Manhunt by Lisa Phillips

Author:Lisa Phillips
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

SIXTEEN

Hailey had figured the door was made of bulletproof glass, but maybe it wasn’t. She and Eric both raised their hands. Parker unlocked the door to the office, and neither of the men holstered their weapons until they were inside. “We’ve had some looters in here trying to get at our weapon stash.”

“You held them off?” Hailey looked impressed.

Parker grinned. “No, I just told them if they didn’t leave I’d dump them in witness protection in the Louisiana bayou where no one would be able to hear them scream. Stupid kids are more scared of gators than they are of me.” Parker led the way to his desk. “Come see what we found.”

Hailey glanced at Eric, who seemed bewildered by their teammate mentioning gators in one breath and then moving back to business in the next.

Maybe Eric didn’t know Parker had been a Navy SEAL before he joined the marshals. The man was an adrenaline junkie who got tired of routine easily and needed a new challenge about every five seconds.

Parker stood behind his chair, like he had entirely too much energy to sit at a time like this. “It took some digging, but we found out that Farrell’s brother was recently released from jail.”

Hailey nudged the chair back and sat. On screen was a file for Roger Harmer—same long hair as Farrell and a similar rap sheet. “He’s halfway through a ten-year sentence in Washington for armed robbery.”

“Actually, he was eligible for parole a month ago. I called the prison and was told Roger Harmer got out on probation.”

Eric shifted behind Hailey’s shoulder. “And they’re brothers, you said?”

Parker nodded. “Harmer is older. He was placed in foster care as a baby and eventually adopted. Farrell was born six years later. Farrell lived with his mom until she died of an overdose before he finished high school—”

“Which he never did,” Hailey said. “So is the brother here? Harmer was probably on the team that helped Farrell escape. The man that Farrell mentioned had been shot, maybe?”

“I can’t believe he was let out and we didn’t even get word.” Parker shook his head. “He was picked up outside the prison. We have surveillance photos coming over to see if it was maybe Deirdre, or someone else connected with them, who picked him up. No one’s seen him since, and he never checked in with his parole officer. If things were normal around here we’d be coming in on Monday to this guy’s file.”

“So they could be working together. Or this could be a completely irrelevant—although fascinating—tale.” Hailey turned the chair around and folded her arms. “How do we know they’re linked, other than a biological relationship? The last thing we need right now is a wild-goose chase. We have to be right.”

Parker’s eyebrows rose, like she should know better than to question his work. “Roger Harmer has a condo in the same gated community as Deirdre’s townhouse. It was rented out while he was in prison, but his name is on the mailbox.

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