Excerpt:
Greel stared openmouthed, while a Channel 7 reporter recapped what millions of Las Vegas viewers had witnessed—a senior Metropolitan Police Department officer killing another cop and disposing of the body. A banner declared: “Captain Michael Greel - LVMPD Chief, Homicide & Robbery.”
“Wow, Mikey! Academy award-winning performance!”
The wavering, ghostly image beside Greel was grinning broadly. Maybe laughing. Mikey couldn’t tell. The pounding of blood in the officer’s ears had blanked out other sounds—even Erik Steele’s voice.
In a trance, Greel slowly swung his feet off the bed and opened a nightstand drawer. He withdrew an H&K USP Tactical .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun from a metal box of cash, jacked the slide, and verified the hammer was cocked.
His tormented mind vaguely marveled that he was holding the second sidearm stolen from Erik Steele’s condominium, shortly after Steele was gunned down. ….
