From the massively magnificent archive…
Previously published in the anthology
titled The Best of the Best in 1998, the short story Headaches
and Bad Dreams features two frequent plot elements familiar to any
reader: murder and psychics. What author Lawrence Block does with these two
common elements makes this short story far different than most.
Sylvia Belgrave is a psychic. Not one of
those fake celebrity psychics one sees on television that has plenty of money.
She is the real deal and charges her clients low prices because she wants to
help people. Her desire to help as well as a need to rid of her severe
headaches and bad dreams leads her to contact the local police because she may
be able to help with the case of a missing little girl.
This is not a simple and straightforward
tale. Deftly weaved into Headaches and Bad Dreams is a backstory
worthy of a novel as well as multiple current day storylines. The result is a
complicated tale that may very well surprise you with its outcome.
Material was picked up during the author’s recent free book promotion.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2013, 2022
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