Eye of the sh*t storm

Jackson Ford

Book - 2021

Teagan Frost might be getting better at moving shit with her mind -- but her job working as a telekinetic government operative only ever seems to get harder. That's not even talking about her car-crash of a love life. And things are about to get even tougher. No sooner has Teagan chased off one psychotic kid hell-bent on trashing the whole West Coast, but now she has to contend with another supernatural being who can harness devastating electrical power. And if Teagan can't stop him, the whole of Los Angeles will be facing the shitstorm of the century.

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Genres
Suspense fiction
Science fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
Published
New York, NY : Orbit 2021.
Language
English
Main Author
Jackson Ford (author)
Edition
First Edition
Item Description
Includes extras section p.479-498.
Physical Description
498 pages : map ; 21 cm
ISBN
9780316702775
9780356514666
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Review by Booklist Review

In the third installment of the Frost Files (which began with The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her Mind, 2019), Southern California is still reeling in the aftermath of a series of cataclysmic earthquakes. Psychokinetic superhuman Teagan Frost and her crew, China Shop, are on a mission to expose the shady dealings of a motorcycle club doing more than just biking. When Teagan accidentally spills the meth the club has been dealing, she gets a whiff of it, and her PK goes crazy. The action spirals out from there as Teagan struggles with her amped powers and a sudden, intense desire for more drugs. The team discovers a young boy trapped in an abandoned, electrified warehouse, and he also seems to have powers. He is scared of someone called the Zigzag Man, and Teagan must uncover the new antagonist's identity before he rips China Shop--and L.A.--apart. After the explosive events of Random Sh*t Flying through the Air (2020), Ford develops Teagan and her friends' characters further, setting up a big reveal for the next book. A solid entry promising more adventure to come.

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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Ford's third Frost Files entry is hindered by its simplistic plot and underdeveloped secondary characters. Psychokinetic Teagan Frost has abandoned her dreams of becoming a chef to work as a government operative in a Los Angeles still recovering from the massive earthquake that occurred in Random Sh*t Flying Through the Air. After a run-in with a drug-dealing biker gang, Teagan and her team stumble upon Leo Nguyen, a powerful young boy with the ability to command electricity. Teagan wants to protect this child from her own government program, but her partners, Africa and Annie Cruz, feel otherwise. As Teagan and Leo are pursued by both Teagan's team and a gifted menace known as the Zigzag Man, Ford works in many opportunities for Teagan to employ her telekinesis in altercations that often feel contrived. Despite frequent action scenes, there is relatively little tension as Teagan and Leo march through a broken L.A. Series fans will be pleased to see Jackson's edgy and irreverent tone intact, but the predictable plot disappoints. Agent: Ed Wilson, Johnson & Alcock (U.K.). (Apr.)

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

In a post-quake Los Angeles, a psychokinetic government agent is on the run from...pretty much everyone. Seeing as Teagan was already in the middle of a high-speed chase with a murderous biker gang, not much could have made her day worse. Except maybe getting an accidental face full of the meth she stole from said biker gang. Now she'll have to deal with the next crisis while coming down from her unintended high. Because if there's one thing we know about psychokinetic government operative Teagan after two frenetically fast-paced adventures--most recently Random Sh*t Flying Through the Air (2020)--it's that there's always another crisis on the way. Sure enough, no sooner is the high-speed car chase situation resolved (with maximum destruction) than someone electrifies an entire building, which should be impossible, and Teagan's team is dispatched to figure out if this impossible situation might have been caused by another kid from the mysterious School, a kid with extranormal powers. Unfortunately, that means they're all a little too busy to worry about why their comms have been disrupted or who tipped off the biker gang that they were coming. Fans who've been along for the ride on Teagan's previous two outings know what to expect by now, and this third installment fully delivers, with a breakneck pace, high stakes, and plenty of wisecracks. This adventure sees Teagan separated from her team, on the run from the government, the aforementioned biker gang, and a truly terrifying adversary known as the Zigzag Man--in other words, pushed to her absolute limits both physically and emotionally. The result is gripping, suspenseful, and thoroughly enjoyable. An un-put-down-able, action-packed adventure that packs an emotional punch. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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