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    No Mercy (Sgt Major Crane story)
    No Mercy (Sgt Major Crane story)
    No Mercy (Sgt Major Crane story)
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    No Mercy (Sgt Major Crane story)

    By Wendy Cartmell

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    No Mercy:
    "In my experience, those who beg for mercy seldom deserve it. But it's not my place to judge. That's up to a court martial or civilian court." Sgt Major Crane says to Billy.
    But how do other people react when someone begs for mercy? No Mercy is a short story leading Crane through several twists and turns, until he uncovers the truth.
    There are four mystery stories in this collection and excerpts from the Sgt Major Crane novels Steps to Heaven, 40 Days 40 Nights and Violation.
    "Mercilessly well written. Wendy Cartmell's frank, vivid writing is completely unapologetic - that makes it all the more gripping." Jade Varden

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWendy Cartmell
    Release dateDec 13, 2012
    ISBN9781301722099
    No Mercy (Sgt Major Crane story)
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    Wendy Cartmell

    Wendy Cartmell has a BA (Hons) degree in English and Education and is a former teacher, PR manager and editor of a large corporate newspaper. She recently turned her hand to crime writing resulting in a new crime series featuring Sgt Major Crane of the Special Investigations Branch, drawing on her husband’s 22 years service in the British Army.

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      No Mercy (Sgt Major Crane story) - Wendy Cartmell

      No Mercy….

      A small collection of short stories

      and excerpts from the Sgt Major Crane novels

      by

      Wendy Cartmell

      Copyright © Wendy Cartmell 2011

      2nd Smashwords Edition 2013

      All characters and events in this publication, other than those in the public domain, are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental.

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be resold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Also by Wendy Cartmell

      No Mercy

      What If?

      Another Satisfactory Day

      The Telephone Call

      About the Author

      Steps to Heaven

      40 Days 40 Nights

      Violation

      Also by Wendy Cartmell….

      Steps to Heaven

      Sergeant Major Crane, is a Special Investigations Branch Detective in the British Army, based at Aldershot Garrison. Crane is disturbed by the horrific case of a soldier who, after recently returning from Afghanistan, murdered his wife and 6 year old son and then committed suicide. It seems Solomon was attending a local church, offering salvation. But as Crane investigates and the body count rises, events take a darker turn and he wonders if the church is offering salvation, or slaughter…?

      A very well written book. I am impressed with the author's ability and am convinced that she is on par with the literary giants of this genre. ZenCherry Writer and Book Reviewer

      40 Days 40 Nights

      Accidents, thefts, murders, terrorist plots....they all plague Sgt Major Crane. It was originally planned that Aldershot Garrison would host a Team GB training camp for the 2012 Olympic Games. This is the story of what might have happened if they had…

      Crane is a charismatic leading man who clearly has the legs to support a whole franchise….in this gripping and memorable novel. Indie Book Spot.

      Violation

      Sgt Major Crane is unwillingly dragged into an Aldershot Police investigation after a young girl is raped and murdered, because witnesses describe the attacker as a young soldier. Can Crane stop the rapist before he strikes again, whilst simultaneously working on his own case - the repeated rape and bullying of a soldier on Aldershot Garrison?

      All these books are available from Smashwords:

      https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendycartmell

      No Mercy

      A Sergeant Major Crane Investigation

      In my experience, those who beg for mercy seldom deserve it. But it’s not my place to judge. That’s up to a Court Martial or civilian jury, Crane said to Billy.

      Don’t you find it frustrating when we arrest someone and then they get off, Sir? Billy asked. Especially when you know deep down they’re guilty?

      Crane paused, his features becoming hard and his eyes distant. Then, as if suddenly remembering where he was, he seems to deliberately relax before casually shrugging and saying, Sure, who wouldn’t?

      So how do you cope?

      Again a pause. It makes me more determined to do a better job next time.

      Crane’s phone rang, precluding any further discussion. After listening silently, he acknowledged the order, replaced the receiver and turned to the waiting Billy.

      Fire at a house on the Garrison. Looks like we’ve just got our chance to do a better job, he smiled as they left the offices of the Special Investigations Branch of the Royal Military Police.

      Aldershot Garrison was slowly being enveloped in mist coming off the low lying playing fields as Sergeant Major Tom Crane and Sergeant Billy Williams drove along Queens Avenue. Fingers of grey grasped at their car as they turned right and drove into the housing estate located at the top edge of the Garrison, near North Camp. The gathering gloom of early evening was split by the glow of the fire coming from a nearby street. Abandoning their car at the top of Mason Street, Crane and Billy threaded their way past Military Police cars, fire engines and snaking hoses. A cluster of uniformed men were talking a safe distance from the burning house and at their approach, one of them detached himself from the group.

      Crane. Staff Sergeant Jones of the Military Police acknowledged the Non Commissioned Officer from SIB. Jones was tall and wiry, the physical opposite of Crane and his nearly bald head gleamed in the light of the fire.

      What’s up here then? Crane nodded in the direction of the house fire. How come the Adjutant called us out?

      Because we believe a certain Sergeant Barnes is in there, at least according to his hysterical wife. She had to be pulled away before she plunged into the house to find him. It seems she’d just got back from a visit to her sister and found the house ablaze. We’ve evacuated the adjoining houses and the fire brigade reckon they have it under control.

      Crane shivered in the damp of the evening and buttoned up his suit jacket. He immediately opened it, as he realised that he was putting on weight and resolved yet again to start running more often. Even though he was short and stocky, he had to admit that a growing stomach couldn’t be put down to muscle. He guessed that battling with weight gain was only natural when you were in your late 30’s. Rubbing the damp out of his short dark hair, he passed his hand over his short dark beard.

      He wasn’t entirely comfortable with the beard he had grown in an attempt to hide the scar running across his cheek to his chin, a souvenir of a tour in Afghanistan. The scar itself was still red and angry, as though the skin on his face was an outward reflection of his inner feelings. So he had

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