Extract and Giveaway Post: Hunter’s Secret, by Val Penny

Hunter’s Secret

Detective Inspector Hunter Wilson is called to the scene of a murder. DCs Tim Myerscough and Bear Zewedu found a corpse, but when Hunter arrives it has disappeared, and all is not as it seems.

Hunter recalls the disappearance of a dead body thirty years earlier. The Major Incident Team is called in but sees no connection – it is too long ago. Hunter is determined to investigate the past and the present with the benefit of modern DNA testing.

Tim has other problems in his life. His father, Sir Peter Myerscough, is released from jail. He, too, remembers the earlier murder. There is no love lost between Hunter and Sir Peter. Will Hunter accept help from his nemesis to catch a killer?
Hunter’s own secret is exciting and crucial to his future. Will it change his life? And can he keep Edinburgh safe?

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Hunter’s Secret Excerpt 2

I will never forget that first corpse. The blood, still warm and sticky on my hand as I felt for a pulse and prayed I would find one. Of course, I didn’t. I remember the dead eyes staring up to the clear cold skies. Oh God, it was scary.

My heart raced, my breathing was quick and shallow. My breath floated away on the freezing air but suddenly I was sweating under my jacket. Hot. Suffocating.

Then I looked at Fraser. He was covered in the dead man’s blood. His blue bike was coated in that dark, red, mucilaginous liquid. Blood feels sticky and has a metallic smell when it is spilt in that quantity. I didn’t know that. I was terrified and I could tell Fraser was scared too. His smart remarks stopped. He was panting. Sweat covered his face. He tried to wipe it away and smeared the blood from the dead man all over his forehead. Then he threw up.

I wanted to comfort him, but that would have meant touching him, and the blood, again. I looked at the dead man. He wasn’t any taller than Fraser. His hair looked quite long, and he was fashionably dressed but covered in blood.

I couldn’t see where the blood was coming from. I couldn’t see an injury, but it must have been bad. Could he have done it to himself, slipping on the icy ground? Had someone attacked him? They might still be watching us. We had to get away. They might come back for us. I’d better get Fraser home. We should ride home as fast as we can and tell Mum and Dad. They can phone someone. Dad will know what to do. He’s seen everything. People tell him anything. Fraser doesn’t want to touch his bike, but we must get home quickly and get help.

Author Bio –

Val Penny is an American author living in SW Scotland. She has two adult daughters of whom she is justly proud and lives with her husband and two cats. She has a Law degree from Edinburgh University and her MSc from Napier University. She has had many jobs including hairdresser, waitress, lawyer, banker, azalea farmer and lecturer. However, she has not yet achieved either of her childhood dreams of being a ballerina or owning a candy store. Until those dreams come true, she has turned her hand to writing poetry, short stories and novels.

Her crime novels, ‘Hunter’s Chase’ Hunter’s Revenge, Hunter’s Force and Hunter’s Blood form the bestselling series The Edinburgh Crime Mysteries. They are set in Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Crooked Cat Books. The fifth novel in the series, Hunter’s Secret, is published by darkstroke. Her first non-fiction book, Let’s Get Published is available now.

Social Media Links – Twitter @valeriepenny

Website https://www.authorvalpenny.com

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