Today’s
excerpt is from Assassin I Am, a stand-alone book featuring new character Fred
Dupree and some old friends…including Hector Garcia and Jim Scott. Rosemary officially joins Fred on his mission. Enjoy and have a fantastic day.
m.j.
When Fred got
back to his condo, Harvey was there, talking to Rosemary. They had been having a nice long discussion,
and both had decided they liked each other a good deal. They also both had drinks. When Fred came in, Rosemary hopped up and
poured one for him. He took it with
thanks, sat down and grinned.
Harvey looked at
him and asked, “They’re ready to fly, aren’t they?”
“Yes…thank you
for asking. My current plan is to leave
for L.A. sometime tomorrow. Any
objections?”
“None. Go when you want. After reaming my ass with a boat oar, both
the Secretary and Director are on board with Rosemary being your new
partner. I must say those targets and
the results of your St. Louis operation went a long way in getting them to agree. Both of them are also good friends of this
Hector Garcia fella—and the Director has already called him, to expect to hear
from you. Garcia is also a very close
friend of the guy who paid for your hideaway in Sedona. From what I was told, they are both rich as
hell. Garcia, by the way, is
semi-retired, but told the Director he would personally handle giving you any
assistance needed.
“Also, on the
L.A. front, Homeland is now monitoring all three mosques in your report. Actually, one was already being
monitored—obviously not too well, because we had no negative information coming
out of the place. I’ll give you the
contact information, with the man in charge of that operation, before you
go. Oh, I forgot something about
Garcia. He is fully aware of what you’re
up to, and told the Director he has some pertinent info to pass on to you.”
“He must be
something, for the Director to tell him all, Harv. Wonder what his background is, and how he
knows the Secretary and Director so well.”
“Don’t know, but
both talked about him like he was some sort of god or something—the guy who
paid for your place in Sedona, too. Want
me to pick you up…and if so, when?”
“Yes—and I’ll
let you know when.”
Harvey nodded
and left. Alone with Rosemary, Fred
joked, “Okay, little Miss Assassin—you’re in.
Don’t blow it by getting me killed, please. I’ve grown accustomed to your bod.”
“Thank you—and I
yours…bod, that is. You’re safe if you
don’t do anything stupid that I can’t cover for. Seriously, darling, I finally feel I’m in the
right spot in my life for the first time.
What I mean is, I feel alive…totally
alive. I think I was born for this. Let’s go kill some damned Muslims.”
“Can we start
with terrorist Muslims?”
“Oh, sure. But when we get done with them, we go after
the rest of ‘em before they become terrorists.”
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