Broken Family
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Broken Family
by Kevin Hopson
Genre Crime/Mystery
Tags Crime, mystery, death, murder, police, sheriff, suspect, investigation
Release March 21, 2014
Editor Christine I. Speakman
Line Editor Penny Ehrenkranz
Words 7100
Pages 34
ISBN 978-1-77127-499-9
Price $2.50
Back Cover
Sheriff Joseph Mauro is summoned to a local lake in Stone County, having received a report of a dead woman along the water’s shore. With foul play a possibility, he utilizes the help of his two female deputies in questioning family members and friends. As the three of them search for clues and possible motives, the case takes an unexpected turn, and Sheriff Mauro must rely on his instincts if he is going to weed out the killer.
Excerpt
“Who’s the victim?” A woman’s voice inquired from behind.
Joe didn’t even bother turning around. He knew who it was.
“Claire Gass,” he said. “Is Ira with you?”
“She’s coming down the hill right now,” the woman answered.
Joe rotated his head with his knee to the ground, looking in the direction of the deputy. Janelle Bowden, an African-American woman with wide brown eyes, stared back at him. Her coffee-colored hair was tied up in a bun.
“Looks like someone hit her over the head and dumped the body here,” Joe said. “A fisherman discovered her early this morning when he was putting his trailer in the water.”
“A forced drowning?” Janelle asked.
Joe shook his head. “I don’t think so. The body would be bloated and show signs of decay. Plus, it can take days or weeks for a drowned body to surface. They usually float on top of the water, not wash up on the shore of a still lake. This body is fresh. I figure she died in the last twelve hours.”
