Murder By Mistake E-Book

Jim Riley

• Herausgeber: Next Chapter
• Kategorie: Krimi
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Beschreibung

Revenge for the murder of your father is a powerful motive.

Twigg Tidwell fits the identity of a killer, though he is only sixteen years old. Niki Dupre does not believe Twigg is guilty, but must overcome sloppy police work and predetermined biases to prove it.

After another murder takes place, the trail leads back to the son of the dead man left in the parking lot. But who really committed the murders?

Leseprobe

MURDER BY MISTAKE

NIKI DUPRE SHORT STORIES BOOK 8

JIM RILEY

CONTENTS

Mysteries by Jim Riley

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Notes

About the Author

Copyright (C) 2021 Jim Riley

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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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MYSTERIES BY JIM RILEY

Hawk Theriot & Kristi Blocker full-length Mysteries

Murder in the Atchafalaya

Murder in Lake Palourde

Murder by Rougarou

Hawk Theriot & Kristi Blocker Short Story Mysteries

Murder at the Haunted House

Murder in the Cemetery

Wade Dalton & Sam Cates full-length Mysteries

The Girl in the Woods

Murder by Moccasin

Stranded in the Swamp

Wade Dalton & Sam Cates Short Story Mysteries

The Philandering Father

Murder for Lease

Murder and Rubber Chicken

Murder of the Mayor

Niki Dupre full-length Mysteries

Murder on Spirit Island

Murder at Tiger Eye

Murder & Billy Bailey

Murder in Louisiana Politics

Murder Under the Sun

Murder Goes to the Dogs

Murder for Peace

Murder &Needles

Niki Dupre Short Story Mysteries

Murder in the Cards

Murder of the Sheriff

Murder on Autopilot

Murder for Art

Murder Explodes with a Bang

Murder on Loan

Murder at the Washateria

Murder by Mistake

Murder Weighs on You

Murder Burns

Murder by Decapitation

Murder in the Hills

Murder Steals

Murder & 'Yer Out!'

Murder Minus Toes

CHAPTERONE

Dale Tidwell was drunk. Not a little bit wasted. He was totally inebriated. But he was accustomed to being like that. Every Friday and Saturday night, he declared a “boy’s night out.” This was Saturday, and he still had a hangover from Friday. Still, Dale showed few outward signs of the effects of alcohol.

He talked without slurring his words. He walked without teetering. Years of alcohol abuse had brought him to this point. Though there weren’t any outward indications, that didn't mean his brain was working at normal speed.

When a man bumped into him without apologizing, he didn't accept such behavior. He followed the man to the bathroom. A small crowd slowed the man, allowing Dale to catch up. Then Dale did something stupid.

Dale tapped the large man on the shoulder. When the other fellow turned around, Dale cold-cocked him, dropping the fellow to the floor. He didn't move. Three bar patrons carried the fallen man outside, and dropped him by the dumpster.

CHAPTERTWO

The .357 Dan Wesson revolver rested on top of the hood of the jacked-up truck. The man holding it had a score to settle. And tonight, he would.

Every time the door opened, the man expected his target to walk out. But each time, for over two hours, he was disappointed. None of the exiting patrons paid any notice to the truck parked by the dumpster. In fact, they avoided looking at the origin of the stench.

Finally, eight minutes before closing time, Dale walked out of the door. As usual, he was alone.

The dim lights illuminated the area enough for the man to see the bead at the end of the eight-inch barrel. He adjusted the vertical position until the bead filled the gap between the V sight. Then he exhaled a long breath as Dale closed within ten feet, almost point-blank range.

When fire exploded from the end of the barrel, it surprised the shooter. It also surprised Dale. At first, he could make no sense of the deafening noise so close. Then his chest burned. His first thought was of the late shot of tequila. Maybe it was one too many.