Half Past Dead by Meryl Sawyer

Author:Meryl Sawyer
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: HQN
Published: 2006-10-01T22:00:00+00:00

“YES INDEEDY, you’re not going to believe this,” Nora told Justin when he walked into the station on the morning following the discovery of the thirty-eight.

“Tell me the state crime lab has run the ballistics test on the gun.” He’d sent it over to Jackson with one of his deputies within half an hour of finding the weapon. It was a top priority test, since there had been only one murder in the state in two weeks.

“No. Of course not.” Her taut features scowled. “They’re slower than a dyin’ June bug. I’m talking about the tip line. Yes, indeedy. We’ve received over fifty tips on the Toyota. Kat Wells has been spotted more often than Elvis.”

“The reward has brought them out of the woodwork.” Redd trotted by Justin’s side as he walked into his office with Nora. “Any of the tips seem promising?”

“Hard to say. Some are outrageous. I doubt Kat’s dancing in a strip joint in New Orleans.”

He struggled not to think about Kat. He’d predicted this from the get-go. The rate of recidivism among ex-cons was astronomical. He had thought he could help change her and like a fool, he’d tricked himself into believing it was working.

“A trucker claims to have sighted her south of Memphis at about six this morning.”

Justin considered the information as he watched Redd curl up under his desk. Memphis was a big town. It would be easy to get lost there. If he were on the run, he would head in that direction.

“Get the police chief in Memphis on the line. I’ll talk to him myself.”

Justin looked through the tips while Nora contacted the Memphis police chief. None of the tips looked terribly promising, but you never knew.

“An old guy by the name of Cooter phoned and wants you to call him,” Nora told him while she waited for the police chief to speak with Justin.

He thought about Cooter and the meth labs hidden in the forest. It could wait. Busting the operation wasn’t a priority right now. The chief came on the line, and Justin explained the situation. He promised to alert his officers in the field to be on the lookout for the Toyota and Kat.

“Lola Rae called,” Nora told him. “She said to tell you Maria is at work today. Her car broke down in Jackson. That’s why she didn’t make it in yesterday.”

Justin decided he would question Maria when he had time. He remembered the way she’d unexpectedly appeared at Kat’s studio. Perhaps she’d seen something that could be helpful.

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