Little Carol Anne Smith was just a normal little girl who had an unfortunate run-in with a car that her parents thought, at first, was going to leave her brain-damaged or worse.Miraculously Carol Anne walked away without a scratch but then she started having psychotic fits of violent rage inexplicably and indiscriminately.This forced Carol Anne's parents;Bill and Susan Smith to have her committed to the local sanitarium.Unbeknownst to them, however, that wasn't the only thing that this accident gave her;it also gave her disturbing, psychic visions of murder. When Carol Anne's father, a detective, finds this out and upon discovering that she's able to use these psychic abilities to help him and his partner; Nathaniel Robertson, catch suspected murderers, Bill decides to put this to good use to help him and his partner solve cases including those involving m
After months of having their psychic daughter;Carol Anne confined to another insane asylum, Bill and Susan Smith decide that their little girl would be better off living at home with them and yet they find that taking care of their psychic six-year-old daughter is more than they bargained for as they wonder whether or not they did the right thing bringing her home as they deal with her "abilities"
When a mysterious figure starts murdering prostitutes, the NYPD is on the case and they, once again, turn to Detective Smith's psychic daughter;Carol Anne for help finding the perpetrator, but in order to do so, Detective Smith has to return to The Cedar Grove Home for the Criminally Insane, where Carol Anne is still an in-patient.Will Carol Anne be able to help her father and the NYPD catch the killer before he can strike again and will Carol Anne be his last victi
Professional psychic Abby Cooper has invested in a fixer-upper, hoping to make a killing in the real estate market. But a killing of another kind puts her plans awry, as the ghost of a murdered woman and some troublesome poltergeists lead her into a mystery that stretches all the way back to World War II.
Do psychic powers really exist? Martin Lane asks himself the same questions as he is forced to employ the services of a psychic to help solve the disappearances of three young women. Despite his skepticism, he is surprised by the leads the psychic, Damien Rossiter, is able to give him and his assistant, Detective Pedro Gonzalez, who have had no luck in cracking the cases. Shortly after soliciting Rossiter's help, the bodies of two of the young women are discovered. Martin's suspicions are turned in many directions, directions he cannot and does not want to believe. All indications are that the killer could even come from within the ranks of his own department Contrary to what seems to be the inevitable, he manages to unearth the true identity of the killer through old-fashioned police work and a little tom-foolery, surprising everyone around him, not least of all the killer. Visions of Murder is a mystery that delves into the recesses of psychic abilities. Damien Rossiter, the psychic employed by the Harris City Police Department has a proven record of being able to assist the authorities, he was successful in New Mexico. Now, in southern Texas, he helps Chief of Detectives Martin Lane and the ever-present, chain-smoking Detective Sergeant Pedro Gonzalez home in on the killer. Martin Lane has been "forced" into employing the psychics services by his boss and adversary, Tom Wilkins, a man who has been after Lane's job for some time. As the investigation into the disappearances and murders continue, young girls continue to disappear at an alarming rate. Forensics from the first two crime scenes pick up some vital information. A DNA match is made, and the answer is one that Martin cannot and does not believe. Unfortunately, further clues turn up that continue to point to the same person, yet despite evidence to the contrary, Martin believes that there is something a little suspicious about it all. It all seems just a little too convenient to him. Almost resigning himself to the fact that he has a killer in his own department, he suddenly figures out that the identity of the true killer can be proven, with a little bit of luck. Martin's supportive wife Amy, who continuously is pressuring him to take early retirement and work in her flower business, is exasperated by her husbands preoccupation with the case. Finally, Martin manages to extract the evidence he needs to crack the case and, with a lot of help from his friends at the crime lab, is able to positively identify the killer, surprising everyone. P.G. Long was born and raised in Norfolk, England. After completing his education in England, he worked in a diverse range of jobs including working for the British Government where he signed the Official Secrets Act. He immigrated to the United States in 1983 where he pursued a career in the Oil Business, his job taking him all over the world. He took up writing several years ago but only managed to finish this, his first novel in 2005. He has subsequently written five other novels that he hopes will soon be published. He loves Golf, playing guitar and relaxing. He lives outside Houston with his wife Debbie.After toying with the idea of writing a novel, he finally decided to put pen to paper, or finger to keyboard in 2004, finishing this, his first novel in April of that year. The book has subsequently gone through about seven re-writes to end up in the form it is today. Since beginning to write, he has written a further five novels, four mysteries and a thriller which he intends to publish in the near future.
