Murder Hammers! E-Book

Jim Riley

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

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

Beschreibung

Some people take fishing too seriously. Retired Admiral Bobby Burns did, and it cost him his life.

There is no shortage of suspects. His wife, Pattie Grace, is also accused of the murder. Niki Dupre, the most famous private investigator in Louisiana, doesn't believe her former Sunday School teacher could kill her husband.

Soon, the case turns from fishy to dangerous. But who killed the admiral?

Leseprobe

MURDER HAMMERS!

NIKI DUPRE SHORT STORIES BOOK 16

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

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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To the Most Beautiful

You Always Were

You Always Will Be

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

Murder Hammers!

Murder Wears Blue

CHAPTERONE

Keith and Murray Clement were not the most brilliant thieves in Livingston Parish. They hadn't done well in school. Keith, one year older than his brother, set the example for Murray. His leadership led both to drop out of Denham Springs High School before graduation. He also provided the path to the use of methamphetamines and marijuana.

Though they had no steady employment, the brothers paid for their vices through petty thefts. Nothing big. Tools were easy to peddle on Craigslist. And most couldn't be traced back to the original owners.

Even with their combined acumen in the lowest percentile in South Louisiana, the brothers recognized a golden opportunity. Hurricane Brenda ravished the southern bayous and marshes of the Pelican State with Category three winds as far north as the Mississippi border. Baton Rouge and the surrounding parishes bore the brunt of the wide bands of destruction. A mandatory evacuation left the city of Watson deserted.