Finally Friday and here's a really good read for the weekend - Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin.
You'll keep the pages turning on this one. cover blurb: A scientist and reluctant psychic. A little girl who haunts her. Can she find the truth? Everyone believes a little in something they can't see.
cover: Vivvy Bouchet, age ten, saved a boy's life with an impossible prediction. Now she's an astrophysicist in Texas, devoted to science, and she tries to leave visions behind.
She is called to help on a cold case of a kidnapped girl, and teamed with Detective Sharp, who questions her "skills". She's in the crosshairs of a conspiracy podcaster, haunted by her dead mother, and overwhelmed with dreams. cover - Can she lure a kidnaper out of hiding, find a child who haunts her, and lay some of her ghosts to rest?
Whew! It's a lot to process. Heaberlin's characters are a hoot. The dialogue is snappy. And she keeps the plot tight. Had me guessing until the end. (I did read this in daylight...gets a bit creepy at nightfall).
This is interesting to me because my current -10 draft is about someone who has premonitions (yep, a minus 10 draft is a thing, it might even be a first draft at some point!)
ReplyDeleteShe’s a very good writer. This is the 3rd or 4th I’ve read. You might find her approach interesting.
DeleteThis sounds good, especially with the way you described the writing/dialogue. I'll have to check it out.
ReplyDeleteOh you are in for a treat. Enjoy!
DeleteHi Joanne - this sounds an excellent read ... one I'd like to - but won't - as is my way ... off to the more serious side of life. Thanks for the introduction - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteAlways glad to introduce a good author. Never know when the time is right… maybe later. Take care.
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