BEDEVILED:
A “NAMELESS DETECTIVE” STORY
Bill Pronzini
“Young man,” Mrs. Abbott said to me, “do you believe in ghosts?”
The “young man” surprised me almost as much as the question. But then, when you’re eighty, fifty-eight looks pretty damn young. “Ghosts?”
“Crossovers. Visitors from the Other Side.”
“Well, let’s say I’m skeptical.”
“I’ve always been skeptical myself. But I just can’t help wondering if it might be Carl who is deviling me.”
“Carl?”
“My late husband. Carl’s ghost, you see.”
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