The Dockland Murders

By Al Place

Docklanad Murders is the opening story in the Pat Canella series and introduuces us to a young gal with an attiude, in her words "If you wanna rile this gal, she'll go wildcat on your ass!" 

The story involves ghostly encounters with a cop killer with a mysterious past and a bust-up with a fellow cop.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alan Place
• Release date: Jan 29, 2014
• ISBN: 9781497737983

Al Place

Al Place came to the fore a few years ago as a hard bitten writer with a great sense of the past and these stories are the ones he started his carreeer with.

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The Dockland Murders

Al Place

Published by Alan Place, 2014.

This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

THE DOCKLAND MURDERS

First edition. January 29, 2014.

Copyright © 2014 Al Place.

ISBN: 978-1497737983

Written by Al Place.

Also by Al Place

Chronicles of Mark Johnson

Wharfemere Finale

Standalone

Ghosts of Jazz

Ghosts of Your Past

The Dockland Murders

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THE DOCKLAND MURDERS

I stood there, the gun still warm in my hand, barrel smoking from the gun battle.

Why did he do that, Sarge?  I tried my best to talk him out of it.

Living with the guilt finally got to him, Patti.

Couldn’t he have talked it over?

No, the only thing worse than being a dirty cop, is being the son of a loose cannon, and none came looser than Bill Chart, Patti.

I looked around.  There lay the body of Bill's son, my ex-partner, Adrian Chart.

I had no choice, he pulled first, Sarge, I said through my tears.

"I know, Patti, we all saw