The .22 Caliber Homicides: Book 1 of the San Diego Police Homicide Detail featuring Jack Leslie
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“Sweetie, you could have told me,” her mother said.
“Gosh no mom, I didn’t want to go to jail or anything. I was so awfully afraid!”
Jack Leslie put his arm around both of them and said, “Come on, let’s go back to the living room. Let’s talk about this case of the .22 caliber homicides.”
He stayed on his feet and held out the Derringer as the two of them sat on the sofa.
“You girls, take a last look at this itty bitty brass thing, as on the way home later, I’ll be going downhill to go by our beautiful San Diego bay. Then I’ll deep-six this thing. I’ll give it a burial-at-sea. I’m going to throw this thing out into that briny-deep as far as I can.
“The reason I’ll do this is, as an officer of the law, I don’t want any false evidence, so called, hanging around loose.
“Little Anne dear, you have proved so vividly to be a great and splendid actress! You put on a perfect act the first time I saw you here and again tonight! Two beautiful performances! Two of them!
“In front of many official witnesses in Police Headquarters, as it was being recorded on two cameras for all posterity, Mr. Donald Coy gave to me explicit details of how and why he killed Mr. Jay Williams the Second. His confession is valid beyond question. There can be no doubt about his guilt. None. Zero. Nada!
“Little Anne McCarty, that is the absolute end of the .22 caliber homicides case and all of this proves that you are well and nobly loved.”
ABOUT BILL BARRONS
Born 1926, in Cadillac, Michigan, the oldest boy of fourteen kids. Survived the Great Depression and joined the Marines the day after I turned 17. Could hardly wait to go fight those nasty Nazis and Japanese. Served 2½ war years in the Marines. Got married, went to college, had kids, re-joined the Marines in 1949 - in time for the Korean War. Became a Marine Second Lieutenant but was a Platoon Commander only for a short while as my sick wife nearly died and I had to resign to care for my family. Became a Telephone equipment engineer with AT&T in Chicago. Then was a kitchen and home remodeling designer for 22 years. Retired at age 69 and began to research and write novels. At age 89, I’m still at it!
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