Rainbow Snippets 12/15/2024

This week's snippet is from Shifting Chaos, book 4 of The Sleepless City (series co-written with Anne Barwell).

“It’ll take three of us,” Declan continued, then blew out a long-suffering sigh. “I suppose you need incentive, however. Ben, how would you feel about a night in lockup?”

Ben shrugged. “As long as my mum never finds out. She’d be upset.”

“No,” Simon snapped.

“I’m on an administrative leave,” Forge objected, “not banished from the kingdom. I can go there whenever I want to. I’m not locked out of cases, but I do have to take a forced vacation. Eat right, sleep in, see the department shrink, no crime scene interviews. I still have my badge.” When he put one hand on his belt, Forge closed his eyes and pressed his lips together for a few seconds, then ground out, “Give me my badge back.” Declan handed it over, and Forge patted his back pocket. “Wallet.” Grinning, Declan placed that in Forge’s hand. “Couldn’t get my phone, eh?” He reached for the pocket on the inside of his jacket and growled.

“I don’t have your phone,” Declan said. “But here’s your flash drive.”

Forge turned when he heard Blair tap his fingers against the table. He was holding Forge’s phone.

“See?” Declan spread his arms wide. “A natural. Oh, and Lucas, for the record, the aircraft carrier was a PT boat, the bomb was three hand grenades in a gunny sack, and the only thing about to be destroyed was the galley. In retrospect that would have been a public service. That the event took place during World War Two and Jonas flung the sack overboard was accurate.”

Forge rolled his eyes and grumbled “traitors” under his breath. He sat down and began putting food on his plate. “While you were embarking on a life of crime, I got this.” He flicked at the flash drive Declan had set on the table. “And Mindy O’Shea e-mailed me the rest. She uncovered something that might be a connection between the first set of victims.”

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