The Last Town #4: Fighting the Dead by Stephen Knight

Author:Stephen Knight [Knight, Stephen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-12-04T00:00:00+00:00

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With nothing else to do aside from watch television and watch Meredith slowly retreat into herself like a frightened sheep attempting to hide from a hungry wolf, Jock Sinclair headed to a pub—or “bar,” as they call them in this country, he reminded himself—down the street from the roach coach motel he was staying in. The bar was called simply Bob’s Place, and it was virtually as lowbrow as the name promised. Clearly, “Bob” was into Formica-topped tables, metal chairs, and weary tile. A substandard wooden bar dominated the far wall, and its lacquered veneer was worn in so many places that it resembled a patchwork quilt.

He bellied up to the bar and ordered himself a beer—a cold one, as they had only chilled draft available. As he sipped it, he looked around at the rest of the patrons. It was not exactly a full house, but it wasn’t empty, either. He spotted several travelers like himself easily enough, for they stood out amidst the jean-and-flannel shirt crowd of locals. Some were white, some Asian, and a handful were black, but most of the patrons seemed to be of Mexican extraction. Sinclair didn’t particularly like Mexicans, and occasionally referred to them as wetbacks, so long as he wasn’t on camera or wearing a hot microphone. He knew that he had to be careful in America, for they took their appellations very seriously. He couldn’t get away with calling a Jew a kike here, whereas in Europe it was practically expected. In many ways, America was so liberal it was almost silly, but they countered that by true stupidity from the right, such as continuing to allow citizens to own firearms. The asymmetry of it was almost astounding, when he thought about it. It was like the country was half pearl, half dung.

“Excuse me, are you Jock Sinclair?” asked a Mexican man with thick glasses and a big, bushy mustache.

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