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.

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Mrs. Wilson turned off the DVD player and the television set. “They just don’t make movies like that anymore.”


“That’s for sure,” Quentin said. “Did Nate call you just now? He says, if I can drive you folks to the restaurant, he’ll meet us there.”


“Yes, he did,” she said. “When should we leave?”


Quentin looked at his watch. “If we leave in about ten minutes, we should get there about the same time he does.”


Ten minutes later, they were in the Mustang and on their way. “Are you okay back there, Mr. Wilson?” Quentin said.


“It’s a bit cramped, but I’ll manage.”


“Good. It’s not too far to the restaurant, so you won’t have to put up with it very long.”


“I know,” Mr. Wilson said. “You boys took us there Sunday.”


At the popular eatery, they found Nate waiting for them, so they joined him in the line in front of the cashier. There wasn’t much of a line, and they were able to place their orders fairly quickly.


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