The Fire Witness

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A medium is someone who claims to have paranormal talent: the ability to interpret circumstances that lie beyond the limits of science.

Some mediums act as intermediaries to the dead at séances, while others offer guidance based on, for example, the reading of tarot cards.

Humans have tried to contact the dead through mediums since the beginning of history. One thousand years before the birth of Christ, King Saul of Israel sought advice from the spirit of the recently deceased prophet Samuel.

All over the world, the police accept the help of psychics and mediums when they are baffled by a case. This happens several times a year, even though there is not a single documented instance where a medium has actually solved a crime.

Elisabet Grim is fifty-three years old. Her hair is streaked with gray, but her eyes are bright and happy, and when she smiles, one of her front teeth juts out impishly.

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