Jan 12, 2025
That summer was a blur for Lane. He had to unlearn everything he’d learned in the academy and learn Slattery’s way of policing. Rule number one –– the law was whatever was convenient for Slattery. Rule number two –– when in doubt, refer to rule number one. Rule...
Aug 17, 2022
As Lane reached his early teens, he gained a reputation as a vicious, angry, spoiled rich kid. Thrown out of all the best private schools in the state, his mother hired private tutors. He ignored them and did as he pleased during their sessions, claiming he could...
May 15, 2018
Maybe it was the helplessness that turned him on. Maybe it was the feeling he controlled life and death. Whatever it was, Lane Richards loved preying on the weak. He’d been this way since he could remember. Weaker things deserved to be hurt. And now Officer...
Apr 11, 2018
Brock tightened his finger on the trigger. Just as the man was about to speak, Brock aimed over his accomplice’s shoulder and pumped two quick shots into the man’s chest. Words never made it out of his mouth. Officer Richards raced to the doorway, gun...
Apr 11, 2018
Officer Brock Slattery groaned as his alarm went off, a thin slit of sunshine glaring through his makeshift blinds. Another night of horrible dreams. He rolled over and bashed a meaty fist on the clock. Slattery never hit snooze. Years of training as a boxer had...
Feb 21, 2018
Eddie shoved Reed roughly to the filthy ground. Whispering to Manny, he said “Things went bad, real bad. The driver had private security with him. They tried to grab me. I killed one of them.” “I already told Fat Frank what happened. He’s...
Feb 13, 2018
Manny recognized their captive’s voice with a start. It was his former classmate Reed Chancellor. Reed’s parents owned a large manufacturing company, worth tens of millions. Reed was born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth. By the time he was...
Feb 12, 2018
Eddie Loco aka Eddie Perez, got his name from his occasionally erratic behavior. A street tough, he was brutish but generally good natured. Manny and Eddie were childhood friends, watching each other’s backs since they were in primary school. Eddie was a...
Feb 11, 2018
Manny stepped into the sunshine, took a deep breath and smiled contentedly. Today was going to be a great day. Mom had prepared a breakfast of black beans over rice, with fried eggs on the side. She knew he was a drug addict but still treated him like her little...
Feb 9, 2018
The night had gone uneventfully so far. A few of her regulars, a tourist looking for a quickie, and an older family-looking man she’d just finished with in his car. As Anastacia stepped back onto the dark street she felt an uncomfortable feeling she was being...
