First Impressions

By David DeLee

A Thrilling Introduction to the Grace deHaviland Bounty Hunter Series

When you're a bounty hunter, making snap judgments about people will often save your life. But what if those first impressions are wrong?

When Grace deHaviland chases a bail jumper to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, a long way from her home turf of Columbus, Ohio, she may discover the answer -- with deadly consequences.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dark Road Publishing
• Release date: Nov 16, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452350196

David DeLee

David DeLee is the award winning author of the Grace deHaviland Bounty Hunter series, including the novels Fatal Destiny, Pin Money, With Intent to Deceive, and Takedown. David's also written many short stories featuring Grace, most notably Bling, Bling, which appeared in the anthology The Rich and the Dead edited by Nelson DeMille.David’s other work includes the novel Crystal White which SUSPENSE MAGAZINE called “...a dark portrayal of the evil that men—and women—can do.”, the second novel in the Nick Lafferty series, Out Of The Game, and a novel-length collection of short stories called Murder, Mayhem & Mystery: An Omnibus of Crime Fiction.A member of the Mystery Writers of America and the International Thriller Writers organization, and a former licensed private investigator, David also holds a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice. He makes his home in New Hampshire.For more information be sure to check out his publisher's website - www.darkroadpub.com and his website - www.daviddelee-author.com.

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS

A Grace deHaviland Story

DAVID DELEE

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Published by Dark Road Publishing

First Impressions, Copyright © 2010 by David DeLee

Excerpt from Fatal Destiny by David DeLee Copyright © 2011 by David DeLee

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS

A Grace deHaviland Story

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"WE DON’T GET A lot of folks like you up here."

Patrol Sergeant Sean Ritter sat behind a scarred desk stuffed into a cramped office in what served as a police station in the foothills of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. He leaned back in a creaky wooden chair that had seen better days and put his legs over the corner of the desk, crossed them at the ankles. He wore salt-stained brown hiking boots with his forest-green uniform and dug dirt from under his fingernails with the blade of a small pocket knife.

Latinas? I asked with one raised eyebrow. While I’m only half-Latina—the other half is Irish—I do have dusky skin, raven black hair, and eyes as green as emerald pools, or so I’ve been told.

"Bounty hunters, Ms. deHaviland. We don’t get many bounty hunters up here."

Oh. I’m quick to jump to conclusions too.

So tell me. It’s Grace, right? What brings a big city bounty hunter like yourself all the way out here to our little neck of the woods?

I don’t think of my home turf of Columbus, Ohio, as the big city, but when you police a community of six thousand people like Ritter does—I’d looked it up—I could see why he might think so. I put my P.I. license, my Bail Enforcement Agent ID, and a file folder on his desk. The file contained the bail papers for Colin James Maynard. My legal authorization to pick him up.

Colin Maynard’s on trial for aggravated assault, battery, drug possession with intent to distribute, and child endangerment. Two days ago, the defense rested. The jury went to deliberate and Colin jumped bail. New Hampshire law requires I check in with local law enforcement before I extricate. Consider me checked in.