The Unrelenting Tide (Islands of Intrigue: San Juans - Christian Romantic Suspense) by Bonner Lynnette

Author:Bonner, Lynnette [Bonner, Lynnette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Christian Fiction, Suspense, Christian Romance
Published: 2013-04-30T07:00:00+00:00

Seated in the chair next to Marissa’s bed, Carcen glanced over the top of Goodnight Moon and noted she’d fallen asleep already. His phone vibrated against his hip and he stepped into the hall, softly pulling her door shut.

He glanced at the screen. Niemeyer. Finally. “Carcen here,” he said as he headed down the stairs toward the living room.

“Hi there,” she rejoined with just a touch too much friendliness in her tone.

He suppressed a sigh. He didn’t have time to deal with that right now. The last thing he wanted to do was hurt the woman. She was a good cop, but that was the extent of his feelings for her. He’d talked to her about it a couple months ago. Hadn’t he made himself clear enough on that point? The only thing he hadn’t done was outright tell her he wasn’t interested. Maybe it would come to that. For now, he’d just keep sticking to business. “What do you have for me?”

She chuckled. “Straight to the point, huh? Haven’t you missed me, even a little?”

Not bothering to turn on the lights, he stopped before the huge picture window and stared out over the Salish Sea, holding his silence. The sun had set, but not long ago, and the black outlines of Shaw and Orcas floated along the horizon of the gray, choppy water.

The sound of papers shuffling came over the line and she sighed. “I’m actually on my way home – about to land in Seattle. And I have good news about our boy, Stephan.”

Carcen felt some of the tension ease from his shoulders. “Tell me.”

“The day he got that speeding ticket ten blocks from the “bomb” incident?”

“Yeah?”

“He’d been up at Half Moon Bay in San Francisco watching the Mavericks Surf Contest. I found several of his friends who vouched for him. One was in the car with him when he got the ticket. He said Abernathy was hurrying home for an auction of Genesis Expedition paraphernalia that was taking place at an art studio that evening, but they were together all day and Stephan couldn’t have planted that box on her porch.”

Carcen rubbed a hand over the aching muscles in his neck. It was good to know his instincts about the kid had been on target. “Okay, anything else?”

More shuffling paper. “I went over the list of dates and times when gifts or notes were left for Hane, and for all but one of the incidents Abernathy has a pretty solid alibi. Plus I got that security footage from the times they caught the stalker on tape you asked for. I’ll upload it to you as soon as I hang up. If you want my opinion, Abernathy isn’t our guy.” She flipped a few more pages. “Oh, and I tapped a friend of mine who owes me a favor and he’s pulling together all he can find on that Genesis Expedition auction, for me.”

“That’s good to hear. Thanks for your work on this, Shannon.”

“Anytime, Lang.” Her voice softened in a feminine way that set him back on edge.

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