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Vampire Files Book 8

THE DARK SLEEP

P. N. Elrod


CONTENTS

Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen


1

Chicago, April 1937



Normally I wouldn't be caught deadтАФor even undeadтАФin this kind of eatery anymore, but my partner
Charles Escott needed my help with a case. He had a skittish client who insisted on being along for the
ride and wanted someone to hold her hand and keep her out of troubleтАФthat is to say, out of his
hairтАФwhile he worked.

I looked across the table at Mary Sommerfeld, and tried to give her a reassuring smile, but she wasn't
having any of it. She kept darting nervous glances to her left, my right, and several times I had to stop
myself from doing the same. If I wanted to see what was going on there, I could use the pocket mirror
cupped in my palm.

"Keep your eyes on me," I muttered. "Try to eat something." After all, I'd bought her the more expensive
fifty-five-cent dinner (beverage extra), and I hated to see good food going to waste. I assumed it was
good, anyway. My judgment on fine dining was no longer reliable. The only thing that didn't smell
nauseating to me in this joint was my untouched coffee.

"But he's notdoing anything," she muttered back.
I took her to mean my partner. "Mr. Escort's had lots of experience at this kind of thing. Give him time,
he'll come up aces for you."