"Blindsided," by Eric Brown, in The Book of Extraordinary Femme Fatale Stories, edited by Maxim Jakubowski, Mango, 2022.
I have a story in this book.
Emma is a successful writer of suspense novels. She is also blind. One day a man named Dan breaks into her house. At first he seems to be a fanatical reader, a la Misery, but it turns out to be more complicated and scary than that.
I'm not a big fan of straight suspense stories, although this is a good one. What made this the winner for the week is a very clever trick Emma plays. I have never seen it used in fiction before, although it is nicely logical. A clever twist.
Many thanks for your kind write up, Robert. Much appreciated. Very best, Eric.
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