Deadsville

by C. L. Bevill

  “So everything is back to normal?” Nica asked, withdrawing slightly, looking down the street at a group of deadies playing strip pinochle in the middle of the cobblestones. One deadie was down to black socks and a pair of boxers with JUICY! emblazoned across the butt. Another group of deadies played an advanced game of kick the can, except they were kicking what looked like a hand grenade across the street. In the distance someone was calling that they had twenty cans of Pringles for trade. Someone else screamed, “POTATO CHIPS! O.M.G.!!! TATO CHIPS! TATO CHIPS! TATO CHIPS!”

  Tavie reached up and grasped Nica’s hand. “Oh, hell, no, nothing is ever normal in Deadsville.”

  – The End –

  ​Acknowledgements

  One must always nod their heads to the people who really helped with the novel. One really must.

  Thanks to Mary E. Bates, freelance proofreader of ebooks, printed material, and websites. Contact her at mbates16@columbus.rr.com. Also I’m the author who needs two editors, so thanks to Lauran Strait who also makes sure I’m all where I need to be.

  Thanks abounding to the beta reading crew, who did a tremendous job of helping me out. Included in that group are Amy Broderick, Valorie Clifton, Wendy D’Ottavio, Suzanne Gossett, Brynn D. Shipp, and Sara Smolarek,

  The cover is by Ronnell Porter, who does a tremendous job, and the formatting is The Fiction Works.

  Always thanks to my husband, Woody, who has to listen to all kinds of stuff coming out of my mouth when I’m working on a book. Thanks to my daughter, Crescencia, who is justifiably afraid when I put the headphones on. (Not really.)

  Finally, a great big thanks goes to all the readers who buy my novels and keep buying my novels, and also keep spreading the word. I couldn’t do this if it wasn’t for you. So thank you, thank you, thank you.

  Sincerely,

  C.L. Bevill

  ​About the Author

  C.L. Bevill has lived in Texas, Virginia, Arizona, and Oregon. She once was in the U.S. Army and a graphic illustrator. She holds degrees in social-psychology and counseling. She is the author of Bubba and the Dead Woman, Bubba and the 12 Deadly Days of Christmas, Bubba and the Missing Woman, Bayou Moon, and Shadow People, among others. Presently she lives with her husband and her daughter and continues to constantly write. She can be reached at www.clbevill.com or you can read her blog at www.carwoo.blogspot.com.

  ​Other Novels by C.L. Bevill

  Mysteries:

  Bubba and the Dead Woman

  Bubba and the 12 Deadly Days of Christmas

  Bubba and the Missing Woman

  Brownie and the Dame (3.5)

  Bubba and the Mysterious Murder Note

  The Ransom of Brownie (4.5)

  Bubba and the Zigzaggery Zombies

  Bayou Moon

  Crimson Bayou

  Paranormal Romance:

  Veiled Eyes (Lake People)

  Disembodied Bones (Lake People)

  Arcanorum (Lake People)

  The Moon Trilogy (Novellas):

  Black Moon (The Moon Trilogy 1)

  Amber Moon (The Moon Trilogy 2)

  Silver Moon (The Moon Trilogy 3)

  Cat Clan Novellas:

  Harvest Moon

  Blood Moon

  Crescent Moon

  Hunter’s Moon

  Shadow People

  Sea of Dreams

  Mountains of Dreams (Dreams 2)

  Suspense:

  The Flight of the Scarlet Tanager

  Black Comedy:

  The Life and Death of Bayou Billy

  Missile Rats

  Chicklet:

  Dial ‘M’ For Mascara