Telepathic private investigator Quentin Q. Quasar and his partner Nate Braddock are back. They accidentally stumble on a series of kidnapping/murders, and begin to investigate. Eventually, the kidnappers snatch a young man from an Interstate rest area, and Quentin and Nate hear his telepathic cry for help. Armed with that information, they contact their friend George Martin at the sheriff’s office, and manage to catch the kidnappers before they’ve killed the victim. The intended victim was on his way to Orlando to join his boyfriend -- also a telepath -- who’d recently moved there to take a job.<br><br>Meanwhile, Nate’s grandparents fly into Jacksonville from Chattanooga, so Quentin and Nate can drive them to a hospital in Ocala. Nate’s mother has been in a state prison for women located near Ocala, and has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. At the end of a series of hospital visits they encounter and capture the leader of the cult that Nate’s mother and stepfather belonged to. The cult leader and his wife, both of whom had jumped bail before their trials, had just administered poison to Nate’s mother, to keep her from making any sort of deathbed confession about the cult and its activities.

Sleuth LLC: Bring Out Your Dead

“Yes, me. Young man, I think it would be good, if you hauled ass. Right now!”


“Yes, Sir,” the young guy said, and did just that.


Marv and Harv were momentarily distracted by the loss of their prey, and when they turned to face Quentin again, they saw the gun in his hand.


“Your worst nightmare come to life,” Quentin said. “I think you need to go back to your own car.” He barked, “Now!” and waved the gun, trying to look as menacing as possible.


“Come on, Marv,” the taller one said. “We’re getting out of here.”


Quentin watched them exit the men’s room, then walked to the door and looked out. He watched them climb into a late-model Civic, crank the motor, and leave.


They meshed into rapport while Quentin hurried to the Mustang, got inside, and started the motor. It only took a minute for them to find their quarry.


{Hell if I know, Harv, but I do know one thing.}


Chapter 19