The only psychic ever to lecture at the FBI Academy, Noreen Renier has assisted law-enforcement officials all over the world, working on more than 400 criminal cases. From the discovery and development of her unique talents to becoming a respected figure in the police community, this is the true account of Noreen Renier's remarkable life and career. Included here are the stories of:Her prediction of the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan.The client who was a professional mercenary.The police officer suspected of being a rapist and murderer.Her involvement in the Laci Peterson murder (she told the police where to find the body)A Mind for Murder has all the elements of true crime, memoir, and psychic mystery.
Detective Eve Dallas searches the darkest corners of Manhattan for an elusive killer with a passion for collecting soulsin this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series. On one of the city's hottest nights, New York Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas is sent to Central Park—and into a hellish new investigation. The victim is found on the rocks, just above the still, dark water of the lake. Around her neck is a single red ribbon. Her hands are posed, as if in prayer. But it is the eyes—removed with the precision of a surgeon—that have Dallas most alarmed. As more bodies turn up, each with the same defining scars, Eve is frantic for answers. Against her instincts, she accepts help from a psychic who offers one vision after another—each with shockingly accurate details of the murders. And when partner and friend Peabody is badly injured after escaping an attack, the stakes are raised. Are the eyes a symbol? A twisted religious ritual? A souvenir? With help from her husband, Roarke, Dallas must uncover the killer's motivation before another vision becomes another nightmare...
Psychic visions are tricky things - especially from a woman in a coma I find the murdered woman crumpled under a tree. Blood stains her back and her hands are bound. If I touch her, my psychic abilities will show me what happened to her. But I've lived through murders before and the visions leave scars. Fighting my fear, I touch her - and only see four names - Addlynn Jeanette Claire Margaret. The unmistakable cry of a newborn infant shatters the calm of the woods. Her body is wrapped around the tiny boy, impossibly small and fragile. I scoop up the screaming infant, and the woman moves to protect her son. She's alive. Alive, but in a coma - a complete mystery. The detectives, my brother and his handsome partner, desperately need information. I'm the only one who can communicate with the woman. Touching her hand in the hospital provides only snippets of her life. Terrifying snippets, like how she got the scar burned into the palm of her hand. Visions are tricky things. The details float like smoke - lost in the haze. I can't tell what she's running from, but the woman's terror burns inside me. I will find out who hurt her, and I won't stop until I bring them to a fiery end..Book 2 in the Message of Murder Trilogy. Book 1 is "Message in the Bones."
What she doesn't want...is exactly what he needs. Shunned and ridiculed all her life for something she can't control, Samantha Blair hides her psychic abilities and lives on the fringes of society. Against her will, however, she's tapped into a killer--or rather, his victims. Each woman's murder, blow-by-blow, ravages her mind until their death releases her back to her body. Sam knows she must go to the authorities, but will the rugged, no-nonsense detective in charge of tracking down the killer believe her? Detective Brandt Sutherland only trusts hard evidence, yet Sam's visions offer clues he needs to catch a killer. The more he learns about her incredible abilities, however, the clearer it becomes that Sam's visions have put her in the killer's line of fire. Now Brandt must save her from something he cannot see or understand...and risk losing his heart in the process. As danger and desire collide, passion raises the stakes in a game Sam and Brandt don't dare lose.
Long-buried bones have secrets to share - if you know how to read the message My psychic talents don't make me a freak, even if people call me that, or worse. Sensing things others can't see is not a curse - it can be used to find justice. Justice for the anonymous woman buried decades ago. Only her bones remain to tell her story. When I touch her skeletal hand, I see what happened to her. A flash of terror and pain. No one believes in the vision I received. Only the man who killed her knows I saw the truth - and he's desperate to keep his secrets buried. Now he hunts a new prey - me. I don't need psychic powers to know he's right behind me - closing in - about to strike. Message of Murder Trilogy:Book 1, Message in the BonesBook 2, Message in the FireBook 3, Message in the Grave