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By Peter Dickinson

A unusual illness afflicts the kids of McNair apartment during this British secret that includes former Scotland backyard superintendent James Pibble, from CWA Gold Dagger winner Peter Dickinson

lately given the sack by way of Scotland backyard, James Pibble arrives at McNair residence on a personal subject, purely to discover that this charitable establishment isn't really in any respect what it kind of feels. the kids who dwell the following have an extraordinary affliction known as cathypny, which renders them sleepy and fats. It additionally imbues them with designated telepathic powers, that is how one boy immediately pegs Pibble as a cop.

A dreamy nine-year-old named Marilyn has perceived that somebody at McNair home is in mortal risk. With the entire learn funds that’s abruptly pouring in, the strain is directly to turn out that those young ones fairly are empaths; a Greek multi-millionaire is banking on it. yet Pibble is commencing to suspect the worst form of fraud: an exploitative con online game utilizing blameless younger lives as bait. And one of many little ones could be the aim of an escaped killer keen about the supernatural. Now Pibble needs to pit his personal finely honed instincts opposed to an adversary who can see the long run: an international with out James Pibble.

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