narration was great. The premise was interesting (I'm a sucker for a cop:psychic team-up) and at first I was really into Thompson and Liam but... Thompson became pretty unlikable pretty quickly. He basically tells Liam to get over it when he's grieving the loss of his lover because "it's already been 9 months!" Like, wow you got over the loss of your friend real quick... Maybe because you wanted in his boyfriend's pants for a year? Yikes. Then, he gets really pushy with alcohol when Liam clearly says he doesn't want it. Too much alcohol seems to be a thing for Thompson but Liam never even thinks that, just focuses on how he doesn't want to seem like a wuss for not drinking (eye roll). Also, the bad guy who had been out-smarting the police for so long was hilariously cartoonish. Overall, it was a meh story. Maybe if it had been longer and more developed, it would have been better.