Invaded by Jennifer M Eaton

Author:Jennifer M Eaton [Eaton, Jennifer M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Galactic Razor
Published: 2018-09-28T16:00:00+00:00

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For the first time John could remember, he was the one handing Art a cup of coffee. His friend’s sunken gaze rose to the cup before returning to his folded hands.

“You look like shit,” John said. “Now I wish I added a shot of espresso.”

Art choked a laugh.

John settled at the table. “Your dad?”

He nodded. “Long night. Touch and go for a bit.”

“Then what the hell are you doing here?”

Art finally looked up. “I can’t sit there and look at him lying in that hospital bed anymore. I need to work. I need to think about something else.” He pointed at the war board. “I’ve reviewed all of the domestic disturbances and about half of the tickets Doogan issued. Anything that smelled of motive I printed and tacked up for you.”

Dozens of papers hung at haphazard angles among photographs of the crime scene. That much data would have taken hours to go through with a team, let alone one man.

“How long have you been here?” John asked.

“You don’t want to know.”

But he did want to know. How awake had Art been while he reviewed those files? Was he in the right mindset to not miss anything?

Art walked to the war board and shifted one of the sheets that had partially covered Doogan’s bruised face. “I think you were right about the aggravated assault. This bastard either hated Doogan, or hated cops.”

“Then let’s figure out which.”

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