Unseen Carnage

Joe B Parr

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The gun in his hand was still warm, his feet stood in a pool of blood that had expanded outward from under the body. His face reflected in its smooth surface, distorted, almost unrecognizable.

 

Oh God…

 

His nose filled with the copper scent. The room swirled and shadows danced as his mind consumed the scene around him. His pulse pounded in his ears as he looked down at the man he hated, the vacant eyes, the open mouth, the gaping wound in the middle of the chest.

 

For a moment, he was calm as he thought about the carnage this man had inflicted.

 

You got what you deserved, bastard.

 

The satisfied smile evaporated as the sound of sirens growing louder jerked his head up. He froze in place and stared at the inside of the front door willing the sound to fade. Tires breaking hard on the pavement dashed those hopes. His heart rate jumped and his chest tightened. As if some revelation was hidden just out of sight, he looked frantically around the room. He found none, only metal shelves crowded with industrial parts, boxes and junk.

 

Car doors slammed, footsteps and voices filled the air outside. He saw shadows stretch across the dust covered blinds.

 

What do I do? They won’t understand. I have to get out!

 

He breathed so hard that when he looked at the gun in his hand, his eyes could barely focus. On autopilot, his hand shoved it in the pocket of his hoodie. He turned and ran for the back door. Barely able to control his movements, his muscles twitched as he stumbled over a step and banged into a shelf. Junk flew in all directions and metal crashed to the ground, tripping him down the short hall.

Unseen Carnage Description:

Fort Worth Police Detective Jake ‘Cowboy’ Hunter finds himself looking down the barrel of a gun after chasing a suspect through a dark alley. His split second reaction saves his life, ends another and launches his team on a fast-paced search for truth.

 

What seems to be an open and shut case of homicide turns into a complicated series of murders and drug overdoses intertwined in the world of narcotics distribution, forcing Hunter and his team to suspect both the good guys and the bad guys.

 

While Hunter struggles with his role in taking a life, his partner Detective Billy Sanders helps lead the investigation as they discover the hidden impact of drugs on users, dealers, first responders and their families.

 

Hunter’s team enlists the help of the FWPD Narcotics division and even Internal Affairs to sort through a confusing web of suspects, victims, leads and false clues on their way to resolution. And redemption. The revelations don’t stop until the final page.

 

The story highlights the collateral damage of America’s unsuccessful War on Drugs, and how even casual drug use causes devastating consequences.

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