The Changeling: A Novel by Victor Lavalle

Author:Victor Lavalle [Lavalle, Victor]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Literary, Fantasy, General, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780812995954
Google: B_SmDAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2017-06-12T18:30:00+00:00

“We were about to sell him the most expensive book either of us will probably ever come across. Damn right I wanted to be sure he was at least using his real name!”

Apollo hit send on the phone. “And?”

“William Webster Wheeler. Owns a house in Forest Hills, on 86th Road. He served in the air force as a programming specialist for two years in the early eighties. After that he worked in Charleston for the Medical University of South Carolina until 1996. Then he started making his way back to the Northeast. He was born in Levittown. And he’s been working as an application developer for a financial services company.”

“Damn,” Apollo said. “You really did snoop.”

Patrice patted his belly with pride. “Want to know how much money he’s got in his checking account?”

“You know that, too?”

“I’m just bullshitting. But if I wanted to find out, I could. Me and the Titan.” He patted his keyboard as if it were a lion’s paw. “But at least the dude is who he says he is. That means something these days. You sent me that video yet?”

Patrice didn’t wait for an answer, just opened his browser.

“He’ll get a boat for tomorrow night,” Apollo said. “Promised to drive me out on the river and drop me off if we can find the right island. There are only nine in the East River, and I’ve already spent two months on one of them. So that leaves eight.”

“But why is this guy helping you?” Dana asked, leaning against Patrice’s shoulder. “What does it matter to him?”

The space heater’s coiled rods glowed so brightly now, they almost looked red.

“That’s why I wanted to come to Patrice before I went. Maybe Wheeler’s sympathetic. Maybe he’s out of his mind. Maybe he’s planning to shoot me and dump my body in the water.”

“Maybe all three,” Dana said.

“But it doesn’t matter. If she’s alive, I want to find her.” He held up his hand and brushed the red string with his thumb again. “I want to find her.”

“And you’ll bring her to the police?” Dana asked.

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