Buck Fever (Blanco County Mysteries) - Plot & Excerpts
MARLIN SAID, as he watched the thin trail of blood meander down his chin. He always seemed to nick himself shaving when he was preoccupied. It was nearly eight o'clock and Becky—still “Nurse Cameron” in his mind—would be at his house shortly. He splashed a little warm water on his face and that helped to stem the flow of blood. He had shaved and showered that morning, prior to his full day of Wildlife Commission meetings, but it always made him feel relaxed and comfortable to freshen up again before a long night. And poachers typically made the nights right before deer season busy ones. Rural residents would place calls reporting rifle fire, spotlights sweeping fields and hillsides, and vehicles trespassing onto their property. It wasn't unusual for Marlin to get home at four or five in the morning, just hours before first light and the official start of one of the most anticipated annual events in Texas. Sometimes Marlin would catch a few hours of sleep and then head out in the morning to check hunters’ licenses, make the usual rounds to the butcher shops and taxidermists, and answer calls as they came in from the dispatcher.
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