Chris Bohjalian
22) Water witches
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In the midst of a New England drought, cynical ski industry lobbyist, Scottie Winston, is trying to get a large ski resort the permits it needs to tap already beleaguered rivers for snow making. His wife, his little girl, and his sister-in-law, who are all dowsers or water witches, hope to stop him.
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"In March 1986, while living in Brooklyn, Chris Bohjalian and his wife were cab-napped on a Saturday night and taken on a forty-five-minute joy ride in which the driver ignored all traffic lights and stop signs. Around midnight he deposited the young couple on a near-deserted street, where police officers were about to storm a crack house. Bohjalian and his wife were told to hit the ground for their own protection.
While lying on the pavement, Bohjalian's...
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A binge-drinking flight attendant wakes up in an unfamiliar hotel room beside a dead body and sneaks back to her work, telling a series of lies that complicate her ability to figure out what really happened. The events cause her to sober up, and her cover allows her to work for the CIA, but witnessing an international murder doesn't seem to get any easier even when you're being paid for it.