Suspicion of Madness by Barbara Parker

Author:Barbara Parker [Parker, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Thrillers, General
ISBN: 9780451210890
Google: gb8qAwAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00J90C4KQ
Goodreads: 705624
Publisher: Signet
Published: 2003-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Gail was in the middle of a phone call to her secretary when she heard Anthony's footsteps coming up the stairs. He came through the screen door with wet shoulders and rain on his face. Gail gave him a quick kiss as he went to the bedroom to change clothes.

On his way he dropped a couple of take-out bags on the table by the sofa. Gail went over to see what he'd brought. Sandwiches. And tucked in beside them, a video. Still talking to her secretary, she took it out. A copy of a video, to be more precise, with a color copy of the original box taped to this one. Bride of Nosferatu, starring Edward Steele, introducing Joan Sinclair, a gloomy castle behind them. The bride was a blond with dark eyes and a heart-shaped face, the kind of face that could look either innocent or evil. She stared from the cover of the box as if she wanted to take a bite out of Gail's neck. The vampire was older with streaks of white over his ears. The points of his teeth showed on his lower lip. Hers were also visible, but not long and yellow, like his. They were cute, little-girl-vampire teeth. It was creepy and perverse, Gail thought.

"Miriam, go ahead and do a draft of that complaint and e-mail it to me. I'll take a look at it tonight and get the changes to you in the morning, okay?" She disconnected.

Anthony came out fastening the gold cuff links in his dress shirt. He had changed into his suit pants too. Time to play lawyer. Noticing the video in her hand, he said, "That's from Billy. Do you want anything to drink?" Anthony went to the minibar.

"No, thanks. Listen to this. 'The vampire Count Nosferatu kidnaps the beautiful Katerina on the eve of her wedding and soon discovers that she has a blood-lust even greater than his own. To satisfy his new bride's raging thirst, Nosferatu opens his castle to travelers on the lonely road through the mountains.'" Gail said, "Ooooh. A husband trying to satisfy his wife. This might be good."

"We'll watch it later. Help me clear off the table, por favor, bonboncita?"

They couldn't eat outside today; the deck was too wet. Cool damp air came through the screen. As Gail unwrapped sandwiches, Anthony told her that Billy Fadden had found the gun.

"So he didn't imagine it after all."

"Oh, no, if the gun had been loaded, his death would have been very real. I took it back to the office. Lois said she would lock it in her desk."

Gail asked how his talk had gone with Billy. If Billy would be nervous talking to Detective Baylor. And what would Anthony do if Joan Sinclair bombed in her performance—

"Anthony, are you listening to me?"

He was frowning out the window. "I want to ask your opinion about something."

She put down her sandwich. "All right. What?"

He told her what had happened to Billy on the dock.

"Oh, my God," Gail said.

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