The Vision

Dreadful, bottom-drawer drivel, by the author of Demon Seed. Mary Berger is a traveling clairvoyant who writes a psychic column and helps the police find murderers, especially mass murderers. A strong new series of visions has Mary frightened - it seems she might he the victim - and the murderer's face - always - it isn't - it can't be! - suddenly Mary's bringing wild poltergeist effects to cover up the murderer's face which she can't bear to reveal to herself or acknowledge. Meanwhile we watch lovely ladies die under a honed kitchen knife - and Mary being deflowered (at six) by her brother shoving a dead bat into her vagina - and all sorts of swell bloodyfingered butchery by a murderer whose big thrill is drinking menstrual flow. . . . (Kirkus Reviews)