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Keisha Ceylon is a psychic. At least, that's what she passes herself off as. The truth is, Keisha's real powers have more to do with separating troubled families from their money than actually seeing into the netherworld. Keisha watches the news for stories of missing family members. She gives it a few days, then moves in, tells these families she's had a vision, that she may have some clue to where these missing people are. And by the way, she charges for this service, and likes to see the money up front. Keisha's latest mark is a man whose wife disappeared a week ago. She's seen him on TV, pleading for his wife to come home, or, if she's been abducted, pleading with whoever took her to let her go. Keisha knows a payoff when she sees one. So she pays a visit to our troubled husband, tells him her vision. Trouble is, her vision just happens to be close enough to the truth that it leaves this man rattled. And it may very well leave Keisha dead.
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Linwood Barclay is married with two children and lives near Toronto. He is the author of three acclaimed Zack Walker mysteries, a former columnist for the TORONTO STAR, and is the author of the Richard & Judy 2008 Summer Read winner and No. 1 besteller, NO TIME FOR GOODBYE.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nifty Short Story,
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This review is from: Clouded Vision (Quick Reads 2011) (Kindle Edition)
Before you order this, you should be aware that it is not a full length novel, but only a novella which will take you maybe an hour - if that - to read.
Nevertheless it's a nifty little story about a con artist who poses as a psychic. She makes a living by visiting the relatives of missing people and extorting money from them in exchange for invented facts about their missing relatives. In this instance, her target is the anxious husband of a missing woman, whose fate we already know. The story unfolds alternating between the perspectives of different characters, with a couple of nice twists to hold your interest. I applaud Linwood Barclay for recognising it as the simple story that it is, rather than trying to stretch it out into a longer format. The perfect commuter read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
short but deadly,
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This review is from: Clouded Vision (Quick Reads 2011) (Paperback)
This is a very short read and is priced as such. Certainly the �0.99 kindle price is very good value.
This is going to last you somewhere between 45 minutes and an hour. Perfect for a short journey. A dodgy clairvoyant seeks to profit from the disappearance of a wife and Mother only to find she may have stumbled onto something by mistake....This works, it is short and sweet but effective. I have read a few thriller anthologies of late and this would easily have fitted in and been as good as most in those anthologies. For a short book it still contains a few twists and agendas and does keep you gripped to the very last page.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Average,
This review is from: Clouded Vision (Quick Reads 2011) (Paperback)
The synopsis suggested this book was going to be better than it actually was.
It only took me about 45 minutes to read it and after I'd finished, I thought to myself ' was that it?' The idea is good. It's about a con artist who pretends she has visions of missing people. She asks the victims relatives for money in exchange for revealing her 'vision'. When Garfield's wife goes missing she see her chance to earn some cash, but things don't go to plan. I won't say anymore as not to spoil for other readers. This is a book to read on a plane or train journey,it's average storytelling. You could see the red herrings coming a mile of. I think Linwood should stick top writing full lenght novels. I don't think he pulled this one off.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Not Barclays usual standard
This is not up to the usual high standards of Linwood Barclay, I was quite dissapointed with it to be honest.
Published 6 days ago by V. Franklin
4.0 out of 5 stars
very good !!
I read this QUICK READ in 1 hour. It was very very good. Keeps the reader guessing who did it until near its end. Great twists...
Published 10 days ago by J. J. Mcknight
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