Death's Wisher

"Death's Wisher" by Jim Wannamaker is a science fiction novel set in a time of Cold War anxieties, a world where the government investigates individuals with extraordinary mental powers following a nuclear incident. Patrick Flinn, gifted with telepathy, finds himself pulled into a clandestine operation when scientist Malcolm Dobbs gains the ability to manipulate matter with his mind after a nuclear test. As Flinn races against time to understand and neutralize Dobbs's dangerous abilities, he faces moral dilemmas between global safety and the potential destruction of an individual. The story builds to a tense confrontation where the lines between right and wrong blur, forcing him to question the price of security and the consequences of wielding immense power.