Zombie - A Love Story by Patricia Lee Macomber

Author:Patricia Lee Macomber [Macomber, Patricia Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Crossroad Press
Published: 2013-02-18T05:00:00+00:00

Milligan was just hanging up the phone when Starnes came in. He clutched in his hands a small stack of papers and sported a smile.

"Hey, Milligan, we got the lab reports back from that car they found in Kansas." He tossed the stack of faxes on Milligan's desk and dropped into a chair.

Milligan picked up the papers, frowning as he scanned them. "So, the blood all belongs to our vic and the fingerprints in the blood match our missing car-owner."

"Yep. What do you suppose happened to the guy? Do you think he killed his pal there? Or was there a third guy and this dude just managed to get away from him?"

Milligan rocked slowly in his chair and thought for a moment. "Well, by all accounts, this Paul Tremblay was a pretty rock-solid guy. Had a steady job with the city, never late, never missed a day. He pays his bills on time, never had any trouble with the law. Hell, he's never even had a speeding ticket."

"So, what do you think happened, then?"

"Well, the way I see it, Paul Tremblay was on his way to Cali to see his girlfriend. And he stopped at this SuperMart to get some coffee or something and that's when the killer shows up. Now, I'm not sure whether the killer put the dead guy in the car or whether he killed him in there, but it looks to me like the guy was slaughtered right there in the back seat. Or . . ."

"Yea? Or what?"

"Or, the dead guy tried to jack Paul's car and Paul killed him by accident. But that doesn't explain why part of the body was eaten. Paul Tremblay's no flesh-eater, that's for sure."

"Then who?"

The cell phone on Milligan's desk rang then, and he reached for it, checked the number but didn't answer. "I dunno. And we won't have any answers until we talk to Paul Tremblay. God knows where he is now. Maybe the killer dragged him off and he's either dead now or . . . worse."

"I wonder who the corpse is." Starnes chewed absently at his nails, a habit he had fought against since he was a child.

"Not sure. The boys in Kansas had to send the body to Topeka to be properly autopsied. We'll have to wait to get the results. And in the meantime, we need to talk to this Linda. She's all over Paul's cell phone and according to his best buddy – who may or may not be the most stoned person I've ever met – Paul intended to marry the girl. If anybody knows where Paul is, it's her."

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