Slow Kill by Michael Mcgarrity

Author:Michael Mcgarrity
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Horses, Horse breeders - Crimes against, Police Procedural, Murder, Police - New Mexico - Santa Fe, Horses - Breeding, Mystery & Detective, Kerney, Horse breeders, Political, Fiction, Kevin (Fictitious character), Ranchers - Crimes against, Investigation, Mystery fiction, Ranchers, California, General, Police chiefs
ISBN: 9780451411938
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Published: 2005-08-02T04:36:29+00:00

Price walked Ellie out to the parking lot and said nothing until they reached her cruiser. Before retiring as an Army nurse, he’d supervised an intensive care unit, overseeing other nurses, technicians, and support staff, coordinating services with physicians, therapists, and pharmacists, managing the day-today operations.

Price wholeheartedly supported Macy’s position. Ellie had to stop being a loose cannon for her own good and the department’s.

“You don’t look too badly chewed on,” he said as Ellie unlocked the cruiser door.

“I’m not. Is Macy going to keep you on the case?”

“Yeah. Why do you ask?”

“Because unless Claudia Spalding’s lover confirms her complicity in the murder, which he hasn’t done yet, we won’t be able to charge her. The hard evidence just isn’t there.”

“What are you saying?” Price asked.

“Right now, the only way to implicate her is by building a circumstantial case. Spalding showed me a legal document that supposedly gave her permission from her husband to engage in extramarital affairs. The lawyer who drew it up said it was valid, but is it truly?”

“Good question. I’ll get a warrant for the original and run it through questioned documents.”

Ellie began to say more, shook it off, and got into the vehicle.

“What?” Price asked, holding the door open.

“Nothing,” Ellie replied. “But if a Sergeant Ramona Pino from the Santa Fe Police Department passes along any anonymous tips, you might want to check them out.”

Ellie’s intuition, her ability to absorb details, her perseverance, and her superior intelligence put her far beyond the pack as an investigator. But she could be bull-headed, a trait that had caused her trouble in the past.

“Don’t risk your stripes, Ellie,” he said.

“I wouldn’t think of it,” she said, pulling the car door closed.

Price watched her drive off, wondering if he should share his gut feeling about her with Macy. He decided to let it ride. Maybe Ellie could keep herself from going over the line.

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