Rainbow in the Mist
by Phyllis A. Whitney
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Christy Loren has come to fear her gift of clairvoyance, an unwanted legacy from her mother, a famous psychic. Without warning, visions envelop her-visions that have guided the police, too late, to the bodies of murder victims. To escape these horrors, Christy flees her home in Long Island to seek peace and safety in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains and the reassuring presence of her down-to-earth aunt. But she finds that threatening mysteries await her in those show more mountains-mysteries that surround a writer's recent death and the disappearance of the unearthly, enigmatic Deirdre. Christy senses secrets locked in the heart of Deirdre's tormented husband, with whom she fears she is becoming too emotionally involved-and haunting Deirdre's troubled son. Caught in this ominous web, Christy must come to terms with her unwanted psychic powers. As she is drawn into the search for Deirdre, she sees with increasing clarity that the mysteries have a connection to a blood-chilling dream that haunts her. In trying to escape her fate, she has unwittingly embraced it. Now, to uncover the truth, Christy must confront her gift of precognition and her dream. The shocking truth will bring her face-to-face with real and terrifying danger. show lessTags
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Rainbow in the Mist by Phyllis A. Whitney
Christy has psychic abilities, she sees visions of people and events that occur. As she tries to unravel a mystery, and several deaths in a small Mountain town.
The story moves at a steady pace, with likable characters, interesting plot, with a few twist and turns. Descriptive details and engaging dialog pulled me in fro the start.
I truly enjoyed Rainbow in the Mist and recommend to those who enjoy murder/mystery with paranormal undertones and a splash of romance. A good read.
Christy has psychic abilities, she sees visions of people and events that occur. As she tries to unravel a mystery, and several deaths in a small Mountain town.
The story moves at a steady pace, with likable characters, interesting plot, with a few twist and turns. Descriptive details and engaging dialog pulled me in fro the start.
I truly enjoyed Rainbow in the Mist and recommend to those who enjoy murder/mystery with paranormal undertones and a splash of romance. A good read.
good mystery @ clairoyance - Christie goes to aunt's and discovers mystery.
Desperate for peace and safety, Christy Loren flees from her psychic gifts to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the reassuring presence of her Aunt Nona. But in this peaceful place, something wicked hides. Here, Christy knows the blood-chilling dream that has haunted her will come to terrifying life. For someone will do anything to stop her from discovering the dark secret hidden in the mist...or the love that, like a rainbow, awaits.
Desperate for peace and safety, Christy Loren flees from her psychic gifts to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the reassuring presence of her Aunt Nona. But in this peaceful place, something wicked hides. Here, Christy knows the blood-chilling dream that has haunted her will come to terrifying life. For someone will do anything to stop her from discovering the dark secret hidden in the mist...or the love that, like a rainbow, awaits.
very good
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Mystery author Phyllis A. Whitney was born in Yokohama, Japan to American parents on September 9, 1903. After her father's death in 1918, she and her mother traveled from Japan to San Francisco, California on an ocean liner. In 1924, she graduated from McKinley High School in Chicago and sold short stories to newspapers, church papers, and pulp show more magazines as well as worked in bookstores and libraries. She was a Children's Book Editor of the Chicago Sun's Book Week from 1942 to 1946 and the Philadelphia Inquirer from 1947 to 1948. She also taught juvenile fiction writing courses at Northwestern University in 1945 and at New York University from 1947 to 1958. She writes both juvenile and adult mysteries, many set in an exotic location. Her first juvenile book was published in 1941 and her first adult novel was published in 1943. Since then, she has written over 75 books. She has won numerous awards including the Edgar Allen Poe Award in 1961 and 1964, the Sequoyah Award of Oklahoma, and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America in 1988. Phyllis A. Whitney passed away on February 8, 2008 at the age of 104. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1989
- People/Characters
- Christy Loren
- Important places
- Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia, USA
- Dedication
- For Audrey Bershen,
who said I would listen when I was ready, with loving thanks for years of friendship and guidance. - First words
- Christy gripped the wheel of her car with a tension she hadn't been able to release in this entire daylong drive.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The way was open to all the discovery of each other that lay ahead.
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- English, Norwegian, Spanish
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