Fear the Dark

Bestseller Hooper's solid 16th Bishop/Special Crimes Unit paranormal mystery (after 2014's Haunted) takes an FBI team%E2%80%94veteran agents Lucas and Samantha Jordan, plus new agents Robbie Hodge and Dante Shaw%E2%80%94to Serenity, Tenn. The little town's police chief, Jonah Riggs, is struggling to cope with six disappearances in one month, each accompanied by inexplicable oddities such as no trace evidence at all. The victims include a respected judge, a 10-year-old girl, a car salesman, and a couple who were eloping. The agents use their psychic powers to pick up clues from the crime scenes, including "residual energy" from a bad person. When someone slashes the throat of one of Jonah's officers, the uneasy citizens of Serenity start to panic. Hooper handles the team's paranormal abilities easily and naturally as the agents do battle with someone as unusual as themselves. Those new to the series will welcome the glossaries of agent bios and psychic terms. Agent: Eileen Fallon, Fallon Literary Agency. (Oct.)