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- Herausgeber: Next Chapter
- Kategorie: Krimi
- Sprache: Englisch
When a girl's body is discovered with a missing toe, her father hires Niki Dupre to find the murderer.
With prostitutes, pimps, a rehab clinic and a mysterious huge man all involved, Niki has to delve deep into the Baton Rouge underground to solve this one.
But what is the meaning of the missing toe?
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MURDER MINUS TOES
NIKI DUPRE SHORT STORIES BOOK 15
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
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Author's Notes
About the Author
Copyright (C) 2021 Jim Riley
Layout design and Copyright (C) 2022 by Next Chapter
Published 2022 by Next Chapter
Edited by Flatworld
Cover art by CoverMint
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.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the author’s permission.
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
CHAPTERONE
Rose. Not Rosie. Not Roseanne. Not Roxie. Just Rose. That is how the cream-colored girl was known on Airline Highway. She had a reason to be at that locale. It was where the lonely men of Baton Rouge came to find a professional date.
Midsummer. Hot and humid. Her thick black hair clung to her head and neck. Beads of sweat covered her brow. The lower back of her shirt stuck to her skin. Even when the sun fell, the heat and humidity remained.
"We gots to find a better way, girl," the hooker next to Rose said. "This ain't no way to make a living."
"It's the only way we have," Rose said quietly. She didn't use street talk until a john arrived. For some strange reason, they preferred to think less of the women performing sexual acts with them. Instead, they choose to see her as an object lesser than themselves.
"Maybes for youse. You gets dates every night," the older hooker said. "The rest of us stand on our feets all night and don't get diddly."
Rose had an advantage. Her father was a strong Caucasian of European ancestry. Her mother was an Egyptian with high cheekbones and an aura of grace. The girl on the street inherited the best of both.
Even in a predominantly white high school, Rose was most popular. Certainly the most desired by the male students. The flawless, creamy skin attracted guys of all races.
She tried crack cocaine. She combined cocaine with opioids. Her parents paid her a generous allowance, more in a month than most students received in a year. It wasn't enough to support her new habits.
The easiest way to make ends meet was to use her incredible looks. At first, she would comply with a boy's wishes in exchange for the drugs that set her free. Eventually, she accepted cash.
Now she spent ten to fifteen nights a month walking on Airline Highway with the rest of the hookers. She never had trouble with any of them. Once a pimp threatened her. After facing the barrel of the .25 caliber pistol, he left her alone. She knew he wouldn't stay away forever. Sooner or later, there would be a showdown.
A huge pickup truck with a camper shell pulled beside her. The glasses were tinted so dark that the driver was invisible.
"Don't you do it, girl," the older hooker said. "Don't never get in a truck with no camper or a van with no windows."
Rose usually heeded the advice of the women who had been on the street much longer than she had. Another drop of sweat fell down her face. To get out of the oppressive heat, she jumped in the cab.
