The specific color they associate is usually random, without rhyme or reason behind it, even to the synesthete. The source of that color is completely internal (and can vary amongst synesthetes.) Cake’s association, for instance, would not be pink simply because the first time the synesthete had cake happened to be at a Barbie-themed birthday party. Often a synesthete will lay eyes on something for the very first time, and immediately have a color association for it-that’s actually why it’s so useful to Jenna when she analyzes a crime scene.Ī grapheme synesthete like me, or my character Jenna, might imagine a piece of cake upon hearing the word too, but the word might also trigger a color we automatically associate with it. Color associations are not limited to known things. Somewhere along the way, someone or something taught that person what cake is, showed him or her what it looks like, and so the association of the picture and word developed. The difference is, their word/image reference was learned. If a person hears the word “cake,” the image of a cake might flash in their mind.

In the case of grapheme-color synesthesia, the hardest aspect to describe is how the associations a synesthete makes are the same as those anyone makes in the way that they manifest. Can you explain what that is?ĭifferent types of synesthesia manifest differently, so I can’t claim I know what every type is like to experience. For readers coming new to her, there’s something that marks her out as very different: synesthesia. Jenna Ramey, who debuted in the first book of the series, Color Blind. This is the second outing for your heroine, Dr. She lives in Georgia with her family and a collection of furry friends.Įxclusive to The Big Thrill, I caught up with Colby to find out more about her latest release. Marshall is a multi-talented creative: writer by day, ballroom dancer and choreographer by night, and acting on stage when she has a spare moment. DOUBLE VISION is a fast-moving, intriguing read that grabs the reader from the off and refuses to let go. Jenna also comes to this book, the second in the series, with a heck of a backstory that I’m sure will bring new readers rushing to catch up on the first one too. Jenna Ramey, is an FBI forensic psychiatrist whose brain is wired very differently to most of us. In DOUBLE VISION, Colby Marshall does just that.

Of course I love thrillers (don’t we all?!), but I especially love a thriller that brings something new and different to the table.

Double Vision by Colby Marshall