Victims
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Reese Catton manages campaigns. The dirty side of campaigns. And he has dirt suggesting that his candidate's opponent serves as a vampire's slave.
But in politics—as in life—nothing ends up as it seems. Not even the relationship between vampires and politicians…
"Like early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to switch on a universal dark."
—The Times (London)
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
USA Today bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes in almost every genre. Generally, she uses her real name (Rusch) for most of her writing. Under that name, she publishes bestselling science fiction and fantasy, award-winning mysteries, acclaimed mainstream fiction, controversial nonfiction, and the occasional romance. Her novels have made bestseller lists around the world and her short fiction has appeared in eighteen best of the year collections. She has won more than twenty-five awards for her fiction, including the Hugo, Le Prix Imaginales, the Asimov’s Readers Choice award, and the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Choice Award. Publications from The Chicago Tribune to Booklist have included her Kris Nelscott mystery novels in their top-ten-best mystery novels of the year. The Nelscott books have received nominations for almost every award in the mystery field, including the best novel Edgar Award, and the Shamus Award. She writes goofy romance novels as award-winner Kristine Grayson, romantic suspense as Kristine Dexter, and futuristic sf as Kris DeLake. She also edits. Beginning with work at the innovative publishing company, Pulphouse, followed by her award-winning tenure at The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, she took fifteen years off before returning to editing with the original anthology series Fiction River, published by WMG Publishing. She acts as series editor with her husband, writer Dean Wesley Smith, and edits at least two anthologies in the series per year on her own. To keep up with everything she does, go to kriswrites.com and sign up for her newsletter. To track her many pen names and series, see their individual websites (krisnelscott.com, kristinegrayson.com, krisdelake.com, retrievalartist.com, divingintothewreck.com). She lives and occasionally sleeps in Oregon.
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Victims - Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Victims
KRISTINE KATHRYN RUSCH
WMG Publishing, Inc.Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
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About the Author
Chapter
One
Her name had shown up twice before, in ’68 when Nichols had run for governor of California, and in ’72 when he made his unsuccessful bid for the presidency. No one had investigated her. Women’s issues were different in those days, and women were not viewed as the voting block they are now. Besides, we couldn’t make anything on Nichols stick.
We decided to investigate her before we talked with Senator Lurry. The task of interrogating her came to me.
I used Senator Lurry’s outer office because it looked properly intimidating—mahogany trim, marble inlay floors. The desks were wide, oak and handmade. A coffeemaker, constantly in use, sat on top of one of the green metal filing cabinets, but the rich scent of French Roast couldn’t overlay the mausoleum stench of an ancient building that has stood in humidity for a generation too long.
I arrived a half hour early, then adjusted my tie and peered at my reflection in the shiny glass on top of the secretary’s desk. The cowlick had refused to be tamed again. I licked my hand and patted the spot, wishing for the fifteenth time that I could use boyish to my advantage. From the neck down I was perfect: broad shoulders tapering into narrow hips, legs firm and muscular. My face was the major problem. Oval-shaped with wide eyes and pouty lips, it made me look like a twelve year-old in his father’s body, which was the reason I worked behind the