Force of Blood by Joseph Heywood

Author:Joseph Heywood [Heywood, Joseph]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective
ISBN: 9780762772841
Google: c4S1uAAACAAJ
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 2011-11-14T11:00:00+00:00

38

North Rudyard, Chippewa County

MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2007

The cell phone was sounding as Service sped north toward M-28. “Grady, this is Eddie.”

“Chief.”

“The state archaeologist resigned this morning, apparently came into the building over the weekend and cleaned out his office. He sent his resignation by e-mail, and nobody knows where he is.”

“Sounds like you hit a raw nerve,” Service said.

“My thought too. So much so in fact that I’ve talked to our lawyers, and I’m asking them to go to the AG and get a search warrant. Something stinks in this deal.”

“You want me down there?”

“No point right now. I’ll keep you up-to-date. What’s going on up there?”

“I got a tip about a private museum, and I asked Officer Grinda to go plainclothes. She said the guy has an old farmhouse west of Trout Lake, loaded with artifacts and antiques. The guy is eager to sell. She’s to call him back Friday.”

“That’s good. Any breaks with the CR case?”

CR case? “We can’t even say that’s what it is yet, Chief.”

“I can smell it,” Eddie Waco said. “Shake some trees, see what falls out.”

“I have an informant who tells me it’s pretty rare, but it has happened in the state.”

“Don’t doubt your source. One thing you ought to know is that this deal is almost always in isolated places. Rounding up deer in populated areas isn’t practical. Too much chance of discovery. If you’re way out in the boons and find evidence, you can make book on what’s happening.”

“We’ll keep that in mind.” Made sense, even though the southern part of the state had most of the deer—and almost all of the big ones.

“Bearnard Quinn is the new state master sergeant.”

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