Fallout: An Alex Walker Short Story

By J.L. Hays

A fast-paced short story to kick off a new crime fiction series by J.L. Hays... 

Nearly a year after the traumatic events set in motion by his ex-wife, Detective Alex Walker is looking forward to the next chapter of his life as a Special Agent with Homeland Security. In his last week with the Glynn County Police Department, he volunteers to return to the bike patrol on Saint Simons Island to help out during the Fourth of July festival. He’s once again paired with Steve Albright, his one-time best friend and now estranged brother-in-law. Tension flares over Alex’s inability to forgive his sister, and the two friends seem unable to even look each other in the eye. 

When a shooting on the island pulls them into a manhunt, the two must work together to find the suspect before anyone else is hurt. Can Alex put his past behind him and prevent another tragic death? Or will his desperate need to protect an innocent victim get him killed?

• Language: English
• Publisher: J.L. Hays
• Release date: Apr 26, 2015
• ISBN: 9781513066165

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Fallout

An Alex Walker Short Story

J.L. Hays

Copyright © 2015 by J.L. Hays.

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Publisher’s Note: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are a product of the author’s imagination. Locales and public names are sometimes used for atmospheric purposes. Any resemblance to actual people, living or dead, or to businesses, companies, events, institutions, or locales is completely coincidental.

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Author Note

Alex Walker was first introduced in my 2012 novel, Love's Providence. In the short story you're about to read, Alex is still dealing with the fallout from the events he faced in that story. Those events are summarized here in Fallout, so it isn't necessary for you to have read that first novel. However, if you're interested in getting to know Alex a little better, you can check out Love's Providence here.

I hope you enjoy Fallout, and will continue to follow all of Alex Walker's adventures to come! Please visit my website here for links to all my novels and short stories. You can also sign up for my email fan list to get messages about upcoming releases, events,