The Last Day of Emily Lindsey

Joseph’s suspenseful novel follows one man seeking to uncover the secrets of his visions. Detective Steven Paul has lived with visions most of his life, and recently they have begun to affect his work at the Douglas County Police Department in Wisconsin. Paul becomes involved in one of his most intriguing cases when well-known blogger Emily Lindsey is discovered nearly catatonic, covered in blood, and holding a knife. But one of the most disturbing aspects of the case is when Paul tries to interview Emily at the hospital, only to notice that she has drawn a bizarre symbol all over her sheets. The symbol is familiar to Paul, who has seen it in many of his visions. The novel jumps back and forth between clever, eerie flashbacks and the pulse-pounding present story, in which Emily and her husband disappear from the hospital and Paul begins to question whether the woman in the hospital is the real Emily Lindsey. Joseph has crafted a vibrant, page-turning novel in which several story lines converge en route to a rewarding conclusion. (Oct.)