by Joel B Reed
Yet, there was a lighter side to the way things turned out. Steve DiRado bought a small resort near Mountain Home, and after some intense work with a counselor, was able to persuade his wife to join him there. There are still rough patches between them, but the last time I talked to Dee, he looked happier than I have seen him in years. His wife, Karin, is able to walk again, and she told Nellie they play a lot these days.
I also ran into Dick Kruger one day when I was in Washington. He was working for the Agency by then and was very taken with his companion. Over lunch, Kruger’s beloved confided that they met in Little Rock where McKee had sent her to help persuade Kruger to leave the FBI and join the Agency. Cassie herself had been with the Bureau for a couple of years and knew the issues he faced. What McKee didn’t anticipate when he sent her south was that the interview might turn romantic. As Cassie told me, much to Kruger’s discomfort, it was lust at first sight.
Sic transit gloria libris…
About the Author
Joel B. Reed is the author of seventeen novels, six nonfiction books, and two works of poetry. Most of his titles are in print and are available through White Turtle Books (whiteturtlebooks.com) and at Amazon. Murder In The Choir is the first in a series of mystery stories featuring Jazz Phillips, former head of the Arkansas CID. A former resident of Hope, Arkansas, where he wrote his first novel, Angels Fight Dirty, Reed grew up in the Big Bend area of Texas. He now makes his home with his wife and three furry ‘kids’ in western Minnesota.