Sheriff by Laura Scott

Sheriff by Laura Scott

Author:Laura Scott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-05-20T16:00:00+00:00


TEN

Julianne glanced at Brody’s stern profile as he navigated the curvy highway. She could tell he was beating himself up for not thinking of Kurt Royce’s telltale scar sooner, and knew this wasn’t the time to bring up her second theory.

That one of his own deputies might be working with Nate and the gunman.

Turning the sequence of events over and over in her mind, she couldn’t help but think an insider was the most likely explanation. Nate and his accomplice may have gotten lucky by catching a glimpse of her small K-9 logo on her SUV parked outside Rusty’s, and she could also agree they’d set the trap with the bloody towels at the Broke Spoke, but finding her and Brody at the Thoroughbred Inn? That stretched the realm of her imagination. It just didn’t seem likely.

Although, to be fair, Nate and Brody had been friends for over ten years. It was entirely possible that Nate knew Brody well enough to figure out where he’d go next, staying one step ahead of him that way. Still, she knew Brody was smart enough to avoid any hiding places that his former friend might remember.

Most cops didn’t believe in coincidences, leading her back to a potential inside leak.

Yet wouldn’t his officers be loyal to Brody? Why turn criminal, for the money? Maybe. But just because she didn’t like Deputy Dan Hanson much, with his sexist attitude toward women, didn’t mean he would join forces with Otwell and the gunman.

She could drive herself crazy going around and around about this.

Deciding to keep her thoughts to herself for now, she let Thunder out of the back before following Brody inside the sheriff’s department headquarters. A black-haired woman with gray strands framing her face sat at a large desk lined with four wide computer screens. Other than giving them a wave and Thunder a curious glance, she didn’t say anything, obviously listening to the chatter going on through her headset as her fingers flew across the keyboard.

“That’s my most senior dispatcher, Corrine Haley,” Brody said as he unlocked his office. “She’s been a rock during these past few days. She’s been putting in extra hours so that I can use more hands in the field. I don’t even want to think about what my overtime bill is going to look like. The mayor is not going to be happy if I don’t have anything to show for it.”

“I hear you,” she agreed, knowing that budget concerns plagued every agency, even federal government agencies with highly secret missions such as their K-9 unit. “Don’t worry, we’ll find him.”

He gave a curt nod, then dropped into the chair behind his desk, quickly booting up his computer. She stood near his shoulder, watching him work. Several keystrokes later, he’d pulled up the database and began a search for Kurt Royce.

The image that popped up on the screen made her gasp. Same narrow face framed by greasy blond hair, beady eyes and scar at the corner of his mouth.



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