Miami Requiem (Deborah Jones Crime Thriller Series Book 1) by J.B. Turner

Author:J.B. Turner [Turner, J.B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Florida crime, pulp, Contemporary Women, Hard-Boiled, vigilante, Assassination, noir, Conspiracy, military thriller
Publisher: No Way Back Press
Published: 2014-01-13T07:00:00+00:00

18

Back in her room, Deborah locked the door. Her heart was racing and her mind was in meltdown. She called Faith. She knew that her friend would be putting the kids from a local middle-school soccer team through their paces. When Faith answered, Deborah heard the excited shouts from children in the background.

‘Can we speak for a second, Faith?’ Her voice cracked with emotion as she paced the room.

‘Of course, honey. What’s going on?’

‘I’m scared. I’m really scared, Faith. I don’t know what I’m‌—‌’

‘Hey, slow down, honey. Now, what’s the problem?’

‘You’re not going to believe this, but I’ve just been threatened by the Mob. I know it sounds nuts. But I’m in Naples, in my hotel room, and I’m terrified to leave in case something happens to me.’

‘Hold on one second, honey.’ Deborah heard Faith shout at one of the parents to take charge for five minutes. A few moments later, she was back on the phone. ‘Okay‌—‌first of all, who threatened you?’

‘It doesn’t matter, but he’s bad. And I’m scared.’

‘Shit.’

‘I feel like I’m losing my mind. I’m wondering if my boss, Sam Goldberg, could have set this up. It was his idea for me to stay at the Ritz, after all.’

‘Now that’s just plain silly.’

‘I don’t know who I can trust. It’s like how I felt back in San Francisco after the‌—‌’

‘Okay, honey, this is what you do. You pack your bags and get back to Miami, right now, and you tell your boss everything, okay?’

Deborah sobbed. ‘I don’t know if I can do this. He said that one of the boys that raped me is living in Miami.’

‘If you’re being threatened, maybe it’s a good idea to back off.’

‘I can’t. I wanted this story.’

‘Then you’ve got to find the strength to go on. You can do it. There’s nothing you can’t achieve, girl, you hear me? You’re going to do it.’

‘I’m not tough like you.’

‘Think of your daddy, Deborah.’

‘What’s he got to do with this?’

‘Remember you told me about him in Mississippi during the civil-rights marches?’

‘So?’

‘He didn’t back down, did he?’

‘No.’

‘They spat on him, but he kept on marching. Marching for the right to vote… Marching for the right to exist as an equal. To exist as a human being.’

Deborah felt ashamed of the fear she felt. ‘I’m not him.’

‘I’m not saying you are. But if you want to do this, seems like you’ve got to come out of your shell and show them what you’re made of.’

‘I’m not as brave as my daddy. I’m not brave at all.’

‘You’re tougher than you think.’

Suddenly Deborah felt less afraid. ‘Okay. Thank you, Faith. You’re a real friend. I’ll call you when I get back home.’

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