Concert of Ghosts by Campbell Armstrong

Author:Campbell Armstrong
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media

He must have slept again, because when he opened his eyes it was dawn and he was confused by his surroundings. The car was parked in the lot of a suburban shopping center, an expanse of empty concrete and unlit lamps. The place was clearly abandoned. The storefronts were empty. Some had old Going Out of Business sale signs in their windows. A commercial death had taken place here.

“Welcome to Iowa,” Alison said. She looked and sounded bright, alert. He wondered about the sources of her stamina. Youth had everything except that which comes from experience: a tendency to weariness. “According to the address I’ve got, we’re about twenty miles from where Karen Obe lives. We’ve got two options. Either we go there immediately or we find a motel and rest for a while.”

“It’s up to you.”

“I’d like to see the woman first.”

Tennant glanced around the parking lot. The place made him feel exposed, conspicuous. “Let’s go,” he said, thinking how bad he must look himself, if the bitter taste in his mouth was any indication. He thought of swinging the rearview mirror so that he might see his own reflection. The hell with it. He didn’t need to see Harry Tennant staring back. Some things couldn’t be faced on an empty stomach.

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