The Snake and the Spider by Kingsbury Karen

Author:Kingsbury, Karen [Kingsbury, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: TRUE CRIME/General
Publisher: Bondfire Books
Published: 2014-01-31T00:00:00+00:00

THERE WAS A STILLNESS IN THE AIR, A HUMIDITY THAT was unusual for mid-November. Bob sat in his sedan looking for the man he had hired the night before. They had agreed to meet at eleven o’clock that morning and it was already a quarter past. Only one other time had Bob ever been taken by a potential informant. And even now he didn’t believe Larry had stood him up. The man would appear at any time. He had to.

Two more minutes passed and suddenly there was a hard knock on Bob’s back window. Immediately, Bob pulled his gun and turned around. It was Larry, grinning and motioning him to roll down his window.

“Don’t do that, Larry.” Bob released a long sigh and slowly replaced the revolver under his suit jacket. “Let’s make a plan.”

“I’m going into the saloon. Time to start asking questions,” Larry said. He was definitely not afraid of this assignment. “What are you gonna’ do?”

“I’ll cover you.” Bob pointed to the old cemetery down the street across from the saloon. “I’ll walk in there like I’m visiting my old grandma and once I’m in I’ll hide behind a tombstone. The gun’s loaded, so don’t worry.”

“Do I look worried, Bob?” Larry grinned. He had every intention of enjoying the job ahead of him.

“Either way, I’ll be there. You got the picture of Snake?”

“Won’t need it.”

“You might need it, Larry.”

The hulking man pointed knowingly to his right temple. “It’s up here, Bob. All safe and secure. I’ll find the guy for you, don’t you worry.”

He started to cross the street. “Be careful!” Bob whispered. Larry waved him off and continued toward the saloon.

Walking boldly through the front door, Larry strode to the center of the bar and looked around. “Listen up!” he shouted.

Every eye in the place was instantly on him.

A ripple of tension coursed through the bar and several bikers rose to their feet in anticipation of trouble. Larry waited until he had their undivided attention.

“Anybody know where Snake is?” Each syllable boomed through the saloon and bounced off the walls. Larry looked around waiting for a response but there was none. Moving slowly in a small circle and snorting like a caged Brahma, Larry glared at the bikers who surrounded him. He walked to the bar and stood perfectly still. Then, in a sudden whir of raging anger, he brought his fist down. A spiderweb of tiny cracks appeared in the bar.

“I said,” he bellowed, “does anybody here know where Snake is?”

Although no one attempted to physically kick him out of the bar, not a person responded to his question. Larry waited what he considered a fair amount of time and when no one answered he began once more walking slowly, this time over to a pool table where a handful of bikers had interrupted their game to see what the red-haired giant wanted.

With a swipe of his paw, he erased their game, sending balls spewing across the table and onto the floor. He lowered his face menacingly.

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