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Head Case: Story 8 in the “Tales of Suspense” Series
Junie and Ethyl had been best friends since they could remember and after one last lingering Kansas blizzard and their graduation from high school, they left the midwest behind to enjoy the sunshine-drenched shores of Southern California.
Settling into the burgeoning youth scene of the early 1950s, they discover a new and exciting life despite Junie’s annoying “blackouts” that seem to surface at all the wrong times. Then, after reading about a gruesome murder of a man in town—someone she had previously dated—Junie begins to wonder if she might be the killer.
Doing her own detective work, she sees the clues and the evidence are pointing to her. Is her mind playing tricks on her? Or is she a slasher dressed in petticoats and saddle shoes?
Settling into the burgeoning youth scene of the early 1950s, they discover a new and exciting life despite Junie’s annoying “blackouts” that seem to surface at all the wrong times. Then, after reading about a gruesome murder of a man in town—someone she had previously dated—Junie begins to wonder if she might be the killer.
Doing her own detective work, she sees the clues and the evidence are pointing to her. Is her mind playing tricks on her? Or is she a slasher dressed in petticoats and saddle shoes?
115 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 9, 2022
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Jerry Jamison
58 books101 followersThe author of more than 30 published full-length fiction novels, Jerry Jamison has been an award-winning advertising copywriter with over 60 national writing and creative development commendations during his career. As the principal of a California-based advertising agency, he has helped create and guide successful and memorable campaigns for a wide range of clients throughout the country. The “Tales of Suspense” Series (currently 18 stories), is his first foray into the mystery/thriller genre.
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September 10, 2025
It's decent.
Head Case is a slow-burning mystery. The book cover is excellent, and Jerry Jamison did a superb job of explaining the title of this story. The end of the first chapter caught my attention. But then the pace slowed down because this story focuses more on suspense rather than thrills. It got better towards the end of the story, and I liked the brevity.
I found it slightly unrealistic regarding Junie's constant blackouts, despite Jerry Jamison mentioning her condition at the beginning of Head Case. Three stars because I thought this book was good. I didn't rate it higher than that because I won't reread it, and I didn't enjoy part of the ending.
Head Case is a slow-burning mystery. The book cover is excellent, and Jerry Jamison did a superb job of explaining the title of this story. The end of the first chapter caught my attention. But then the pace slowed down because this story focuses more on suspense rather than thrills. It got better towards the end of the story, and I liked the brevity.
I found it slightly unrealistic regarding Junie's constant blackouts, despite Jerry Jamison mentioning her condition at the beginning of Head Case. Three stars because I thought this book was good. I didn't rate it higher than that because I won't reread it, and I didn't enjoy part of the ending.
August 15, 2024
Overall a decently entertaining story
It is certainly an interesting case, and goes some places I would not have completely guessed, but it takes its time getting there. If you like a slow burn mystery with deep POV into the main character, this one does it well. The case, though revealed a little earlier, doesn’t get any “legs” until almost the halfway point. The blackouts and uncertainty of Junie add a nice slice of enigma to the story.
It is certainly an interesting case, and goes some places I would not have completely guessed, but it takes its time getting there. If you like a slow burn mystery with deep POV into the main character, this one does it well. The case, though revealed a little earlier, doesn’t get any “legs” until almost the halfway point. The blackouts and uncertainty of Junie add a nice slice of enigma to the story.
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