Not that Bernadette or her boss, Tony Garcia, can come right out and say that. After following a lead to a not-too-distant Wisconsin town, Bernadette makes the connection between Lydia's case and a similar one there. She's attacked in her motel room the night of her arrival, cementing her belief that she's onto something - even if her ideas are being dismissed as far-fetched.

Bernadette, called Cat, is used to such things. In fact, her entire position within the FBI is based on the far-fetched. Cat, since an accident many years before, has been able to touch an object and connect with its owner's killer. In the Dunton case, however, she discovers that there is more than one killer, and it not only skews her psychic sense - which is none too reliable anyway - it affects her physically.

Despite appearances, it is brought to Cat and Tony's attention that there are a number of witches and Wiccans in the area. When a prominent one is killed and the same Satanic symbol painted on her face, the agents begin to wonder if doubt is being cast on the witches because they make an easy target for cops and locals alike due to persecution.

The more questions that Bernadette answers, though, the more that crop up. What happened to Lydia's baby? What are the Duntons hiding to make them so secretive despite their daughter's murder? And what, if any, connection do the Duntons have to the people who committed the crimes?

Though choppy in places as far as both the dialogue and the plot are concerned, Blind Sight is a wonderful third book in the Bernadette Saint Clare series. It reads quickly, doesn't give much away, and never lacks entertainment value. Despite the gruesome subject matter, Persons is careful to omit details that are too grisly, though the reader never has to wonder what Bernadette encounters. As with the previous novel, some effort is made to foster a relationship between Bernadette and Garcia, but either the characters or the author are much better at the sexual tension than they are at the aftermath of sexual contact; there isn't much that is realistic or interesting between the two of them now.

As with many a mystery series, readers won't have any trouble picking up Blind Sight and jumping right in, though it will definitely satisfy those who have been waiting since Blind Rage. Blind Sight is a very well-crafted mystery with a fair amount of suspense and the perennially-creepy Satanic shadow to keep you up at night.

--Sarrah Knight