The Mapmakers Union (The Doorknob Society Saga Book 3) (33 page)
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Authors: MJ Fletcher
Tags: #YA, #Fantasy
“Why don’t you use the Reliquary as your base of operations so I don’t have to keep coming here?” I asked.
“I like to be mobile.” He kept his eyes on the screen as the lady with big black hair and a white stripe running through it ambled around. “Plus, I doubt they would let me keep Ivan.”
“Ha, ha, very funny, Brimstone.” Ivan glowered and shoved a handful of Cheetos into his mouth.
“Have you spoken to Rosalita?” I hadn’t seen her since Dad’s funeral and wanted to talk to her and ask her whether or not we were related. Not to mention that since she was the one who gave me my magic mirror, she’d be the one to give me a few pointers on how to make it work.
“Spoke to her a few days ago, she’s working on something but wouldn’t say what.”
“I want to talk with her.”
“When she’s ready she’ll get in touch.”
“And what if I want to get in touch with her?”
“It doesn’t work that way. I’m afraid Rosalita has always been a hard one to nail down.” He took a swig of his beer.
“Have you spoken to anyone else?” I asked.
He glanced toward me and I knew he realized who I was talking about. “Sorry, I haven’t heard from Nightshade.”
“No one has.” I hadn’t seen him since the funeral. I had no idea where he was or even if he remembered anything that had happened between us. It was as if he was still dead, except this time was worse because he was alive and it seemed like he didn’t want anything to do with me.
A knock on the metal door rung around the room, Ivan was up and wiping crumbs off his already dirty shirt as he walked to the door.
“Ivan wait,” Gavin put his beer down and stood up, his hand sliding into a pocket and pulling out his Skeleton Key. I shot up and pulled out my Doorknob “We’re not expecting anyone.”
“Should I answer?” Ivan looked comical in his two sizes too small stained shirt.
“Yeah, go ahead.” Gavin nodded and Ivan stepped to the door and slid the metal grate aside. He didn’t ask for the password, he grabbed the handle and swung the door wide open.
DI Emory was standing in the doorway his fedora crumpled in one hand, the other braced against the wall holding him up while a fresh blood stain spread across his chest.
“They got me,” he mumbled, blood bubbling from his mouth as he fell forward.
The Doorknob Society
The Impossible Engineers
The Mapmakers Union
Coming soon
Honorable & Venerable Order of Detective Inspectors
The Skeleton Key Guild
MJ Fletcher is the creator of the comic book series Adam Zero: The Last Man of Earth published by Ronin Studios. He’s also been published in Hope: The Hero Initiative and Digital Webbing Presents. The Doorknob Society series is his first book series and he’s thrilled about it. He lives near the beach with his wife, daughter, dog and a crotchety cat.
Excerpt: Honorable & Venerable Order of Detective Inspectors