Deception: An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman

Author:Jonathan Kellerman [Kellerman, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
ISBN: 0755342739
Amazon: B0030DHPCU
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2010-03-30T05:00:00+00:00

Malibu Mike’s was a flimsy white-frame lean-to set on a patch of land-side asphalt. A grinning, overly fanged shark cutout teetered atop the fraying roof. Picnic tables canted on the uneven pavement, some shaded by wind-scarred umbrellas. Behind the property, a hill of iceplant-encrusted soil formed a bright green curtain.

The chalkboard menu listed burgers, hot dogs, fish tacos, and something called a Captain’s Burrito. Milo said, “I’m under-ranked.”

You’re no rank at all.

I said, “Order half and call it a Lieutenant.”

“Let’s eat something, I need to fuel up for serious lying.”

A young chubby brunette girl worked the counter, a young, floppy-haired Asian boy, the grill. The ocean across the highway couldn’t compete with blaring hip-hop from a speaker placed perilously close to the burners. Some millionaire gangsta bragging about having no conscience.

“Help you guys?”

I ordered a chili dog.

Milo said, “Two half-pound cheeseburgers, anything extra you want to put on is fine with me.”

The girl said, “All we got extra is onion and pickles—I guess we could throw on chili, too, but I’ll have to charge you.”

“Go for it. How’s that Captain’s Burrito?”

The girl grimaced. “Guys order it but I don’t like it. It’s messy, you end up with most of it on the paper, then it sticks to the paper ’cause a the cheese, then it hardens you can’t peel it off without peeling off the paper. Then afterward, your hands smell of sauce, cheese, it’s gross.”

“Captains can be like that.”

“Huh?”

“All show, no substance.”

No comprehension in young, brown eyes.

Milo said, “But the burger’s okay?”

“I like it.”

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