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The Meditating Psychic #1
Saving John Doe
An unconventional sleuth - a meditating Sufi psychic with no control over her powers - a paranormal kitten - a dead body. Will Riza be able to figure out the killer before it is too late?
I recognized "John Doe" the moment the coroner pulled him out of the morgue's fridge.
If only I could also figure out why he had desperately been calling me a few days before he took his one-way trip to oblivion. Or so I thought . . . until his ghost returned to haunt me in my meditation sessions.
Hello, I am Riza Strong, a twenty-three-year-old occasional psychic, and my visions of the dead person are giving me a terrible time.
Until recently, the only good thing in my life was perhaps my cute kitten, Misty. And I am lucky to have great mentors at the Odd Puzzle Club - a bunch of genius retired ladies who love solving puzzles.
After being fired recently from an FBI internship, all I wanted to do was to sit back and relax in my Boston area apartment.
Unlike most psychics, who actually know how to handle their powers, my powers have a life of their own. Others can meet ghosts, can have visions whenever they touch objects. I have no control over when my powers work, and no idea why do I have them.
Now, faced with a dead body in an unfamiliar State border town, I have to figure out how to convince the police that the man was murdered, as well as exonerate him and find the murderer before the case is closed forever or I am kicked out of the town. My visions just come and go. And they are not helping at all!
I recognized "John Doe" the moment the coroner pulled him out of the morgue's fridge.
If only I could also figure out why he had desperately been calling me a few days before he took his one-way trip to oblivion. Or so I thought . . . until his ghost returned to haunt me in my meditation sessions.
Hello, I am Riza Strong, a twenty-three-year-old occasional psychic, and my visions of the dead person are giving me a terrible time.
Until recently, the only good thing in my life was perhaps my cute kitten, Misty. And I am lucky to have great mentors at the Odd Puzzle Club - a bunch of genius retired ladies who love solving puzzles.
After being fired recently from an FBI internship, all I wanted to do was to sit back and relax in my Boston area apartment.
Unlike most psychics, who actually know how to handle their powers, my powers have a life of their own. Others can meet ghosts, can have visions whenever they touch objects. I have no control over when my powers work, and no idea why do I have them.
Now, faced with a dead body in an unfamiliar State border town, I have to figure out how to convince the police that the man was murdered, as well as exonerate him and find the murderer before the case is closed forever or I am kicked out of the town. My visions just come and go. And they are not helping at all!
316 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 15, 2022
About the author
Zeph Baxter
39 books6 followersZeph's background includes electrical engineering and computer science, with a Master's from Boston University and a PhD and postdoctoral experience from the University of Stirling, Scotland. He writes cozy mysteries, sci-fi, and LitRPG.
When he wrote his first novel, he was 98% sure he was about to become the next great voice in literature. He quit his job, embraced his destiny, and—yes—grew a long beard, because nothing says “serious writer” like facial hair that could double as a small woodland habitat.
Six months later, the beard was still thriving. The fame? Not so much.
But Zeph didn’t quit. Years later, he’s written several books and is still writing, and dreaming of becoming a full-time author.
For more weird adventures and stories that are a mix of genres, be sure to check out his books.
When he wrote his first novel, he was 98% sure he was about to become the next great voice in literature. He quit his job, embraced his destiny, and—yes—grew a long beard, because nothing says “serious writer” like facial hair that could double as a small woodland habitat.
Six months later, the beard was still thriving. The fame? Not so much.
But Zeph didn’t quit. Years later, he’s written several books and is still writing, and dreaming of becoming a full-time author.
For more weird adventures and stories that are a mix of genres, be sure to check out his books.
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December 13, 2023Interesting start to a series. There's quite a bit going on, and it's unusual for an initial entry to pull the protagonist away from home, so we're learning while she's learning. I was thrown off a bit when people can't pronounce her name even though she introduces herself. It was almost as if they saw it written down, not verbalized, and they couldn't figure out how to pronounce it. If she said it herself, why are they having trouble? Anyway, good start. I have book 2 in my kindle queue.
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