Breakwater: An Ellie O'Conner Novel (Pine Island Coast Florida Suspense Series Book 5) by Jack Hardin

Author:Jack Hardin [Hardin, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Salty Mangrove Press
Published: 2019-04-07T04:00:00+00:00

As soon as her feet left the stairs and touched the concrete, Ellie ran across the dusty floor and exited the same door she had entered through just minutes earlier. She turned north and ran down the sidewalk, pulling up as she neared the corner. She peered around to get a glimpse of the fire station. The roller door was still down, and there were no windows to offer the possibility of a peek inside.

She crossed the street and took the sidewalk down the length of the old brick building, hurrying around to the rear. She cut down the narrow alley and found a freshly painted metal door set into the brickwork. When she set her hand on the doorknob and tried it, she wasn’t surprised to find it locked. Ellie returned to the front corner and looked up to the roofline of the factory where Jet’s camera lens winked against the moonlight.

Under normal circumstances, Ellie would have already called in the shots. But this was not an ordinary circumstance. She was looking for who killed her friend. She didn’t know which of Jet’s cases had led him here, and she was anxious to find out, but she wanted answers of her own before she went out and blew the whistle to the authorities.

Someone was still inside the building. A gun didn’t go off by itself. Certainly not twice. To Ellie’s trained ear, the report sounded like a revolver. At some point, whoever was inside would have to leave.

Her truck was parked a quarter mile away, in an empty dirt lot on Staley Avenue. She left her spot on the corner and jogged to it with a hundred questions pulsing through her mind. She arrived at her truck, got in, and as she started it up, her phone rang. It was Jet, still whispering. “Where did you go?”

“To get my truck.”

His next words charged her with adrenaline. “Someone just left. A black Tundra.”

Ellie accelerated into the street and floored the pedal. “Which direction?”

“Ellie, I need to call in those shots. Someone could be hurt.”

“Did you get a picture of the license plate?”

“No. I couldn’t get a good angle on the rear of the car.”

“Which direction?” she repeated.

“East down McCallister.”

Ellie eased off the gas and took her next left. “Give me a window before you call it in,” she said. Her fingers gripped the phone tightly while she waited for his reply.

When he spoke again, a heavy reluctance filled his voice. “All right. Just be careful.”

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