Private Eyes #6 by Jonathan Kellerman

Author:Jonathan Kellerman
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Los Angeles (Calif.), Police, Gay Men, Mystery & Detective, Sturgis, Police - California - Los Angeles, Delaware, Political, Alex (Fictitious Character), General, Psychological, Suspense, Milo (Fictitious Character), Thrillers, Mystery Fiction, Fiction, Psychologists
ISBN: 9780345460707
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 1991-01-01T06:00:00+00:00

The phone barked: “Sturgis.”

“Well,” I said, “it’s a lot better than “Yeah?’ ”

“Hey, I’m a working man now. What’s up?”

“I just got off the phone with Melissa. She told me the two of you conferred.”

“She talked; I listened. If that’s conferred, I guess we did.”

“Sounds as if she’s been keeping herself busy.”

“She worked all night. Kid’s got energy.”

“Adrenaline overdrive,” I said.

“Want me to tell her to cool it?”

“No, it’s okay for the time being. She’s dealing with her anxiety by making herself feel useful. I am concerned about what’ll happen if her mother doesn’t show up soon and her defenses start to crack.”

“Yeah. Well, she’s got you for that. Any time you want her to ease off, just let me know.”

“As if she’d listen.”

“True,” he said.

“So,” I said, “nothing new?”

“Not a damn thing. The bulletin has been expanded statewide and into Nevada and Arizona, and the credit checks are all in place. So far no big-ticket purchases have been phoned in. Small stuff is tabulated when the merchants mail in the receipts, so we’ll have to wait on that. I double-checked some of the places Melissa called—mostly airlines and luxury hotels. No one fitting Mommy’s description checked in during the night. I’m waiting for the passport office to open at eight, just in case she opted for long-distance travel. Told Melissa to keep working the local lines. Actually, she’s a damn good assistant.”

“She said you agreed to see McCloskey.”

“I told her I’d do it some time today. Can’t hurt—nothing else is panning out.”

“What time were you planning on visiting him?”

“Fairly soon. I’ve got a call in to Douse—the lawyer. He’s supposed to get back to me by nine. I want to verify some of the things Anger told me. If Douse is willing to answer my questions over the phone, I’ll take on McCloskey soon as I’m finished. If not, it’ll mean a couple of hours’ delay hassling Downtown. But McCloskey doesn’t live that far from the law office, so either way I should be there before noon. Whether or not I find him’s another story.”

“Pick me up.”

“Got plenty of free time?”

“Free enough.”

“Fine,” he said. “You buy lunch.”

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