Unmasking the Shadow Man by Debbie Herbert

Author:Debbie Herbert
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-07-11T19:26:17+00:00

Chapter Eleven

K-i-m-b-e-r C-o-l-l-i-n-s.

Liam hit enter on the keyboard and waited while the Baysville PD’s computer network packaged bits of data in cyberspace, searching for a recognizable hit. Not that he expected anything. Harper was confident that her friend was aboveboard and a well-respected member of the community who’d been born and raised here.

He had enough years of law enforcement experience to recognize that a prestigious pedigree had no bearing on a person’s morality. Ethically challenged or desperate people came from all walks of life.

While he waited, Liam read the updated file on his desk regarding the Allen Spencer investigation. Two more underage girls had come forward as victims. The judge had set a very high bond for Spencer, but despite any support from the community, Spencer had rounded up the money and was now out awaiting trial. He was forbidden any contact with minors and had been dismissed from his church.

Ding. The tiny beep signaled the computer had found some sort of match. Liam clicked on the rap sheet PDF document and quickly scanned its contents. Four counts of check fraud, all within the last month. So, Harper’s friend wasn’t the entrepreneurial success she imagined. Or maybe Kimber just lived way above her means and it had finally caught up with her. It wasn’t like Kimber Collins had committed a violent crime, but she was no angel, either. These weren’t merely bounced checks—she’d written them fully aware there were insufficient funds in her bank account to cover the amounts. The bounced checks totaled over five thousand dollars, and she’d written more than three in a five-day period—which made the charge a felony instead of a misdemeanor, punishable by a two-year sentence. Currently, she was on bail for the offense.

He tapped a pencil on his desk, pondering the implications. From his office window, he watched as a couple of trustee inmates raked leaves. A loud rap on his open office door shifted his attention to Bryce, who leaned against the door frame, a scowl etching his face.

“You shouldn’t be here,” Bryce ground out. “You’re no good to any officer if we’re called out for a disturbance. Matter of fact, you’d be a hindrance.”

“That’s why I’m sticking to paperwork. Limited-duty stuff for a couple more days.” He met Bryce’s scowl. “You’re welcome,” he added sarcastically.

Bryce pushed away from the door and sat in a chair opposite him. “What kind of paperwork are you doing?”

“Filing incident reports, taking complaint calls. That kind of thing. Figured I’d help out doing what I could.”

His boss had the grace to look contrite as he opened a stick of clove-flavored gum. “Appreciate that,” he mumbled, stuffing the gum in his mouth.

“Any specific reason you wanted to see me?”

“Heard you’d arrived for work, so I wanted to warn you not to go out on calls.”

“Hadn’t planned on it.”

“Good. Because as it stands now, you’re a liability.”

At least I’m an honest cop—unlike you. But Liam bit back the words. “I’ll consider myself warned to stay put.”

“Good.” Bryce nodded, apparently mollified that his authority had been validated.

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