Assignment Silverbanks: James McCloud Texas Ranger

by Curtis Hawk

Mallory had a way of conducting himself…quite unappealing but a price one had to pay in such a line of work. He dumped a hefty file onto his desk, the papers slid out nearly perfectly aligned with each other, slanting down until they touched the table.
“Dead husband, missing wife….” Mallory turned away and walked back to his office, barely hazarding a glance in Jim’s direction.

Jim shook his head, and opened the file, looking at the case report. Husband, was a Taylor Jameson, shot three times in the chest, execution style. He was married, so there was no “mysterious partner.” Taylor’s wife had been kidnapped shortly after the murder. The old school forensics team confirmed the spray of blood on the edge of the corridor wall in front of the main door was not Taylor’s but his wife Rita’s.
Rita was buxom, but fit at the waist. Her hair was tucked back behind her left ear. A pretty lady…

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 17, 2015