'By Accident Most Strange: If Thoughts Could Kill'

 by Colm Holland

A gripping psychological thriller by Colm Holland.


Set against the backdrop of the post-war booming art market in 1949, the failed actress Carmen meets Jean-Patrique (JP), the handsome clairvoyant on the steamer from Barcelona to Palma Mallorca, and a chain of mysterious events draws them together to defraud an American multi-millionairess of her wealth.

Carmen underestimates the psychological issues JP has to contend with, yet with the help of JP’s unscrupulous spirit guide, all goes to plan until an unexpected legal hitch from an unwelcome visitor to the island becomes an impediment that needs to be removed.

The seeds of Carmen’s demise are sown in JP’s psychopathic thoughts as the story moves to the celebrity village of Saint Tropez, and ends abruptly on the Italian island of Isola Bella on Lake Maggiore.


by Colm Holland (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

Book 1 of 1: The JP Mysteries