by K O'Hanlon
Toni had been right about one thing. Sam was a creep. Photos of her were recovered from Sam’s phone and laptop. All had been used to entice and encourage a man to kill. Even a teenage boy in Chicago had been conned out of money. His family were well connected and not to be messed with.
Sam’s death was most likely a hit by a member of the Costa family, two of whom had been in the area at the time.
Steve had been right when he said burn it. Mike would burn it and take the information to the grave with him. Nothing good could come from telling anyone least of all Ben’s mother and father. Mike now had the responsibility of keeping his wife and children safe and he didn’t want a showdown with a Chicago family.
He sat there for ages going over and over everything he now knew about his brother.
The sound of Pauline’s car on the gravel outside brought him back to the present. He threw the whole report and the photos onto the open fire and watched them burn. Tears were still flowing uncontrolled down his face.
The front door opened and he heard the rush of his two children racing through the hall towards the lounge with their excited voices. Benny was the loudest.
“Daddy! Look what we got at the zoo!”
They ran straight at him and launched themselves into his arms. One held a soft toy penguin and the other had a giraffe.
Grace wiped a tear from Mike’s cheek. “Don’t cry daddy, mummy got you a keyring.”
Pauline dropped her keys on the hall table and stood watching them through the door as Mike hugged them close almost crushing them to his chest. The brown envelope that Steve had given him lay empty on the floor. “Mike, are you ok?”
He raised his head and looked at her. She saw the tears in his eyes reflecting the burning flames of Sam’s file in the open fire.
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Twist of Fate
A Crime Novel – By K O’Hanlon
For release in 2019
If you enjoyed Deception Love & Murder look out for the sequel, Twist of Fate.
Michael Fairchild and his wife think it’s all over until out of the blue they receive anonymous threatening mail.
With their lives in jeopardy the race is on to find their enemy. Mike must protect his family at all costs and figure out who wants them dead whilst still keeping the knowledge of his brother’s betrayal a secret, even from his wife.
Mike’s private investigator and loyal friend, Steve Wilkingson is the person he turns to for help but the wheels have already been put in motion. He and his wife must be constantly on their guard if they are to protect themselves and their children.
Faith Hope & Destiny
A Romance Novel ~ By K O’Hanlon
For release in 2019
When Shannon Connor gate crashed the annual fundraising event at the Freeman Mansion she wasn’t expecting it to change her life.
Her mission was to find out how much money was raised and how it was used.
A journalist friend suspected the funding didn’t always go to where it was intended.
Jake Freeman knew Shannon was an imposter the moment she stepped through the door but he’d let her play out her game before finding out who she really was.