The Dark Trail (The Sean Kruger Series Book 6) by J.C. Fields

Author:J.C. Fields [Fields, J.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Paperback Press
Published: 2020-03-21T16:00:00+00:00

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Sheriff Roger Blake watched as Marks approached his table. He was sitting in a small cafe across from the sheriff’s office in downtown Landers.

When the western wear shop owner sat, Blake said, “How long is this going to take, Kevin? I have a meeting in twenty minutes.”

“Need I remind you of who was your largest donor in the last election, Sheriff?”

“You remind me of it constantly. What did you want to talk about?”

“Spare me the attitude, Roger.” He paused. “We may have a slight problem.”

Blake took a deep breath and let it out slowly. “Concerning?”

“The FBI’s sudden interest in Dorian Monk.”

“You’ve never been a law enforcement officer, have you?”

“No, and I don’t intend to be.”

“Then you don’t understand what happens when a fellow officer falls in the line of duty.”

“No, but I bet you’re going to tell me.”

Ignoring the comment, Blake continued, “Monk made a mistake shooting the Deputy Director of the FBI. A huge mistake.”

“He was a black man in a position of authority. We both know that isn’t good for this country.”

“No, it isn’t. But killing the man brought the entire resources of the FBI into the picture. Before that, your group’s activities weren’t even on the radar.”

“Should I remind you that you too are part of the group, Roger? Besides, Monk’s not a problem anymore.”

“That’s the part you don’t get, do you? I’m going to have more FBI agents snooping around now that Monk is dead. They’ll want to know who killed him and why. You should have just let him stay in the woods, out of sight, out of mind.”

“That wasn’t possible.”

Blake shut his eyes and shook his head. “Why did he go to Laramie?”

“We don’t know. Monk seldom mentioned his plans to me.”

“I suggest you find out, because I have a Special Agent in Charge from Denver on the way to oversee the investigation.”

Marks was quiet for several moments. “When?”

“Later today. He’s taking over. I also suspect he will bring in agents we don’t know.”

“Why do you say that?”

“Because the two agents assigned to this county were suddenly transferred to the east coast two days ago.”

“What about the ones in Laramie?”

“Also transferred.”

“So, we don’t have any eyes and ears left?”

“Correct.”

“What are you doing about that, Sheriff?”

Blake chuckled. “For now, nothing. I’m going to sit back and let them investigate. If Monk did as he was told, it will be a dead end.”

“Monk seldom did as he was told.”

“Then you are correct, you may have a problem.”

“I believe you mean we have a problem.”

“We’ll see.”

“Who was the FBI agent who found Monk?”

“He wasn’t with the FBI. He was with Homeland Security.”

One of Marks’ eyebrows rose. “He wasn’t an FBI agent?”

“No. Like I said, his badge indicated he was with Homeland Security.”

“What was his name?”

“I don’t remember.”

“First name?”

“Don or John, something like that.”

“You’re supposed to remember those types of details, Sheriff.”

“I just heard him referred to as agent. I saw his ID once and was surprised it said Homeland Security. He put it away before I could see his name.

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