Michael Koryta 
Cypress House 

Arlen Wagner has seen it in men before – a trace of smoke in their eyes that promises imminent death. He is never wrong. When Arlen and his young companion Paul Brickhill are stranded at the Cypress House with a hurricane approaching, Paul won t abandon the boarding house s enigmatic mistress Rebecca to face the storm alone. But Arlen s gift warns him that if they stay too long, they may never leave.