H. J. Walkins

The Reactivation of Albert Doyle H. J. Walkins

In the hugely popular short story "Beware Father Time," appearing in the book Naked Brunette, readers were first introduced to clairvoyant Albert Doyle, whose extrasensory capabilities led to the crime-solving in the seaside village of Kinvara, Galway, but not before perpetrator Haimish Devlin fled in the victim's sailboat to the Canary Islands. Back by popular demand, Doyle has again been stirred by the Omniscient One - this time to confront Devlin who's scheming to murder the kind rector who had taken him in seven years earlier, so that he can assume autonomy over all church matters and funds. Does Doyle arrive in time to save the rector? Who are the survivors, and does Devlin again squirm free? In this epic novel, the sailboat is ultimately returned to Ireland, and two new clairvoyants emerge. Eventually, it becomes apparent that anyone who's traveled in the vessel seems affected in some profound way. But that realization isn't gained until the sailboat is navigated all the way to the Indian coast, where it's abandoned so that its operator can reach a treasured destination. Is that same operator Haimish Devlin? Does he reach his destination, and what becomes of the people he encounters? Those who have yet to read Naked Brunette needn't worry because the short story "Beware Father Time" has been incorporated into The Reactivation of Albert Doyle. The book also contains a bonus story, "Sad Maddie Weller," a sample of H. J. Walkins' next fiction series to be released.