The Missing Sniper

By Earl Staggs

Adam Kingston uses his psychic gift to assist law enforcement agencies solve crimes. In THE MISSING SNIPER, he travels to Florida to help a young sheriff stop a killer who tried to assassinate a politician and threatens to try again.

Adam quickly learns the sheriff is not telling him everything and finds himself involved in much more than he bargained for. To figure it all out, Adam needs the help of a legendary singer, an old Army blanket, and a mischievous two-year-old with busy fingers.

A short story featuring the main character from MEMORY OF A MURDER by Earl Staggs.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Untreed Reads
• Release date: Jan 18, 2012
• ISBN: 9781611872538

Earl Staggs

Earl Staggs earned all Five Star reviews for his novels MEMORY OF A MURDER and JUSTIFIED ACTION and is a three-time winner of the Derringer Award for Best Short Story of the Year. He served as Managing Editor of Futures Mystery Magazine, as President of the Short Mystery Fiction Society, and is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars.He invites any comments via email at [e-mail] also invites you to visit his blog site at http://earlwstaggs.wordpress.com

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The Missing Sniper

By Earl Staggs

Copyright 2012 by Earl Staggs

Cover Copyright 2012 by Ginny Glass and Untreed Reads Publishing

The author is hereby established as the sole holder of the copyright. Either the publisher (Untreed Reads) or author may enforce copyrights to the fullest extent.

This story originally appeared in the inaugural issue of Mysterical-e, 1999.

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This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to the living or dead is entirely coincidental.

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The Missing Sniper

By Earl Staggs

Adam Kingston stood at his kitchen window looking out over his backyard, sipping his second cup of coffee of the day and waiting for the phone to ring. He had slept restlessly the night before and woke knowing a call would come. He didn’t know who would call, only that someone had died who shouldn’t have, and that he would be taking another trip.

Waiting. The part he hated most about the whole business.

He drained his cup, stepped to the counter to pour another one and returned to the window. The lawn needed mowing, and Caroline’s azalea bushes needed a good trim. He sipped his coffee, sighed, and waited.

The phone rang ten minutes later. When Adam said hello, the caller asked in a strong southern drawl, Mr. Kingston? Adam Kingston?

Yes.

Mr. Kingston, this is, uh, Sheriff Corbin from Mendes County, Florida?

Adam loved the way the English language was practiced in the deep South. They ended almost every sentence on a high note so that it sounded like a question. What can I do for you, Sheriff Corbin?

Well, sir, I got your name off a list of Law Enforcement Consultants. It’s a list put out by the state?

He’s young, Adam decided. Mid-thirties. And somewhat nervous. Yes, I’m familiar with that list, he said. He was on the same list in twenty-four states now. Please go on, Sheriff.

Well, sir, according to this list, you help law enforcement agencies solve difficult cases, and it says you, uh, can visit crime scenes, touch pieces of evidence and you…see things and…and you can, uh…

Adam interrupted. He had to put the stammering

Reviews for The Missing Sniper

[tanat-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Earl Staggs writing is excellent; he has written a short mystery tale that you get swept into right in the beginning. Sometimes I find when reading short novels you feel like you’re missing something or details get left out. But Earl Staggs writing was not lacking a thing, his character development is great and you get to know the main characters and his writing flowed well and before you know it your on the last page.

We meet Adam Kingston who has a psychic gift and uses it to help police to solve crimes. He receives a phone call from Sheriff Dillon Corbin who needs his help trying to find the sniper who tried to assignate their State Senator.

This story is faced paced and you see the mystery unfold right in front of you. It was a fantastic read and I defiantly would recommend it to anyone who loves mysteries.