Kent and the Dangerous Man by Edward Kendrick

Author:Edward Kendrick [Kendrick, Edward]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Published: 2021-07-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Kent paced the lobby, checking the time every few seconds. It had been over an hour since he’d left Jordan’s office and he was beginning to wonder if the man was blowing him off, despite his promise.

“He hadn’t better. He’s working for me,” he said angrily under his breath. He was aware that wasn’t the only reason he’d be upset if it happened. He’d come to rely on Jordan to keep him from going off the deep end with fear for Kelly. Despite Jordan’s harsh demeanor most of the time, he was able to calm Kent with his mere presence. Well, now that I know him, that is. At first being around him did anything but. He knew when that had changed—at the restaurant, the second time they’d met. Jordan had been less abrasive and, if not exactly friendly, at least he’d been able to carry on a casual conversation without Kent’s feeling he was still the subject of Jordan’s distrust. He was almost nice. I think that’s when I started to want to get to know him better as a friend. Not that I got any vibes that he felt the same. First he saw me as a problem. Now he’s doing his best to find Kelly for her sake, before something horrible happens to her. That brought up a question he had to ask Jordan as soon as he showed up, if he did.

He heard a car horn and hurried to the lobby entrance, relieved when he saw Jordan lean over to open the passenger-side door of his car.

“Sorry I’m late. My job took a bit longer than expected and I had something I needed to do at the office, afterward.”

“That’s okay. You’re here, now, and I have a question. How long was it from when that woman was kidnapped and her body turned up in the lake?”

Jordan scowled and Kent thought he wouldn’t answer, but he did. “Nine days.”

“So there’s still time.”

Jordan nodded as they took off. “If it is the same man and he sticks to the same schedule. We have no proof Tom was Nancy’s killer, other than the similarities of the two notes and the fact there’s a slight resemblance between her and Kelly.” He smiled grimly. “And my gut feelings.”

“You were a cop, and a good one I think, so that should count for a lot, at least in my estimation.”

“Thanks.”

They stopped talking at that point as Jordan drove west on Sixth Avenue, finally turning left onto Federal, and several blocks later turning right into a residential area with small one and two story houses.

As they went down the street listed on Tom’s driver’s license, Kent pointed to a house in one block which matched the address. “That can’t be it. There’s kids’ toys on the front porch and I can see part of a swing set in the back yard.”

“I tend to agree, but I want to watch the house from a safe spot to see who goes in and out.”

“Where’s

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