Buried Lies (Hidden Truths) by Brittney Sahin

Author:Brittney Sahin [Sahin, Brittney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: EmKo Media, LLC
Published: 2016-06-12T22:00:00+00:00

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Connor

“Tyson went to the Middle East three times in April before your father died,” Jake said as I parked my Jeep outside the police station.

“With my dad?”

Jake shook his head. “By himself, but the charges were billed to your father’s credit card.”

“Where’d he go?”

He reached into his pocket for his phone, studied it for a moment, then looked up at me. “Pakistan, Iraq, and Syria.”

“That can’t be a coincidence.” I gripped the steering wheel tighter, my knuckles whitening. “What else did you find?”

“He was in Syria for two days. And Iraq and Pakistan once each. All trips were within a week apart.”

“I’ll have to look into a connection between my father’s prior deals with Declan in relation to when Tyson flew abroad. Maybe my father had concerns about something and sent Tyson to follow up. And the evidence is in the safe deposit box.”

“It makes sense.” We stopped just outside the police station entrance, standing at the top of the stairs.

“Declan helped Matthews Tech secure the Saudi contract, but maybe my father regretted it later, or found out Declan was doing something illegal. Worse than simple corporate bribery.”

“So, Edward tried to back out. Declan said no. And he collected evidence to bring Declan down—”

“Or my dad was blackmailing Declan. Had something in his pocket on him just in case.” I wouldn’t put it past my father. If he was willing to work with Declan in the first place, it was possible he was attempting to manipulate the situation for a better deal for himself and the company. But it was still a bit farfetched. My father had always been an honest man, so I had thought. “Hell, I don’t know. We need more proof.” I slipped my sunglasses off.

“We’ll get it.”

I nodded, and we made our way through the precinct and down the stairs to the medical examiner’s office. “Is he expecting us?”

Jake had flashed his badge and worked his magic to get us in the police station and to the ME’s office. “Yeah. We’re right on time.”

Two glass doors automatically slid open, allowing us entrance to the OCME, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

“You must be Jake Summers.” A tall and fit African American man approached us. After he’d shaken Jake’s hand, his brown eyes shifted to me. “I’m Danny Bennett. I run the department. Jake told me on the phone that you have reason to believe my John Doe might be someone you know?” He folded his arms across his white coat.

I glanced at Jake before focusing back on Danny. The three of us were alone in the room. There was a body on a table a few feet away, and my stomach turned at the sight of it. An autopsy in progress.

Jake nudged me in the side. I still hadn’t spoken, unable to tear my eyes away from the body, even though the sight of it made me ill. “Yes.” I reached into my pocket for the photo I’d found of Tyson at my father’s office; a different one than the image Jake had emailed the ME’s office.

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