Erased by Marshall Jordan

Author:Marshall, Jordan [Marshall, Jordan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Kindle action, patterson, crime, conspiracy thriller, kindle thriller, james patterson, crime fiction, action, kindle, female hero, Thriller
Publisher: Timber Hill Press
Published: 2011-02-08T07:00:00+00:00

Brandy waited on the street out front for Lee. He had to cross her neighborhood to get to Sea Cliff, so he’d offered her a ride to the scene. He was there in two minutes with lights flashing. Less than five minutes later, they were at Jim’s house.

“That’s a rental car out front,” Brandy observed. “We should run those plates, check up on who rented it.”

The rental companies had gotten better at keeping their cars nondescript so they wouldn’t be targeted by thieves, but they still had certain telltale signs. The bar code etched on the lower corner of the windshield was a dead giveaway, for instance.

“Backup’s coming,” Lee said. “Do you want to wait?”

Brandy crawled out of the cruiser. “No, Murphy’s long gone and it sounds like this Jim guy might need medical attention. Do you have a med kit? And maybe a print kit?”

“Everything’s in the trunk,” Lee said.

Brandy just happened to glance up at the front window as Lee fumbled around in the trunk. She saw a shadow move behind the curtains. Her hand went for her gun. “Somebody’s moving in there,” she whispered.

Lee raised his head, eyes widening. He glanced at the windows and nodded. “I’ll take the front,” he said. He slammed the trunk and drew his revolver.

Brandy jogged around back. The side of the house was fenced off, with a six-foot gate. There was no way to open it from the outside. She had to holster her gun and climb up high enough to reach the latch. Brandy was athletic. She didn’t have a problem getting up there, but it was an awkward stretch.

She had just managed to pull the latch when she heard the back door slide open. Brandy dropped to the ground and kicked the gate open, drawing her pistol in one swift motion. She raced up the side of the house and emerged in the backyard just as a tall, shadowy figure flew past her.

“Freeze!” she shouted. She lowered her stance and set her sights on the man. “STOP RIGHT THERE!” He put on a burst of speed and Brandy realized she was going to have to shoot him, or chase him down.

“Crap,” she muttered. She lowered the gun and broke into a run. She couldn’t shoot an unknown suspect in the back. Even if she knew for sure it was her suspect, it would have been tough to justify. Brandy ran along the edge of the yard at full tilt, past the pool, and then jumped the wire fence at the south end of the property.

She stopped there. She glanced up and down the trail, and along the beach. There was no one in sight. Lee came running up behind her.

“Did you see him?”

“Yeah. He got away.”

“It wasn’t Murphy.”

“No.” Brandy gave Lee a frustrated stare.

“The guy in the house is dead. Somebody blew his brains out.”

Brandy narrowed her eyebrows. “Wait… he was shot in the head? The guy in the house called 911 after he got shot in the head?”

“No. He was shot twice.

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