Prime Number Case

By D. E. Harrison

While the Inspector and FBI agent Ted are in their hideout fishing store fishing store, three men hold it up. Value taken is under $1000. They steal everything in the glass counters, at the front of the store. Several hours later a similar layout is robbed of $250,000 of jewelry in Portland. The Seattle store was practice?
The three men are found dead in a large walk-in safe for no reason. Was the real target the fishing store and what is under the glass? How can a UW mathematician help solve either case with prime numbers?
How many other safes are in danger from being open with no alarms being given?
Is trying to tail a suspect in a town of one-way streets easy when he j-walks and changes direction in a second?

• Language: English
• Publisher: D. E. Harrison
• Release date: Jul 14, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463099117

D. E. Harrison

I am trained as a theoretical mathematician. I am an emeritus member of the American Mathematical Society for fifty odd years. I have lived in Seattle since 1967. I starting writing fiction after writing a family history.

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Prime Number Case

By D. E. Harrison

Copyright 2012 by D. E. Harrison

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Sporting Goods Store Heist

Chapter 2 A Jewelry Store Heist Out of Town.

Chapter 3 Was the Sporting Goods Store the Real Target

Chapter 4 Vault Case Going to the Dead File

Chapter 5 Pencil in the Ceiling

Chapter 6 Tailing the Suspect

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Chapter 1 Sporting Goods Store Heist

The local wireless rain gauge, just purchased, has recorded 3.45 inches in the last six days, nothing unusual about that. The rivers are running high but still in their banks. They are still too high for steel head fishing but will soon lower just enough.

It is early in the morning, Inspector Strong and the regional FBI Director Ted are at their ‘secret’ meeting place, the local and close by sporting goods store. At the back is where all the fishing gear is shown. They are inspecting the newest fishing lures.

They are well dressed, but to the well-trained eye, they are both armed.

The Inspector oversees the Homicide Division in the Seattle police department. This is unusual; the division may have a Captain; usually it would be a Major. An Inspector is more like a Chief than either a Captain or a Major.

The Inspector’s name is Strong. Earl Strong, class of 1940, University of Texas. He was a Major in the Military Police. Early 60’s, stands about 5 feet 9 inches, weight 150 pounds, and what’s left of his hair is buzzed into a crew cut. Always with a green 1940’s felt hat, brim bent down in front. A cigar his Dr. says he can chew but not smoke.

Usually his homicide detectives compile the data from the crime scene and then poke it around some. He may read a particularly difficult case to assist them. His case closure for his section is a legend in the entire western half of the country. He has had many job offers to leave, even some at the federal level. His wife will never move and so he stays where he is. Seldom does any case withstand his personal assault for more than several days.

He is a fishing buddy with the Regional FBI Director, Ted McClearly

Ted McClearly is the Regional FBI Director for the Northwest, headquartered in Seattle.