The Rozar Park Mystery

By Mark Hall

A short story mystery set in middle Georgia involving a man apparently killed by a falling tree at a local park, a strange animal's footprints, bizarre Craigslist postings, and an exciting ending! Written by a former US Marshal with over 23 years experience in the area.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mark Hall
• Release date: Dec 19, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310641206

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The Rozar Park Mystery

By Mark Hall

Copyright 2014 74Blues Publishing

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I have to confess right off the bat that I am not much of a writer. I do a fair job of taking notes, a lesson I learned the hard way from my college days and trying to pull up a low GPA. Putting together what happened in Perry that last Spring is not difficult but I think I could tell you a lot better in person. However, Chris told me I could share the story so here is the strangest set of events I have witnessed and I’ll let you decide if I am any good at writing.

My name is Mark Hall and I am a U.S. Marshal based out of the Macon office for the past year or so. I grew up in middle Georgia but spent fifteen years in law enforcement down in the Waycross before coming closer to home. A divorce along with a very bad day at the office made it a good time to circle the wagons and move closer.

I had just driven up to Momma’s house after going out early that morning and shooting a hog. We have a number of wild hogs down on the family farm in Dooly County and they are considered a pest like an overgrown rat. Hogs root around and tear up fields and anything that drives in it. I get tired of getting bounced to pieces when I ride through. It does help that they taste good if cooked the right way.

My oldest boy pulled on a sweatshirt as he walked out of the house. Although it was June, it was still cool in the mornings.

Got one? Brad asked walking to the back of the truck.

Got one. I need you to go cut a tree up that fell across the road on the other side of the big food plot. I guess there was enough wind last night to knock it over.

He looked over in the bed of the truck and saw the mass of course black hair on black and brown skin. A quarter-sized spot of blood was behind its left ear. The animal wasn’t big enough to send pictures to Georgia Outdoor News but it was good enough to take to the