Switchblade by Carsen Taite

Author:Carsen Taite [Taite, Carsen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781626391017
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2014-03-22T23:00:00+00:00

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When Cash and I finally escaped, my first thought was lunch. Can’t live on donuts alone. Fortunately, this part of town was known for its many patio restaurants. We settled on Snuffer’s and Cash waited patiently while I went inside and ordered cheeseburgers and fries for us to share.

While we ate, I scrolled through the list of numbers on my phone, trying to decide who would be the most likely candidate to help me find Garcia. Jess was out and so was Nancy. I couldn’t ask Jess’s partner, John. I knew a few other cops, but after the way Jess and I had parted, I didn’t want to go that route. Besides, most of them would immediately know what case I was working on when I mentioned Garcia’s name, and my chances of getting help were slim to none.

This whole exercise was feeling a lot like shuffling through the napkins. And then my scrolling stopped on a familiar name. Diamond Collier. I don’t know why I didn’t think of her sooner. I’d seen her just a few weeks ago. When she coaxed me into finding a couple of mobsters. The work had gone to hell and I wound up plowing into more than I bargained for, and getting Jess shot along the way. Hard to believe it had been less than a month and my life was already a mess again.

I didn’t want to call Diamond. She was complicated, like Ronnie. I didn’t need to add to the level of complications in my life, and the last time I’d seen Diamond, she’d kinda asked me out on a date, which was pretty weird since we’d seen each other naked on numerous occasions. When the mobster case was over, she’d left a note on my door. All it said was “I owe you” and her phone number. I’d plugged it in my phone just in case, but I’d never intended to use it.

I rolled the options over in my head for all of two minutes before I decided I didn’t really have a choice. Because she was a federal agent, Diamond had access to all kinds of information I’d never get on my own. And she owed me. I dialed the numbers before I could talk myself out of calling her.

“Luca?”

“Is that how you always answer the phone?”

Her voice was still as sexy as ever. I did my best to tune out the tone and focus. The last thing I needed was another female distraction. “I need some info and you owe me. Meet me in an hour at Maggie’s.” I hung up before she could reply.

Early afternoon at Maggie’s was slow and, as I suspected, Maggie was absent. Probably she and Dad were still hovering at Mark’s house waiting for the happy couple to return home. Ah, wedded bliss. I sat at the bar and ordered a beer from Harry. He poured me a draft, his eyes on Cash the whole time.

“Come on, Harry. Maggie doesn’t have a problem with him.

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