Carol Higgins Clark Boxed Set - Volume 1: This eBook collection contains Zapped, Cursed, and Wrecked. by Carol Higgins Clark

Georgina was already out on the town with another potential victim.”
    “I gather there isn’t too much doubt that Georgina committed the shoplifting crimes with her friend.”
    “No. She hasn’t been convicted of any crimes but they have security tapes that don’t leave much question,” Dexter said.
    “And her friend said that she sedates and brands blond men she meets in bars. Is there any proof that she really committed these other crimes?”
    Dexter looked at the floor. “There may be. I just received a call from a detective in Atlanta and was about to call Kit when you came in. He is anxious to speak to you, Regan. Georgina’s friend said she’d branded a guy in Miami last month. The Atlanta police got in touch with the Miami police. A guy had come forward and reported the incident but apparently Georgina had already left town. The victim’s arm was a mess. The branding she does is very crude. The police are checking out all the cities her friend said she hit. They’re afraid that many of the other victims are embarrassed to come forward. The victim in Miami had the brand I AM A SNAKE on his arm and gave an accurate description of Georgina. Of course, she hadn’t told him her real name.”
    “Why did this guy come forward?” Regan asked.
    “His wife made him. He was married.”
    “Oh, boy,” Billy said.
    “What do you know?” Kit harrumphed.
    “So it sounds like her friend is telling the truth,” Regan said.
    “Yes, ma’am. She’s looking for leniency in the shoplifting crimes.”
    “Is there anything else you can tell us about Georgina?” Regan asked. “Melanie, did you know her very well?”
    Melanie clasped her hands. “Not really. She hadn’t been working with us very long.”
    “Did she ever talk about her family?”
    Deep in thought, Melanie curled her lip. “Just once. I was in the break room at the office putting a cake I’d made for my grandma’s birthday in the refrigerator. I was going to her house straight after work. Georgina came in for a cup of coffee and asked me about the cake. When I told her what it was, she looked kind of sad. Usually she had a tough expression, if you know what I mean. She said her grandmother was the only one she was close to in her family, but she’d died when Georgina was twelve. Georgina’s father had died when she was a baby, and her mother was always chasing around after different guys.”
    Regan nodded. “Did she say anything about brothers and sisters?”
    “She said she was an only child.”
    “Do you know how old Georgina is?”
    “Twenty-seven,” Dexter answered.
    “What was your impression of her?” Regan asked him.
    He shrugged. “I have to say I’m shocked. I would never have suspected this of her.”
    “Okay. Can I get the number of that detective in Atlanta?”
    “Sure.” He reached in his pocket, pulled out a slip of paper, and handed it to Regan.
    “Thanks. If there’s anything else that either of you think of that might be helpful, please call me.” Regan gave them her number. “One more thing,” she said. “Kit knows what Georgina looks like. But Billy and I don’t. By any chance do you have a picture of her?”
    “Yes!” Melanie cried. “I took one with my cell phone during the cocktail party earlier.” She slid her shoulder bag off her arm and scrambled to get out her phone. Flipping it open, she quickly pulled up the photos she’d taken only hours before. “Here she is!”
    Billy and Regan peered at the picture. The offbeat yet attractive Georgina was standing next to Dexter with a big smile on her face.
    “Here’s another!” Melanie cried.
    It was a closeup of Georgina. There’s definitely something weird going on behind those eyes, Regan thought. “Melanie, thank you. That’s a big help.”
    “Can I come with you to look for her?” Melanie asked imploringly.
    “I’m afraid not,” Dexter said quickly. “Your safety is my responsibility. The boss wouldn’t be too happy if something