Alistair McIntyre: Shallow Creek

He’d never know.

“I need both of you to stay in town for a while, so we can sort all this mess out and close the case file for good.”

“No can do, sir,” Brendan replied. “We’ll be back in a couple of days.”

“Not acceptable,” Norman snapped. “Get your asses back here now.”

“If you want us, come and get us.”

“But the Torres—”

Brendan ended the call and thumbed his ringer off. They rolled on in silence, eating up the highway and watching nothing in particular. Brendan took Kim’s hand in his own. She looked over with tears in her eyes, but smiled weakly before staring out her window.

There was a lot for the two of them to work through; that much was obvious. But they’d already cruised right through a mountain of treacherous terrain that would’ve crushed a lot of relationships. Brendan leaned back against the headrest and took a deep breath, watching the painted lines on the road stream by. He and Kim had a long journey ahead, but they stood a better chance of reaching their destination if they stuck together.

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Acknowledgments

SHALLOW CREEK is technically my second solo work, but calling it a “solo” anything is a bit of a misnomer. I couldn’t have completed this project without a lot of help from my friends, who also serve as an amazing group of proofreaders and editors.

Kris Kramer from the4threalm.com offered a game-changing fix for the story, suggesting that I incorporate Special Agent Casey Spee more into the early goings. Based on later feedback from readers, this was a great move.

Franklin Fabrygel read the first draft and provided a ton of useful feedback on small-town Texas life and the overuse of brand name beer (Shiner is great, damn it).

Marshall McKinney and Thomas Matheson attacked my final version and caught a couple of editing errors and offered streamlining suggestions that went a long way to improve the flow and readability.

Special thanks to all four of you! I look forward to working together again on the yet-to-be-named sequel to SHALLOW CREEK.

And of course, thanks to my wonderful wife Sarah for putting up with me and supporting me every step of the way. I couldn’t do it without her.

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