The Case of the Mesmerizing Boss by Diana Palmer

Author:Diana Palmer
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1992-07-01T16:00:00+00:00

Helen gloated later when she found out that Tess had used her instructions to foil a kidnapping. Dane was in a black temper that lasted all day, even if he did unbend enough to give Helen a bonus for teaching Tess how to survive an assault. But he watched Tess openly, his mind on the dope peddlers. He’d never felt so homicidal.

While the office was full of armed operatives, he made his way back to the police station, to talk to the sergeant who was handling the case.

“Nothing yet,” Sergeant Graves told Dane when the two men were in the former’s office. “We’ve got feelers out, but those two rats have gone down a hole somewhere. They probably knew we’d pull out all the stops after what they did. Your secretary was damned lucky, do you know that? Tomby, the man who tried to abduct her, got off once on a murder charge for lack of evidence. I don’t doubt he’d have killed her if he’d gotten her into his car.”

“Neither do I,” Dane said stiffly. He didn’t want to think about that. He’d go crazy. “I’m volunteering my staff to help find them. I can’t risk having Tess at their mercy again.”

“We’d appreciate the help,” Graves replied. “With your background in police work, you know how much there is to do and how inadequate our staff is. People don’t realize the time it takes to run down felons, or the bureaucracy that stands between law enforcement and the justice system.”

“God, I do,” Dane said heavily. “You try being a ranger. You’ll get an eyeful.”

The older man smiled wistfully. “I did try. Couldn’t pass the oral exam. God, those old-timers are thorough!”

“And damned mean, some of them.” Dane chuckled.

“They have to be. Everyone remembers the story of the single Texas Ranger who got off the train after he was called to put down a full-scale riot. The townspeople were astonished that one man was expected to accomplish all that. The ranger just drawled, ‘Well, you’ve only got one riot, haven’t you?’”

“One man was usually enough,” Dane replied.

“I’ve got a hunch about these two men we’re after,” Graves said suddenly, after the laughter diminished. “They’re high-class suppliers. There’s a man named Louie on parole for distributing. He has some ties to the same underworld element these two are involved with. I’d like to lean on him a little, unofficially.”

Dane smiled slowly. “Got an address?”

The other man returned the smile and scribbled something on a piece of paper. “You don’t know where you got this,” he cautioned.

Dane nodded as he got to his feet. “It was in my pocket when my jacket came back from the cleaners,” he promised. “Good luck.”

“We could both use a little of that.”

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