She was Dying Anyway by P.D. Workman

Author:P.D. Workman [Workman, P.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: pd workman

Zachary always dreaded car problems. Having no real understanding of anything other than the basic maintenance required to keep the metal beasts running, he was always worried that the mechanic’s bill was going to run to the thousands and something huge like the engine or the transmission would need to be replaced. Maybe he should have had Ray-Ray take a look at it for him. At five years old, Ray-Ray’s knowledge of the inner workings of cars far outstripped Zachary’s, and probably that of a lot of mechanics too.

So in the morning and with a tight knot of dread in his stomach, Zachary called Jergens to see when he was going to be able to get his car back and what the bill was going to be like.

“Oh, Zachary, I was going to give you a call.” Jergens always sounded hoarse and secretive, like he was doing something dishonest and was afraid someone was going to overhear him. But he was as honest as the day was long, and Zachary trusted him not to run up the bill despite Zachary’s ignorance of all things automobile related.

Was it a good thing or a bad thing that Zachary was already on his list of people to call? It couldn’t have taken too long to figure out what was wrong with his car. That could mean the engine or transmission was totally wrecked.

“Uh-oh. Is it bad?”

Jergens chuckled. “Oh, yeah, Zach. We’re going to have to completely replace your… spark plugs.”

Zachary let out his breath. Even he knew that replacing spark plugs was not expensive or complicated. “Whew. I was really worried about it. What’s wrong with the old ones? Are they just… worn out?”

It was a pretty new car, and while he had bought it used he hadn’t expected to have any big bills in the near future. It seemed odd that the spark plugs would be worn out already.

“They’re missing.”

“Missing? How could they be missing? It was working earlier yesterday. They can’t just… fall off, can they?”

“No. Definitely not. Somebody would have had to remove them. Someone sabotaged your car.”

Zachary swore under his breath. He started considering the possibilities. It wasn’t just random vandalism. Someone who didn’t know him and was just out to commit mischief might key his car or slash his tires, but they wouldn’t go to all of the work to get his hood open and remove his spark plugs. That was targeted. Someone sending him a message. Somebody was telling him that they didn’t like what he was doing and wanted him to get lost.

While he always had several cases on the go, and it could be any number of disgruntled husbands, employees, or insurance claimants, there was really only one that prominent. Cheating spouses rarely went after the private investigator, rarely even knew who it was. And if they did, it was yelling, a slap in the face, something confrontational.

Spark plugs pulled from his car while he was doing interviews meant someone was unhappy with the Robin Salter investigation.

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