by Bernhardt J. Hurwood
1967, Ace Books
.jpg)
.jpg)
Two different people predicting world wars and getting the dates wrong. A psychic IDs a coat thief, unconfirmed as it was return anonymously. A psychic directs a man to where he can buy a treasure map which he then doesn't dig up. A mom who worries about her child constantly happens to be right a couple times.
A couple move from house to house, mysterious fires following them wherever they go that have no rational explanation. The book leaves out their kids.
Captain Gerald Lowry was the first soldier blinded in World War I, but can steer a boat, play cards, and walk around unaided. Almost like he wasn't blind. He became an osteopath and claimed to have special healing powers, which didn't help when he lost a malpractice case for breaking a girl's leg.
Alexander Jacob is covered here for his magical abilities, including generating grape vines and being able to stab swords through people with no effect. No mentioned is his claim to fame in the mundane world, being involved in a scandal selling the 7th largest diamond, an affair that inspired the novel Kim by Rudyard Kipling.
No comments:
Post a Comment