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

“Not at all. I can demonstrate on your car, if you like.”


“Not yet, thanks. Your retainer has covered everything, so far.”


She told him the make, model, and color of the car, then stood to leave. Quentin retrieved a tracking device from a desk drawer, and followed her out to her car.


“The device has a magnet on the base,” he said. “All you have to do is reach under the fender well and stick it to the body of the car.” He demonstrated by attaching the device, then removing it.


“Won’t it get all muddy under there?” she said.


“That won’t matter. In fact, a good coat of mud will hide it, if anyone looks under there.”


“Thank you, Mr. Quasar. I appreciate what you’re doing for me.”


“Thanks again. I’ll look for your call at the end of the week.” With that, Mrs. Richards got behind the wheel of her Lincoln and left.


Chapter 45