The Psychic Detective
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Grief's a bitch
Derek Ericsson can't get over his son's death in a drink driving incident. Resents his wife for moving on and leaving him behind.
Private Investigator Shirley Weaving has a knack for seeing things others can't. With more to the child's death that anyone else can see, Derek needs her more than most.
With her late Great Uncle Edward supporting from the Other Side, she needs to get to the bottom of it before anyone else dies.
Can she solve the crime and save the man?
Alexandria Blaelock
Alexandria Blaelock writes stories, some of them for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Pulphouse Fiction Magazine. She's also written four self-help books applying business techniques to personal matters like getting dressed, cleaning house, and feeding your friends. As a recovering Project Manager, she’s probably too fond of sticking to plan. She lives in a forest because she enjoys birdsong, the scent of gum leaves and the sun on her face. When not telecommuting to parallel universes from her Melbourne based imagination, she watches K-dramas, talks to animals, and drinks Campari. At the same time. Discover more at www.alexandriablaelock.com.
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The Psychic Detective - Alexandria Blaelock
THE PSYCHIC DETECTIVE
Derek Ericsson slumped at his desk, situated in the centre of a sea of grey cubicles in the northeast quadrant of the floor his soulless, heartless employer occupied.
Furthest from the convenience of the toilets, and the kitchens, but not far enough from the aromas drifting through the ventilation shafts.
Derek was in his forties, his balding pate inadequately concealed by his comb-over, with not nearly enough courage to shave his head and be done with it.
It was after six, and there was next to no one left in the office. He risked ducking down behind his desk to take a shot of vodka from the water bottle he’d decanted it into, and popped a mint in his mouth on the way up.
His bitch of a thirty-something overachieving boss would sack him on the spot if she knew about the day drinking.
And then he would be forced to stay home with his demon spawn children. Lucy aged three, T—
and Peter aged twelve.
As usual, he winced as he almost named Thomas. Beautiful, angelic Tommy who would have been ten this year, had he not been mown down on the sidewalk outside their home by a drunk driver when he was six.
Derek was haunted by the nameless, faceless driver who had never been found.
Lucy was his wife’s replacement child.
Somehow, she’d moved on, leaving him behind.
But he just couldn’t get past Tommy, the light of his life, now cold and alone in death.
Derek, Derek, Derek,
she who shall remain nameless dropped down to his level in a cloud of some kind of musky perfume.
What am I going to do with you?
Derek slumped even lower, the picture of misery.
She put her palm on his shoulder and pushed him upright,