The boy stared out the back window of the car as his father glared in disgust at his mother, who sprawled in a drunken stupor. The highway was slick and frozen. Then the inevitable... And in the aftermath, the boy gained psychic powers and lost everything else. Now he is haunted by his ability to see tragedies he cannot prevent. Here is the back story of Sterling, the enigmatic psychic detective of Timothy Patrick Means' The Bishops' Sacrifice series. In The Sterling Chronicles, we learn more about the mysterious psychic detective, how he gained his paranormal powers, and the costs he pays for his ability to touch the dead and see the future. The seven short stories combine action, adventure, and intrigue as we learn more about an enigmatic detective, his powers, and the women he loves.