Tap That (The Booker Thrillers Book 2) by John W. Mefford

Author:John W. Mefford [Mefford, John W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Private Investigator, private detective, pi thriller, pi thriller series, african american thriller, action pi books, action thriller books
Publisher: Sugar Hill Press
Published: 2021-02-22T16:00:00+00:00

21

I bounded down the staircase so loudly, a few patrons actually jerked their heads my way when my Doc Martens smacked the first-floor concrete. Henry Cho, the small-framed son of Chinese and Filipino parents, who’d saved my ass from being kicked out of UT and, with that, likely enabled a cocky kid from south Dallas to live a productive life, leaned an elbow on the ledge at the standing bar.

He was tipping his head back, slurping in the last suds of his draft beer.

“Booker, I told Justin to let you know, but he was too lazy to go tell you.”

I stood there, my eyes wide open, then quickly scanned the room for Justin. “What’s up?”

Henry tugged blue-striped sleeves out of his tan blazer, cashmere it appeared, then he pulled a container from his pocket and sprayed into his mouth. “I’ve got a date tonight.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Well, uh...I didn’t know until late this afternoon. It’s one of those Internet match-making sites. Says I have the perfect match.” He ran fingers through a thick head of hair.

“Cool.”

“Anything quick?” he asked, looking at his reflection in a mirror over my shoulder.

One of the smartest and persuasive people I’d been around—lawyer or not—Henry was a pretty straight-laced guy, both in his behavior and attire. Education, the pursuit of knowledge, had been driven into his daily routine since he could walk. Now, perhaps he saw others his age finding that special person, and he realized life was too short not to share it with someone you care about.

“Well, I was hoping you could give me some insight into the homicide case at Winspear last week.”

“You were there, right?”

“Me and about sixty other people. Lots of drama, I’m telling you. Britney and I had met Courtney just a week earlier. Amazing talent. Seeing her dead, a bullet in her forehead...no matter how many you’ve seen, it’s disturbing.”

Henry paused, glanced at the painted concrete, then said, “Honestly, the only thing I’ve heard is the list of suspects is wide and no one is high on their list. I was told not to expect charges any time soon.”

The assistant district attorney for Dallas County arched his neck to check out his mug in the mirror again, scrubbing a finger across white teeth, adjusting his collar inside his sport coat.

Grabbing his shoulders inside my large hands, I gave him a coach-like nod. “Are you ready?”

“Yep.”

“Be prepared for the spin move.”

“Spin move?”

“Don’t get bogged down on one particular move. Just be ready to zig when she zags.”

“Zig, zag. Right. I think.”

I popped his shoulder. “Don’t stay out too late on the first date. It’s a friendly cat-and-mouse game.”

He looked puzzled. “Am I the cat or mouse?”

“You don’t want to open up too much. Just enough to make her intrigued.”

“Not too much,” he said with a nod.

“And remember, it’s all about her.”

Alisa flew by just then. “Some guys never understand that part. Just remember, Henry, who’s giving you relationship advice.” She gave me a wry wink over her shoulder.

“What about Britney?” I shouted after her.

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