A Laurel London Cozy Mystery Series Books 1-3 by Kappes Tonya

Author:Kappes, Tonya
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tonya Kappes Books
Published: 2023-12-10T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

The buzz of my phone caught my attention before I even got out of the parking lot. There was activity on one of my tracking devices and through deduction, it had to be the listening device.

With one hand on the wheel and turning right on Second Street, I used my other hand to reach in my hobo bag to grab the Bluetooth earplug, which was connected to the listening device. I took a left on Main and pulled in front of The Cracked Egg so I could hear a little better.

“I’m telling you,” Eric’s voice came through the earpiece loud and clear. “Laurel London knows where he is.”

“I don’t think so,” Jax said.

Obviously the two were having a meeting of the minds without me. And over drinks no less. I could hear them slurping back something.

“I can feel it, man.” Eric’s voice was steady. Certain. “You know how we had to get that perp in New York for child trafficking and I knew he was in that shit hole of a house.” There was a pause. The sound of a glass being set down on the bar top rang in my ear. “Everyone told me he wasn’t there. I knew that motherfucker was there. Everyone left but me and you.”

“Only because you stalled for time,” Jax said. “But you were right.”

“Yeah, that prick was hiding under the floorboards in the attic we didn’t know existed.” The pride in his voice oozed through the earpiece. “We got him. Me and you. All because of my gut.”

“Listen, I went out to the old orphanage where she lives and trust me, they haven’t seen him,” Jax said with a little trepidation in his tone.

I could tell he wasn’t buying his own lie to Eric. Jax knew something was going on and he let me know by pointing out the tire tracks from Sally Bent’s car.

“She’s a criminal. She’s a trained liar just like Willie Ray Bowman.” Eric wasn’t buying what Jax was trying to sell. “She and Willie had a relationship. I’m not sure what kind, but I know there was something between them. We need to figure it out.”

“I don’t know. She was pretty helpful in the Trigger Finger Tony case.” Jax took my side finally.

“What do you mean?” Eric asked.

“She went undercover to get Trigger Finger and one of the locals was involved in it. She didn’t mind turning him in.” Jax had a good point.

Johnny Delgato was scum and I was happy to help send his ass to the state pen. State pen? Did Johnny and Willie see each other there? Was that how Willie found out about me helping Jax out?

“If The Gorilla was alive, Trigger Finger Tony would’ve been dead a long time ago,” Eric said.

It was strange hearing Jax and a complete stranger talking about my family. They knew them better than me. My family was a bunch of hardened criminals and I had the blood money to show for it; still I wanted to know all about them.

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