Baton Rouge: An absolutely addictive crime and mystery thriller filled with heart-pounding suspense (Remy Fontaine Thrillers Book 3) by Robin Mahle

Author:Robin Mahle [Mahle, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Joffe Books crime thriller, mystery and suspense
Published: 2024-08-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

The young, eager reporter peeked out from behind the corner of the diner and spotted Remy in the middle of the street. He’d reached town a few hours earlier and kept his ears open, listening to the police scanner. Then it came. NOPD had spotted the Honda and the woman who owned it, Elise Eaton, who was last seen at this diner. As soon as he heard the name, he knew it was connected to Jack Eaton. His hunch was right, though he hadn’t known the LBI agent would be here — he’d expected the local police. Eric had seen her and two others at the Shreveport station as well as talking to that Detective Blake in Baton Rouge. Why the agent was alone concerned him, though.

He watched her end a phone call and remain standing in the street. “What are you doing?” he whispered. She captured his gaze and Eric gasped, taking a step back into the shadows. “Damn it!”

He searched for a place to hide, but if he took off, he would lose her and wherever she was about to lead him. His cover was . . .

“Who the hell are you?” Remy asked.

Eric spun around and jumped at her voice. “What?”

“Who are you and why are you watching me?” she continued.

His mind blanked. The young reporter had completely lost his words. But one thing was clear, if he didn’t answer the woman, he would be in worse trouble than he was right now. “I, uh, I wasn’t watching you.”

She returned a stern gaze. “Really? I know you. You were in Shreveport with Captain Decker. You gave him the notes from the retired detective on the Orlando case.”

Eric rubbed his chin and tried to speak, but all that came out was a squeaky utterance.

“You’re the reporter.” Remy pressed on. “Jesus. How the hell did you find me here? You been following me?”

“No, ma’am. I . . .”

“Bullshit.” She folded her arms. “Why are you here?”

The agent had a few inches on him, and her stony expression reminded him of his old English professor. She wore that very expression whenever he pulled some excuse out of his ass about why his paper was late. “I’m working the story. That’s all, okay? I started looking into this back in Orlando. It led me to Baton Rouge, Shreveport, and now here. I gave the captain what I had to help y’all find the truth. That he killed my mom and maybe he didn’t kill his family alone.”

“What do you know about all that?” Remy asked.

Eric cast down his gaze a moment before raising his chin in an attempt at confidence. “Jack Eaton or Edmunds, he isn’t who you think he is.”

Remy cocked her head. “No? And who do you think he is?”

Eric looked around. “Can we sit down somewhere to talk? I’ll tell you everything I know.”

* * *

Edmunds drew in a long deep breath in what appeared to Grayson as nothing more than a stall tactic. “You need to

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