Crime After Crime (Alexander Kane Book 1) by Tara W. Kent

Author:Tara W. Kent [Kent, Tara W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-08-25T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

The two detectives sat on opposite sides of the small metal desk, catching up on some long put-off paperwork. They looked in Phillips’ direction from time to time, hoping for indication that he’d received a response, but the officer merely shook his head.

Alex had gone off in search of lunch for the lot of them, much to Kim’s relief. She was happy for a moment of respite from his antics. Still, she’d been pleasantly surprised that he’d had her back on going undercover.

As one of the few female detectives on the force, she was constantly trying to prove that she could compete with the boys. She suspected that most of her fellow officers saw her as a buxom redhead who was paid to play with a gun, despite her excellent track record. Scratch that, her formerly excellent track record. All the more reason to go undercover and nab the men responsible.

But it was more than just her case record that was eating at her. She had other reasons too, ones she tried not to think about. She and Jacob got on well, most of the time, because they were both workaholics. They were both single-minded and obsessive. Kim only differed in that she worked hard in order to forget certain parts of her past. Jacob had no such compulsion.

“Kim?” came Jacob’s voice, breaking into her thoughts. She looked up at him from her paperwork. “You really want to go undercover?”

“You know me, Jacob. I’ve never shied away from a challenge.”

Jacob sighed and put down his pen. “This isn’t just a challenge; it could be a death trap. It seems reasonable to assume that these players are sadistic, given the nature of the murder.”

“I know you’re concerned about me, Jacob, but I don’t think we have a choice.”

“We can ambush them. It’s not logical to send you in there.”

“If I go in and they make a move against me, we have a much better case.” Jacob sat silent for a moment, his face expressionless. “What, Jacob? You’re giving me the creeps.”

“Your illogical behavior leads me to believe that this is about your sister,” he said finally.

Kim breathed deeply and turned back to her paperwork. “I’m not having this conversation.”

“They couldn’t solve her case. You’ve had the same problem lately. To compensate, you’ve been engaging in riskier and riskier behavior. It doesn’t take a genius to figure it out.”

“Ever tactful, Jacob,” Kim muttered. She signed a report so forcefully that the ballpoint ripped through the paper. “Damnit!”

“Jacob, tactful? Never,” said Alex, appearing with giant brown paper sacks. “What are we talking about?”

“Jacob was describing a particularly painful scene of yours in Time After Time,” Kim said, grabbing a sack.

“And after I bought lunch and everything!” Alex said, looking hurt.

Jacob looked confused. “I have never watched Time After Time, so it is impossible for me to have an opinion on your acting ability.”

Kim bit into a pastrami sandwich lustfully. “Tell him your thoughts on when Jareth tried to fake his own death by stealing his wife’s identity.

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