Sweet Retribution

By Tammy Whaley

In this 8000 word short story Jane Sweet and her partner Shelby Dimitri investigate the death of a professional baseball player's wife. As they dig into her life they find that more than one person had a reason to want Jennifer Sheldon dead. Was it the maid with a criminal past? A aggrieved lover? Or perhaps it was someone in her family? With Sweet on the case you can guarantee that the culprit will be brought justice...Jane's type of justice. This story contains adult language, sexual references and drug use and is meant for an NC-17 audience.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tammy Whaley
• Release date: Aug 10, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370334520

Tammy Whaley

Tammy Whaley has worked as a waitress, a cook, a corrections counselor and a registered nurse. Throughout the years her jobs may have changed but her passion for writing has remained consistent.

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SWEET RETRIBUTION

Tammy Whaley

Copyright ©Tammy Whaley

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, brands, media and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. The author acknowledges the trademark status and the trademark owners of various products referenced in this work of fiction which have been used without permission. The publication/use of these trademarks is not authorized, associated with or sponsored by the trademark owners.

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

Detective Sergeant Jane Sweet rolled down her window as she approached the patrolman at the roadblock. Rain dripped from the plastic covering his cap as he peered into the Audi. Letting out a low whistle he asked, New car, Sarge?

Jane frowned, This is one of my mother`s cars. Mine is in the shop, again. What do we have, Holgate?

Officer Holgate peered down the road, pointing to a curve one hundred yards away. Witnesses said a car was travelin` fast with a big SUV right on its tail. The car started skidding when it gets to the beginning of the curve. The SUV gives it a bump that sends it through the guardrail, down the hill and into the creek. The SUV takes off. Three cars stopped to lend assistance, but they couldn't get down the hill in time. The car was upside down in the water. The woman inside was dead by the time they pulled her out.

So why`d they call me? Jane asked as she fished around in the center console in search of an umbrella.

Cause when they pulled the woman outta the car she had a bullet hole in the right side of her abdomen.

Shit! Are they gonna be able to get the car out of there? Jane pulled a compact umbrella out of the console compartment.

Only if it stays there. The creek is flooding and it`s too dangerous for our guys to try to hook it up. Holgate stepped back to let Jane exit the car.

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