Die Trying – Lynn Emery

“Yeah. Like that old joke says, every man deserves his decade in court. But you’re right. Holloway has already started working on his defense.” Charmaine turned her attention back to the twenty-seven inch monitor on her desk. “Oh, he’s going to have three or four strategies sketched out. But the mental state angle is smart no matter which way the DA jumps,” Jessi replied and continued scanning the screen in her hand.

“The food is minutes away.” “Great, cause all this talk about crime and trials has me hungry.” Charmaine sat back in her chair, gaze still on the monitor. “Cain had six charges on record. He was on house arrest once. Went through one of those court diversion programs for minor drug charges. Those are his adult cases. Juvenile records aren’t public.” “He was at Bridge City once.

Group homes twice after getting tossed from foster care. He ran off at sixteen and started dancing,” Jessi replied. “How did you—” The doorbell brought Jessi to her feet with a wide grin. “Hold that thought. Dinner is served.” For the next fifteen minutes they concentrated on filling their empty stomachs. Charmaine made a pitcher of hibiscus tea, her latest obsession and a nod to being healthy. She’d given up carbonated soft drinks and convinced Jessi to do the same. At least when she ate at Charmaine’s house.

The aroma of ribs and chicken wings filled the kitchen. They sat on stools at the butcher block island. Charmaine licked a thumb after she finished the last of a lemon pepper winglet. “Please say you didn’t break any laws to get Zac Cain’s juvenile records.” Charmaine squinted at her baby sister. “I plead the fifth.” Jessi laughed when Charmaine sucked her teeth. “Relax. I’ll take all the blame.” “Jessi, be serious. The criminal justice system doesn’t play when it comes to protecting information on minors.”

Charmaine wiped her hands on a moist towelette. “Okay, Miss Social Justice Warrior.” Jessi tossed a few fries in her mouth and chewed. “I don’t want us to be part of the problem, even if it helps our investigation. It’s bad enough ‘law and order’ fanatics like Senator O’Donovan have loosened confidentiality laws around delinquency records. It affects those kids for the rest of their lives.”

Charmaine huffed in outrage. “You preaching to the choir up in here.

Chapter 1 | Rock Meets Hard Place Chapter 2 | The Upside Down Chapter 3 | What’s Done in the Dark Chapter 4 | Ghost Story Chapter 5 | Why You Always Lyin’? Chapter 6 | Bad B*tches Rule Chapter 7 | A Corpse on My Good Rug Chapter 8 | Dirty Details Chapter 9 | Oh No She Didn’t Chapter 10 | Murder, She Spoke Chapter 11 | She’s a Bad Mama Jama Chapter 12 | Twists and Turns Chapter 13 | Shakedown Chapter 14 | Head Games Chapter 15 | One for the Money, Honey Chapter 16 | Fright Night Chapter 17 | Stick a Fork in ’Em, They’re Done Chapter 18 | What Goes Around Sign up for Lynn Emery’s Mailing List Also By Lynn Emery About the Author OceanofPDF.com D Chapter 1 Rock Meets Hard Place etective Bryan Harrison drummed neatly manicured fingers on his desk while Charmaine stared back at him, channeling her baby sister’s warrior princess attitude.

Jessi would be cussing right about now. Charmaine had more restraint. Usually. Monday mornings always sucked. She ignored the bright sunshine of mid-April outside Harrison’s office window. Their meeting had started off amicably enough. Five minutes of chitchat. How’s the wife and kids? Junior Harrison—well he wasn’t a junior but whatever—was a STEM whiz kid freshman at Tulane. So proud. Harrison’s fifteen-year-old daughter had recently gone boy crazy. Charmaine said it’s a normal teenage girl phase. Harrison said he hoped it would end tomorrow. Yada-yada, blah-blah. And then the pitch.

The real reason Harrison had oh-so-politely asked Charmaine to fit him into her busy schedule, which wasn’t all that busy. A case. A supernatural shitstorm of a case, in fact. “No,” Charmaine said when Harrison opened his mouth to speak. “I don’t think you grasp the significance of this threat. A very important man’s mother is worried,” Harrison intoned. “Oh dear. How awful,” Charmaine replied in her best deadpan tone.

He stood and continued to study her for a few moments. Then he turned his back to Charmaine and stared out the window of his office. He clasped his hands behind his back. Over six feet tall, Harrison looked impressive in his dark-blue suit and ivory shirt. The look was completed by a lime green- and navy-striped silk tie. He was a policeman with political ambitions. Handsome with skin the color of milk chocolate, educated, and a family man. Perfect look for campaign flyers. “You mean he’s important to you.

I couldn’t care less if his racist ass is being haunted.” Charmaine drained the last of the coffee from the cup he’d served her. “Nice brew, though.

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