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    Street Beat
    Street Beat
    Street Beat
    Ebook44 pages22 minutes

    Street Beat

    By Terry Wright

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    Workaholic journalist Karen Dare is covering the story of a serial killer, the Sandman, which sidelines everything else in her life, including a potential but pushy suitor. When a jealous and malicious co-worker betrays her, and the Sandman sets out to kill her, Karen suddenly realizes how shallow her life has become. Her only salvation, a ranch in the mountains and a handsome cowboy named Jake.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTWB Press
    Release dateJul 17, 2011
    ISBN9781936991204
    Street Beat
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    Terry Wright

    There’s nothing mundane in the writing world of Terry Wright. Tension, conflict and suspense propel his readers through the pages as if they were on fire. Published in Science Fiction and Supernatural, his mastery of the action thriller has won him International acclaim as an accomplished screenplay writer. A longtime member of the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, he runs their annual Colorado Gold Writing Contest. Terry lives near Denver with his wife, Bobette, and their Yorkie, Taz Man. He invites you to visit his Web site at www.terrywrightbooks.com.

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      Street Beat - Terry Wright

      Street Beat

      By

      Terry Wright

      Copyright by Terry Wright 2011

      Published by TWB Press at Smashwords

      All rights reserved. No part of this story (eBook) may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or book reviews.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidences are either a product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to any actual person, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold 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. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Edited by Terry Wright

      © Cover art by Terry Wright

      ISBN 978-1-936991-20-4

      By

      Terry Wright

      The Denver Post newsroom buzzed with activity. Phones rang. Keyboards clacked. Maggie Hunter, a junior reporter with spiky black hair and blistering red lips, sauntered from the room to join her fellow reporters gathered around the cappuccino machine in the lobby. Towering behind them, the awards wall bore witness to the professionalism of these journalists:

      The Best of the West, Freedom of the Press.

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