Lawyer Brent Marks takes a Freedom of Information Act case for a journalist accused of espionage, and finds himself the target of an abusive federal investigation that strains his relationship with his fiance, who happens to also be an FBI Agent. Can Brent come out on the other side of the case with his own liberty intact? Where privacy and government collide, Brent must find a way to win the case, and, at the same time, save himself.
Genre: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General4.0 with 33 ratings
Chan put his right hand on his stun gun, searching for the nerve. With his left hand, he picked up the phone and started to punch in the number for security with his thumb.
“Put it down, Chinaman.”
Chan looked up to see the man pointing a gun right at him. He set down the phone slowly.
“You’re going to shoot me?”
“Just walk away and nobody gets hurt. Just walk away. You didn’t see anything.”
Chan took two paces back. He bent to pick up his briefcase.
“Leave it. Just keep moving.”
Chan let go of the handle of the briefcase. The man approached him slowly. Chan took another two steps back, and the man took several steps forward. Chan put his hand on the door, and the man gently pushed him through it.
Taking his chance, Chan rotated, slammed the taser against the man’s body and let it rip. The man dropped the gun and staggered back, bracing himself against a table. Chan came back into the lab and lunged for his briefcase. With a surge of energy and anger, the man tackled Chan, slamming him back against a lab table. Chan fell hard, hitting his head.
Chan lay there still. The man panicked, and felt his carotid artery. There was no pulse.
Oh, shit. What a mess. He pulled his cell phone out of his pocket.
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Portuguese
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Translation in progress.
Translated by André Weber
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