Winter's Web (Winter Black Series Book 7) by Mary Stone

Author:Mary Stone [Stone, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-06T16:00:00+00:00

21

Ryan pinched the American flag pin between his thumb and forefinger to hold it up to the light. Even though he knew what he was looking for, an up-close examination of the unassuming recording device belied no hint of the pin’s true function. The stars and stripes were outlined with a silver border, and the light glinted off the polished flag.

Prying his focus away from the pin, he offered a half-smile to the man at the other end of the circular table. “You know,” Ryan paused to chuckle as he fixed the pin to his lapel, “I remember the days when you’d pat a bloke down looking for a wire. And you were looking for an actual wire s Some primitive caveman tech taped under his shirt with a battery pack the size of a Walkman.”

Bobby Weyrick snorted out a laugh. “Glad I wasn’t in the bureau back then. These things were a little clunkier when I started a few years ago, but I think I missed the worst of it. Everything’s wireless these days.”

“Ain’t that the truth.” Ryan readjusted his black tie, hating how nervous he felt.

The agent glanced down to his nondescript watch. “Winter should be here soon. She’s on her way back from Brett Chaplain’s place.”

Ryan lifted a curious eyebrow. “I take it she and Agent Dalton didn’t find anything.”

With a shake of his head, Bobby leaned back in his seat. “No, they didn’t. Just like Parrish said. We’re looking for a serial killer, and Chaplain was just a regular ex-boyfriend. Winter said he’d been out of town until the night before last, and between his roommates and his job, there’s someone to vouch for where he was almost every hour of the day.”

“Couldn’t be that easy, could it?”

The corner of Bobby’s mouth twitched. “Easy stuff like that is what the city cops get to deal with. When they get a doozey like this,” he shrugged, “that’s when they get the bureau involved. Ain’t a lot of cases that come through our office that are cut and dry like a crazy ex-boyfriend or girlfriend.”

Ryan nodded his understanding. Over the past week, he’d discovered more about Federal versus State jurisdiction than he ever thought he’d learn outside of a college classroom. Bobby was right. In the old adage about pulling out the big guns, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was the big gun.

Neither Ryan nor Bobby got a chance to expound on their stinted conversation before the glass and metal door swung inward with a light creak. The newcomer’s vivid blue eyes flicked from Bobby to Ryan as she let the door fall closed. Tucking a wayward piece of ebony hair behind one ear, she pulled out the chair to Ryan’s side and took a seat.

As he made his best effort to appear amiable, Ryan nodded. “Agent Black. Nice to see you again.”

Her mouth moved in what might have been a slight smile, though Ryan wasn’t quite sure. “You ready for this?”

Biting back a sigh, Ryan spread his hands.

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