A Dose of Danger by Kim McMahill

Author:Kim McMahill [McMahill, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian Fiction
Publisher: Pelican Book Group
Published: 2015-05-29T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Devyn hadn’t seen Gage Harris in nearly five years, but she occasionally fantasized about the sandy-haired sheriff, who, oh so accurately depicted the tough, western lawman of romance novels. They talked on the phone every now and then when one thought the other might have a unique insight into a case, and whenever she could think of any vaguely legitimate excuse to call him.

Their paths had crossed while she was investigating a counterfeiting case which spanned six western states, including Wyoming. Devyn didn’t know if it was just coincidence or intervention by a higher power, because Gage had just been elected county sheriff. She had received minimal cooperation from local law enforcement until Harris. She didn’t know if the locals were just distrustful of federal authorities in general, or if the male ego refused to work with a twenty-seven-year-old woman fresh out of the academy. With his help, her team busted a well-organized, thriving counterfeiting operation that had been growing for years, all the time eluding the FBI’s best. The success had catapulted her career.

His call had come out of the blue, very early that morning. Despite the fact that his call occurred before her first cup of morning coffee, she nearly swooned at the sound of his deep voice. The inquiry intrigued her, and she had readily offered assistance.

Devyn didn’t know if there was a connection between his situation and three other unusual cases she had been tracking unofficially for the past few years. She couldn’t discount the common denominator…a series of “accidents” with links to a number of different companies in the research and development arena of the pharmaceutical and medical fields.

In all the occurrences she had been monitoring, the local investigating agency determined the incidents had not been the result of criminal activity, and the local FBI branches weren’t convinced of foul play when she persuaded her boss to request a local review.

Devyn seldom accepted coincidences. Too many people were dead, and too much potentially groundbreaking research data had been destroyed.

“What has you so deep in thought and mooning like a lovesick puppy?” Nick asked.

The sound of Nick’s smooth voice made her look up from the pad she was scribbling notes on. She looked at him with a scathing expression in retaliation for the last part of his comment, but otherwise filed the temptation to berate him away for later.

“Remember me mentioning the Wyoming sheriff who helped me solve a major counterfeiting case about five years ago?”

“He called to reminisce about the good old days, huh?”

“No. He has a situation which has a familiar ring to it. A researcher for Uinta Vitamin and Nutrition here in Salt Lake stumbles onto a potentially multi-billion dollar weight loss formula, and in the last week her uncle’s barn, located in the sheriff’s jurisdiction, has burned to the ground with the sole ranch hand inside.

“The ranch hand and her uncle suffered similar head wounds. The former died, and the latter is still in the hospital with life-threatening injuries and a possible traumatic brain injury.

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