Progeny

By Ruby Binns-Cagney

An FBI Special Agent Nick Benson thriller.

Two FBI Agents are reported missing from an assignment in a small town and
FBI Special Agent Nick Benson is sent to find them and bring them home.

When a small town Sheriff is brought into a horrific case in Lake George, Upstate New York, he assumes the attacks have begun again.

Days later, the discovery of a second set of human remains in the same area sets Sheriff Danvers
on a quest to track down the beast in order to restore peace to the town.
He implements a curfew, in a bid to keep the residents safe, but the murders continue.

His next move sets into motion a chain of events where the hunters become the hunted.
Secrets and lies of the town are slowly revealed, and no-one is above suspicion.

FBI Special Agent Nick Benson brings his Team to the woods to join the hunt but the beast
evades capture, and moves closer to the town, putting the resident's lives at risk.

Every step closer to the truth makes Nick question whether he will make it out alive as the body count rises.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BinnsCagneyPublishing Co
• Release date: May 31, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310858666

Ruby Binns-Cagney

Keep in touch - sign up for new releases and save on publication day:http://books2read.com/author/ruby-binns-cagney/subscribe/1/41373/Ruby Binns-Cagney is a successful independently published Author who writes women's fiction (chick-lit) and American-based crime thrillers.Ruby's 'Detective Macaulay' crime series has a following on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/detmacaulay (@DetMacaulay)Ruby has a website and blog - read more details of her publishing services.Through her publishing company - BinnsCagneyPublishing Co - Ruby empowers others to become self-published Authors, and her Team also mentor new Authors.Free Marketing Help Signup:http://eepurl.com/3IsJPAdd her to your Google+ Circles https://plus.google.com/+RubyBinnsCagney/postsPlease visit her website:http://author-tales-of-self-publishing-books.blogspot.co.uk

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Progeny

The FBI Special Agent Nick Benson Cases

Ruby Binns-Cagney

Copyright © 2014 Ruby Binns-Cagney

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Table of Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

About The Author

Chapter One

I guess you've already heard. There’s been another body found in the woods. Mauled to death, Dorothy said. Colton County Sheriff Mark Danvers rested up against the desk by the doors. His breathing raspy, he tugged on the plastic cup dispenser and downed two cups of tepid water. Deputy Sheriff Tyler Rodgers peered out of the office and beckoned Mark over to him. Actually, I hadn’t heard yet, Mark said and moved quickly towards Tyler.

The State Police are over at the crime scene. We should head over there now. Tyler sank his cup down onto the desk and grabbed his car keys.

My car’s playing up. Best we take yours, Mark said. He kept his head low and followed Tyler to his cruiser. The drive to the woods took nineteen minutes while the cruiser’s sirens blared. Red lights flashed at the perimeter of the crime scene to announce Officers from the Fire Department had arrived, and a small group of first responders now crowded around a solitary figure on the ground among crisp white snow made scarlet by the victim’s blood.

Mark was exhausted. His feet in the deep snow felt overly heavy, and it took concentrated effort for him to arrive at the scene. The lead Crime Scene Technician Candy Barton approached them on arrival.

Sheriff Mark Danvers, and this is Deputy Sheriff Tyler Rogers. Mark shook hands with Candy and looked at the cordon; a few feet away from the body on the ground. What can you tell us about the victim? Tyler said. Candy turned to look at the victim’s body while the Colton County Coroner Gary Shepherd conducted his initial examination of the remains. She considered her words carefully.

It looks like the victim was mauled to death. Extensive portions of flesh were torn off the skeleton, and the eyes have been gouged out. There's partial decapitation with a blunt instrument which was applied closely to the base of the skull. The victim was probably face down when the instrument struck through the bones.

Mark closed his eyes at the rush of ice cold air which coated him like a second skin. He zipped up his jacket and felt comforted by the softness of the shiny fabric against his fingers. Just like the four unsolved cases last summer, Tyler said. Mark crept closer to Gary who was now hunched over the remains. Hey Gary. Tell me what you see, he said.

Hello, Mark. The decedent is a Caucasian female, aged between twenty and twenty five. Severe blunt force trauma to the skull evident, coupled with facial disfigurement. Time of death was between ten last night and four this morning. I’ll know more once I get the remains back to the lab. Mark had been parked at Low Lake beyond the Ridge at almost four that morning. The murder was horrific. The victim would have screamed from all the suffering. He hadn’t heard any noises which would have alerted him to the incident.

Is it possible that the snow has affected the remains? Mark crouched beside Gary and heard the loud crack of his knee joint as he did so. An old sports injury from when he was at College. Absolutely. I already factored that into my assessment. Gary moved aside as a technician scooped up entrails and blood and slipped them into a plastic bag.

Thank you, Gary. He left Gary to complete his examination. Tyler stepped closer to Candy and she pulled her clipboard up tighter to her coat. She eyed him with curiosity and he slowly backed away. I wanted to know who was first on the scene, he said. Candy looked at the notes and pointed to Officer Ben Hutchins over by the Coroner’s vehicle. Hutchins was here first. Tyler followed Mark over to the Officer, who was about to leave his post. Tyler’s hand on his shoulder brought his sudden movement to a halt.

I understand you were first to arrive at the scene. Tyler, direct and on-purpose, removed his hat and squared off against the Officer, who looked at Mark then straightened out the aches in his back.

That’s right. The call came in just after six a.m. when two men out fishing on their boat pulled it ashore along the path here, and discovered the trail of blood. One of them assumed it was a dead animal. On closer inspection, they realised it wasn’t, and called it in. I have statements from them, which will go into my report. Tyler looked at the mound of scarlet