Homicide: An Erotic Crime Fiction Novelette

By Alyssa Breck

Regardless of gender, all detectives are created equal in the homicide bureau. When longtime partners Mack Layton and Dani "Coop" Cooper go out for a celebratory drink after nailing a suspect in a murder case, their good time quickly turns tragic when an armed assailant mistakes them for an unsuspecting couple. With Mack's life on the line, Coop is forced to make a split-second decision that will not only make her question her own morals but will shake up both her professional and personal relationships with her partner.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alyssa Breck
• Release date: Sep 14, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386651444

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Homicide

Regardless of gender, all detectives are created equal in the homicide bureau. When longtime partners Mack Layton and Dani Coop Cooper go out for a celebratory drink after nailing a suspect in a murder case, their good time quickly turns tragic when an armed assailant mistakes them for an unsuspecting couple. With Mack’s life on the line, Coop is forced to make a split-second decision that will not only make her question her own morals but will shake up both her professional and personal relationships with her partner.

Homicide is defined as the killing

of one human being by another.

I WATCHED THE LITTLE punk from my car, which had been parked across the street. He strolled out of his shabby apartment complex and paused just outside the beige security gate. It was kind of ironic that he lived in a secured building when he was the one his neighbors should probably be worried about. The neighborhood had been nice once upon a time but the social decline was obviated by the empty cups and cigarette butts strewn against the faded red curb. Black iron bars covered the windows of rundown houses on the block. Upkeep in the area had taken a backseat to security.

The suspect smiled at something on his phone, cupped a hand over his mouth and laughed. He walked behind an old Hyundai with a broken window and stopped to look inside the vehicle. The criminal mind was always looking for an opportunity.

There’s our boy. Mack put his Styrofoam cup of coffee into the cup holder in the Crown Vic’s console.

Just in case things went south, I twisted my long hair up behind my head and secured it with a barrette. One downside to being a female cop was suspects almost always went for the