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The screenwriter who penned "Psycho" is quoted as saying that when we watch or read scary stuff we don’t think about the real things that are frightening us. We allow ourselves to be “frightened by fantasy and that’s not only more bearable” than dealing with unbearable reality — it may also help us cope better with crises, be more resilient when preparing for tough times. Maybe. But for sure, an impressive new thriller, "Don’t Look For Me" by best-selling author Wendy Walker seems likely to distract us for a time from the pandemic while also suggesting how we might better manage psychological threats close to home. A tale of nail-biting suspense, "Don’t Look For Me" opens with the foreboding sentence: “The sky grows dark as I drive.” Molly Clarke is inching through a chain of small New England towns littered with old industrial hubs left to decay — neglected farmlands, dilapidated houses, abandoned factories. A hurricane is moving in fast and she’s low on gas. The fog has become