Serial Killer: A Space Opera Adventure Legal Thriller (Judge, Jury, & Executioner Book 3) by Craig Martelle & Michael Anderle

Author:Craig Martelle & Michael Anderle [Martelle, Craig]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2018-09-11T22:00:00+00:00

With Supra Harpeth leading the way, the group headed for the senior editor’s office.

“Hang on a second.” Rivka removed her datapad and pulled up a picture of the person she was there to find. She showed it to Lindy. “Why don’t you stay here? If she shows up, could you hang onto her for us?”

“Bodyguard,” Red warned.

“She’s been promoted,” Rivka replied. “She’s now a direct action intervention and security services specialist.”

“You’re making that up,” Red said, shaking his head.

“Damn straight.” Rivka turned back to Lindy. “Don’t let her get past you. We don’t have time to waste looking for someone who doesn’t want to be found. We already have at least one of those. I don’t want any more.”

“Will do. I’ll be outside.” Lindy tipped her chin to Red, and he smiled back.

“I suppose you’re going to make an impassioned plea to unload the mech,” Rivka said as Red watched Lindy walk away. Jay punched him in the arm.

“What was that for?”

“You were staring at her butt.”

“And?” Red scanned the surrounding area. Nothing had changed in the ten seconds since he’d last evaluated it for threats. He smiled, the image of Lindy still in his mind. “We need to move. Standing around always makes me nervous.”

“Stand now, run later! That’s our mantra,” Rivka suggested, ushering Harpeth to the front.

“I don’t understand, but that’s okay. You off-worlders have your own ways, which we welcome even if we don’t understand them.”

The entire first floor of the Collum Daily building was a cubicle farm. As the sole source for news on the planet, they sported a large staff that was perpetually busy. Based on the government’s guidance, the Daily had restricted their speculative articles about the murders so they didn’t create a panic. The information was already being circulated in the diplomatic channels. There was less anxiety within the populace than the Collum Gate leadership expected to see.

It was common to hear, “They’re just aliens.”

Rivka was aware that the locals were trending toward supporting the killer. It didn’t change her job, but it did affect how she looked at the locals. Even Harpeth had tried to distance himself from the investigation, which had been alarmingly lean on evidence and facts.

The Magistrate was starting to wonder if it was a worldwide conspiracy. Her expression told everyone that her thoughts were troubled.

They walked up a wide and ornate staircase to the level where the senior editor’s office was located. He chose not to be on the top floor so he could be in the middle of the action and stay in touch with the reporters.

There was no cordon they had to pass, no security, only a couple of junior editors who filtered the volume before it reached the boss.

“We’re here to see the senior editor,” Harpeth told the person closest to the door. The woman didn’t even look up as she pointed over her shoulder with her thumb. She stopped and looked up when Red towered over her desk.

“What are you?” she blurted, pushing her chair away from the man mountain.

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