Agent Bayne
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Average rating4.5
This is when you know you're in the hands of a real artist, a writer with a vision, and a unflagging grasp of the world they've created. We're 9 (nine) books into the PsyCop world and [a:Jordan Castillo Price 268722 Jordan Castillo Price https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1325364144p2/268722.jpg]'s stories are as fresh as day one. Victor Bayne is now a full time agent for the FPMP, and life is different. In a good way. Seeing Vic navigating his new status as someone wanted and appreciated for his talent is revelatory. As in recent entries to the series the past comes back, perhaps not to bear directly on the case at hand, but to stir memories all but lost to Vic, and have him see cast new light on relationships he had cast in stone. I love that. How JCP knows that the past isn't a static thing, how it breathes into the present, but we can also learn to let it go, without forgetting. The mystery isn't too complex but it isn't meant to be. The genius of it is that threads that have been teased some entries back come together seamlessly and we get to see an adult relationship flourish and develop. Bearing witness to how utterly Jacob loves Vic, how they navigate their day to day life, how sometimes (mostly) Vic is the strong one, and then cats? Sheer joy.This is a world that I'm happy to revisit again and again. It hasn't gone stale. The relationships have gotten stronger, they run deeper, and true. I'll eagerly continue this journey. As usual [a:Gomez Pugh 8435087 Gomez Pugh https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] provides the perfect audio companion to this series. He is Vic's voice.