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Murder on the Eros Star 6/6/2010 1:04:30 PM
Taken from Anthologies of the Spiral Galaxy
By Lauren Johnson, By Lawrence Johnson Sr. Excerpt from Murder on the Eros Star
by Escape 2 Earth 2012 author Lawrence Johnson sr.
The Eros Star was built for enjoyment but for Da’Quan it was all about the business
of catching the would-be murder before he could strike again. Using the
information from passengers log. Da’Quan compiled a staggering number
of dignitaries, criminals, and wealthy business types that were all
traveling aboard the ship. Just as the computer was about to reach the
end of the list the face that Da’Quan saw in his vision popped up on
the vid screen. His hair was auburn and his beard was dark red. In the
photo he wore a small pearl earring. Da’Quan leaned back in his chair and starred at the image on the screen. “I got you,” he whispered.
Da’Quan wanted answers but he was not the only one who needed his
thirst for curiosity
quenched Brazoll was back at Jada’s bedside with more questions about
Da’Quan. “Tell me more about your friend. You said he had a kind of
gift, what kind exactly were you speaking of?”Jada smiled, “He found something, didn’t he?”
There was no need for Brazoll to answer; she could tell by his
expression that she was right. He sat patiently waiting for her to fill
in the blanks about the gifted detective. Jada told Brazoll that
Da’Quan had been born under unusual circumstances. “There was an
incident during his delivery that caused a rare phenomenon called the
Chameleon that has given him the ability to change…”
