New York City's Finest
By Cora Buhlert
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But then one day, her past catches up with Jo in the form of a mysterious stranger getting into her cab. The stranger is Detective Ray McCormick, a cop on a mission to hunt down the criminal mastermind known only as the Kraken. McCormick wants information, information only Jo can provide, for Jo used to work for the Kraken and is one of the few people ever to walk out on him and live to tell the tale.
Jo is as eager as anyone to see the Kraken go down. But helping McCormick could put both Jo's life and that of her unborn child at risk.
This is a novelette of 12000 words or approx. 35 print pages.
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New York City’s Finest
Her belly was troubling her again. It had somehow gotten wedged against the steering wheel, and Jo had to reach down to push back the seat further. And the lever was near impossible to reach, because her damned belly kept getting in the way. Never mind that pushing the seat backwards meant that she had to stretch out her legs even further to reach the brake and accelerator.
The belly. That was the worst part about being pregnant. Well, the worst part aside from the morning sickness and the heartburn and the need to pee twenty times a day and the fact that coffee, tobacco, alcohol, drugs and anything else that was fun in life were taboo to her now. But the belly, the belly was damned annoying as well, because it always kept getting in the way, always kept bumping into things, always kept getting stuck somewhere. And Jo was only six months along, which meant that the belly would continue to grow and swell, until she was left with the approximate stature and mobility of a fat little Buddha or a great white whale.
Okay, so being pregnant sucked. It sucked big time. What else was new?
The backdoor opened and a passenger slid in. In the rearview mirror, Jo caught a glimpse of muddy beige trenchcoat. She didn’t bother turning around to check out the passenger. If she refused transport to everyone who looked like a potential rapist, mugger or axe murderer, she’d never get any fares at all. Never mind that real life rapists, muggers and axe murderers never actually looked the part.
Instead, she adjusted her glasses and hit the button on the taximeter. The glowing red display flashed to life. So what’ll it be, squire?
The man didn’t answer. All she heard was the gentle click of the seat belt, as he buckled himself in.
Jo drummed her fingers on the steering wheel. Destination, sir? Where to?
Just drive,
a male voice said, soft and low.
Now Jo did throw a cautious glance in the rearview mirror. Fares who refused to give a clear destination or even an unclear destination were always bad news.
Not that the lack of a destination necessarily meant that this guy was a mugger, rapist or axe murderer. Muggers, rapists or axe murderers generally had a destination in mind, a destination that was quiet and secluded and perfectly suited for nefarious deeds. The ones without a destination, however, were likely to send you on a long and rambling quest through half the city and then, once you dropped them off, it usually turned out that they either refused to pay or didn’t have any money to pay you even if they wanted to.
The rearview mirror revealed a sliver of trenchcoat topped by a dark brown fedora pulled deep into the face. Great! Her fare was either Humphrey Bogart come back to life or one of his more meticulous impersonators.
Jo hit the turn signal, put the car into Drive
, released the parking brake and slid out into the moving traffic. I need at least a rough destination…
she tried again, …so I know in which direction to go.
Just drive,
the man in the backseat repeated.
But sir, if you won’t give me a destination, you’ll have to pay for any detour I’m forced to take.
Better to tell them upfront. And surely you don’t want to waste your hard-earned money.
Just drive.
Jo shrugged and drove, gliding smoothly through the midday traffic and keeping an eye on the rearview mirror just in case. Her fare shifted and settled into the seat, pushing back the fedora to reveal a manly jutting chin, dotted with dark stubble.
Jo decided to give it one more try. Got any idea where we’re going yet.
A pair of lips, a bit too full for such a manly jaw, formed a hint of a smile. "I’ll