When the receptionist called for her to go into the doctor’s office fifteen minutes later, she was pleasantly surprised at not having to wait longer.“Silver Cassidy. Long time no see. Come in and have a seat. I only have a few minutes until my next patient, but please, sit.” Dr. Thelma Weiss was ...
He’d arrived a half hour earlier, left his car near the main road, and walked the rest of the way, his bag over his shoulder and his pistol in his pocket, the suppressor alongside it where he could fit it in a matter of moments.The villa would pose a challenge – he’d spotted four competent-lookin...
The space was small, twenty by twenty, with a roll-up door and a few electrical outlets – plus the worktable at which El Rey stood, patiently adjusting his project with a toolkit that lay spread across most of the top. A heavy, green vice was mounted to the edge, and he’d wedged two neoprene mous...
“Roger that. Which direction? I don’t have a visual,” the driver responded, instantly alert. “South-west.” “Speed? Is he walking, or driving?” the driver demanded, straining to see. He nudged his partner into readiness and started the engine. “Twenty-five kilometers per hour. Driving, I’d say. No...
They took advantage of the shallow conditions to cross back and forth, reasoning that if the dogs couldn’t easily find the scent for a few hundred yards, it might take them many hours to find it again, especially as Jax and Nugget were wading in several feet of water.The baying of the bloodhounds...
That wasn’t surprising – the Federales, like all law enforcement agencies, were a tight-knit group, and when something as shocking as an execution attempt against the ranking member of the elite anti-cartel task force took place, the news would spread like wildfire. Cruz was in no mood for length...
The nightspot was a trendy place, expensive, with small portions and big attitudes, the heady smell of pricy cologne and exotic perfume blending with the palpable scent of money in the air. Ben secretly hated places like it, but his companion loved nothing more than seeing and being seen, and he ...
The cartel boss was both fascinated and repelled by the ‘after’ image of Altamar – and this was a man who saw death on an almost daily basis. “Jesus fucking Christ. What did you do to him?” Valiente exclaimed. El Rey shrugged. “Acid.” “Fuck, kid. You’re one sick bastard, I’ll grant you that. I ne...
Drug Enforcement Agency into his office and closed the door. He’d worked closely with John Rode and Bill Stephens for years. While not exactly friends, the men had mutual respect for each other. John and Bill had been doing a thankless job for over a decade – trying to plug a cork into a fire hos...
A seemingly endless parade of buzzing motor scooters made kamikaze runs in and out of the speeding traffic, their pilots seemingly fearless, immune to the effects of any ill-timed braking or a swinging fender. Sirens pierced the night as the ambulances mobilized to scrape up what was left of the ...