VICKI BATMAN (Cont.)
TEMPORARILY EMPLOYED
BLURB
New Job. New Love. And Murder. Hattie Cook‟s
dream job is down the toilet and her new SUV violated.
Desperate for cash to cover the basic necessities of rent
and food, she takes a temporary job where she uncovers
an embezzling scam tied to the death of a former em-
ployee—the very one she replaced.
When the police determine there‟s more to the death
of a former Buy Rite employee, Detective Allan Charles
Wellborn steps in to lead the investigation. Overly dedi-
cated, always perfect, he puts his job first, even if doing
so ultimately hurts the one he loves.
Can the killer be found before Hattie‟s time is up?
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EXCERPT
No frisking and no arrests were—so far, in my
book—a good thing. Since he was Sarah Anne‟s older
brother, I found it easy to eliminate him from the stalker,
murderer, and rapist categories. The something in the truck
line sounded similar to approaches used in past dating
experiences. For instance:
“Want to come up and look at my etchings?”
Translated: A roll in the hay.
Or the ever popular, “Would you like to meet Mr. Liz-
ard?”
Translated: Mr. Wiggly Worm.
“How about coming to my place for a drink?”
Translated: To ply me with multiple drinks and the
requisite roll in the hay.
I hadn‟t fallen for those then and wasn‟t going to be a
sucker now.
He stuck his hands on his hips and said, “I know
what you‟re thinking. I‟m not a stalker, murderer, or rap-
ist."
Apparently, he could read minds.