The Tarot Reader
A Novel
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Publisher Description
A phony psychic vision goes wrong when a woman unexpectedly finds herself involved in a murder investigation, perfect for fans of May Cobb and Catherine McKenzie.
Twenty-five-year-old Jade Crawford spends her days selling crystals, conducting séances, and reading tarot cards in her shop in Winston-Salem, NC. But her connection to the other side is all a facade. After losing their mother to a terrible accident and their father serving jail time, Jade and her younger sister Stevie do what they can to survive. When a local politician goes missing, Jade sees a lucrative opportunity to drum up new clients and inject some much-needed cash into their pockets.
Jade submits a “psychic vision” to the police tipline only to discover that her shot in the dark is chillingly accurate when the police find the politician’s body. Caught in a media whirlwind, Jade revels in her newfound popularity and success, but she quickly finds herself the target of not only a police investigation but of the killer who is still on the loose.
With stunning suspense that is perfect for fans of Samantha M. Bailey, Finley turns the screws tighter into a taut and thrilling read.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Turner (The Engagement Party) ups her game in this intelligent thriller centered on North Carolina con artist Jade Crawford. Raised by grifter parents, 25-year-old Jade supports herself by supplying gullible customers with phony tarot readings and séances at the Ravencroft Psychic Parlor and Shoppe in Winston-Salem, N.C. With money drying up, Jade decides to take a shot at claiming a $2,000 reward for information about missing North Carolina politician Thomas Nichols. She calls a police tip line and fabricates a story about spotting Nichols at a waste management facility near where he was last seen. Two detectives then interview her for more information, and she claims the tip came to her in a psychic vision. When cops actually find Nichols's corpse at the facility, a stunned Jade becomes both a lead suspect and a target for the real killer, who learns that her tip led authorities to the body. Turner makes Jade a winning, three-dimensional antihero, and sticks the landing with a resolution that ties up loose ends while skirting predictability. Fans of Richard Lange will be hooked.
