30 Days by G. R. Case
We are delighted to welcome crime novelist G. R. Case to Omnimystery News today.
G. R.'s debut thriller is 30 Days (Cool Blue Books; April 2014 trade paperback and ebook formats) and we are pleased to introduce you to it with an excerpt. (G. R. will be with us again later in the month, when we'll talk more about it.)
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Night time — An arrow has pinned Detective Rodgers' arm to a tree …
MARCUS! I KNOW YOU DID THIS! WHAT you're doing with Troy and little Brittany is wrong!" His voice carried through the crisp night air. "This is not the way to make things right for Tonisha! You're no better than he is if you murder him and his daughter! It's not too late to turn back!"
Marcus yelled back, still in hiding. "It's already too late! I've done some things, Detective, that I'm not proud of to get retribution on Mr. Troy Edwards! See, Detective Rodgers, just like Ranger Wyatt, Mr. Edwards will die! And little Brittany … I will deal with later! Detective Rodgers, you will, how can I say this? You will perish also! I didn't want it to go down like this, but you've forced my hand! You shouldn't have come here! You have no right to interfere with real justice, Detective!" Marcus's voice seemed to echo and surround Rodgers with every harsh, espoused statement.
Rodgers aimed the gun toward the house, barn, and woods to follow the voice. "Marcus, think about your sister, Diane! I told her I would bring you back safe! You're not going to make me break my promise, are you?"
"Don't you dare bring my sister into this! Keep her name out of your mouth! I'm doing this to give her some sense of peace! Peace in knowing that the man that killed her baby has been executed! I don't care what happens to me! It's irrelevant at this point!"
"Marcus! This ain't right, man! Our system doesn't work perfect all the time! I know that!"
"I know, the system doesn't work unless you're wealthy, then everybody can be bought! So for the average guy like me … this is my justice! Right here! Right now! There are no appeals in my criminal justice system! The guilty don't go free in my system! You can have your system and I'll take mine!" he said, walking calmly through the woods with his night-vision goggles on.
"Marcus, doing this will not make you whole again! Tonisha is not coming back! Your sister needs you! Think about her!"
Marcus walked behind him. He slapped the gun out of his hand. "I am."
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G. R. Case
G. R. Case resides just outside of the Chicago area with his family. His passion is crafting every story by taking the reader on a journey into the minds of vast characters. In addition to storytelling, he enjoys following his favorite Chicago sports teams. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and a Masters of Arts in Sociology.
For more information about the author, please visit his website at GRCase.com or find him on Facebook and Twitter.
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30 Days
G. R. Case
A Crime Thriller
Vengeance is due …
Marcus Freling is a military veteran working as a mail carrier enjoying life. His pride and joy is his thirteen-year-old niece. Innocence is lost when her young life is snuffed out by a senseless random drive-by shooting in Harlem, NY. Over the next several months, Marcus's sorrow turns to anger. Anger gives way for a yearning to inflict vengeance on Troy, the drug dealer, whom fired the kill shot. Troy is questioned by Detective Rodgers about the murder but is released due to lack of evidence.
Marcus lurks in the shadows of Troy's existence, fiendishly watching his every move over the next year. He kidnaps Troy and holds him hostage in a secluded farmhouse in the Catskill Mountains. He heaps unrelenting torture upon Troy over the next thirty days. He insanely serves as the defense attorney, prosecutor, and judge at Troy's mock trial in a barn behind the house. Rodgers uncovers Marcus's plot and ventures into the mountains to stop him. Will he get there before it is too late?
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