Hawkman finds himself involved in the case of the young farm girl, which sends him into the world of archery.
Tom Casey, better known as Hawkman, found himself involved in a case where a young woman is being harassed with lewd messages on her cell phone. As he dug into the case, archery came into play. He knew nothing about the sport, but immediately educated himself on facts about the compound bow. Clues were hard to come by, and even though he had an idea of the culprit, arrest was out of the question with no hard evidence. Time marched by quickly and the perp was getting closer. Hawkman knew he’d have to catch him in the act, as scary as it might be. Read ‘THE ARCHER’ to get in on the thrills.
Excerpt
CHAPTER ONE
Hawkman sat at the desk of his Medford, Oregon office, coffee mug in hand, reading the newspaper, when the door flew open and a woman screamed, “No! No!” as she fell on her side into the room. She kicked the door closed, then braced her boots against it as if to keep out an intruder.
Dropping his cup on the table, Hawkman jumped up, pulled the Beretta pistol from his shoulder holster, and leaped into a poised position beside the entry. “What the hell’s going on?”
“Don’t let him come in,” she sobbed. “He’s going to hurt me.”
“Who?”
“That horrible man.”
“Move back. I’ll check it out.”
“Don’t go outside,” she said, dropping her feet from the door, and scooting on her jeans-clad butt toward the center of the room.
Hawkman dropped to his haunches, opened the metal door a few inches and peered outside. He scanned the area, but saw nothing out of the ordinary. Easing through the opening, his weapon ready, he cautiously made his way down the stairs, scrutinizing the nearby alley and grounds. He checked under the stairwell and peeked around the side of the building. Seeing no one who appeared suspicious, he holstered the gun and walked around to the front. Soon, he made his way back to the office. When he entered the room, the female raised her hand to her mouth, then in a relieved voice, squeaked out,
“Thank God, it’s you. Is he gone?”
He sank into the chair. “I didn’t see a soul out there. Tell me about this man. Is he your boyfriend, husband, or a friend?”
She still sat on the floor, legs crossed in an Indian fashion. She pivoted on her hips until she faced him.
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The Archer
THE ARCHER
Betty Sullivan LaPierre
Thriller
5 stars
Tom Casey, aka Hawkman, lands his latest case when a young woman falls – literally – into his office. Frantically shutting the door behind her, she seems scared out of her wits and claims to be running from a stalker. Is she for real? It was such a dramatic entrance, he worries she might be running some kind of scam. But her story seems to hold together, wild as it is. A true damsel in distress is impossible for Hawkman to ignore, so he volunteers to look into the matter.
His new client, Laura King, is a local college student, a simple, straightforward brunette with little but her studies on her mind. That is, until she starts receiving some very graphic, very terrifying and very threatening calls to her cell phone. Someone is watching her. And that someone starts to get physical. Laura can’t understand why anyone would want to hurt her. She is a person without enemies. Or so she thought.
As frightened as she is, she puts her trust in Tom Casey. Retired from The Agency, Hawkman is the perfect PI to help Laura out. He vows to protect her while he flushes out the terrorist. So he begins a methodical investigation into his client’s background, her family, and her friends. But his presence begins to enrage Laura’s harasser and soon he finds himself a target. Little does this stalker realize that scare tactics only sharpen Hawkman’s resolve. The more dangerous the situation becomes, the tougher his tactics.
The partnership between Tom Casey and his novel-writing wife Jennifer is more important than ever this time. And more fun, too. Hawkman needs a woman’s opinion to understand the dynamics of Laura’s problem. As Hawkman narrows the suspect list down to just one, the villain takes shape. And what a chilling villain it turns out to be.
THE ARCHER has even more action than any other Hawkman novel. Betty Sullivan LaPierre has got a definite winner here. Be prepared for goosebumps.
Kate Ayers
The Archer
The Archer
Laura King, a young college student who lives with her parents, is being harrased by an obsence phone caller. Who would be so entranced by Laura, called 'prudish', by her male classmates? Is it the evil twins? Or someone more sinister? Laura claims she has no jilted lover or even a boyfriend. So who is frightening her with their dirty mouth and who is following her around town? Tom Casey, nicknamed 'Hawkman' by the townspeople of Medford, Oregon, is a private investigator drawn into the case. There are no clues until the perpetrator can't resist showing off a particular skill - archery. Flying arrows, and the discovery that the recorded voices are not the same, leads the detective on a merry chase among Laura's neighbors and friends.
This ebook is the 13th in the Hawkman series by Betty Sullivan LaPierre. Casey, his wife Jennifer, cat Miss Marple and a falcon called Pretty Girl make up the backdrop of the Hawkman investigations. The Archer is a pleasant read, especially if you have followed the series. It's a mystery set amid ordinary farm related circumstances with extraordinary perversion and a rather surprising ending.
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