Kill Tide by Timothy Fagan

Author:Timothy Fagan [Fagan, Timothy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781732459649
Publisher: Fireclay Books
Published: 2020-04-10T16:00:00+00:00

Pepper was pretty excited to learn what Dennis Cole had found out. He arrived at Cole and Brad’s place, a small duplex on Cardinal Street, a few minutes before seven.

He could see Cole’s red work truck with its large silver toolbox parked on the street. Cole had parked his Harley-Davidson bike in front of it. Pepper didn’t see Brad St. John’s old white van.

Pepper waited in his truck until seven o’clock sharp. The news on the radio focused on the Greenhead Snatcher and a great white shark sighting by three surfers at Nauset Beach in Orleans, close to his location. The announcer said the sharks were there for the seals, not the people. Pepper wondered, Would sharks be that picky? Food was food…

He wondered what tourists were thinking about Cape Cod since the Greenhead snatching had begun—that now it was dangerous in the water and on land?

Pepper walked to the front door and rang the bell. He had the list of Emmas in his hand, a folded piece of paper.

No answer.

He rang again with the same result.

He sat down on the front steps and waited. Maybe Cole was in the shower or something?

Waited five minutes, rang again. Nothing.

Pepper stretched and walked around the side of the building to check the backyard. He was grateful there wasn’t a dog, but he didn’t find Cole either. Hmm.

Pepper returned to the front door and rang again. Still nothing. Then he tried the handle. It was unlocked. He poked in his head and yelled Cole’s name.

Still no answer.

Now fully annoyed, Pepper entered. But quickly stopped. A puddle of red liquid stained the hallway floor. More blood was splattered on the walls leading to the kitchen.

Oh my God. Oh my God.

It had to be blood. Was it from Dennis Cole? Or possibly… Brad St. John?

Pepper knew enough about crime scenes to quickly and gingerly back out the front door. He pulled out his cell phone and called his dad. When his call dumped to voice mail, Pepper called again.

Eventually, his dad picked up.

Pepper told his dad the basics of what he’d found and his dad told him to wait outside. He did. He was sitting on the front steps when Fester Timmins jogged up the walkway a minute later.

Damn. At least he was wearing black sweatpants and a polo shirt.

The man froze when he saw Pepper. “Pepper Ryan, like a bad penny! What’re you doing here?”

“I could ask you the same thing. You should take off if you don’t want to get caught up in a crime scene.”

Timmins put on sunglasses he’d been carrying. “I was nearby and had my police scanner on when Dispatch put out this address. Lots of first responders inbound. I thought it might be part of the Snatcher crimes they’re trying to pin on my client.”

Police sirens grew in the distance, and a minute later a marked patrol car slid to a stop at the curb. Officer Dooley hopped out, his red hair shining in the sunlight.

Pepper wished he was anywhere else.

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