“Blood Stains in Paradise,”
Chronicles the various calls and investigations which Deputy Sheriff Paul Foreman became involved in when he took a leap of faith and went from Florida State Park Ranger to Deputy Sheriff. The challenge, the excitement, and the sheer terror at times, takes its toll on many Law Enforcement Officers. From the corruption and dishonesty of a few deputies to the self sacrifice and even the ultimate sacrifice that some officers gave in the line of duty. These stories will put your right in the front seat, right alongside Deputy Foreman as he tells the stories of “Blood Stains in Paradise”.
You will not be embarrassed to share this novel with teens 12 years and older. This novel does contain some graphic descriptions of crime scenes. It has NO vulgar profanities or sexual content.
Here is a brief excerpt from a chapter in my first novel,
Blood Stains in Paradise
“Here’s the box cutter he used, here on the dresser,” I said pointing.
“The medics told me they had to take it away from him.” “OK,” Phil
advised, “let’s not move anything else until we get some pictures of
this mess.” Phil went out to his car, while Fred continued to prowl
around the little room. Fred commented to me, “With all this blood
loss, there’s a good chance this guy could go signal 7.” (Signal 7 was
code for dead person) I was looking around too. I had never seen a
crime scene like this one.
Fred continued, “We always treat it like a homicide until we prove
otherwise.” I appreciated the fact they knew I was a rookie, yet they
were explaining things as they went along. My so called training
officers had always been sarcastic as if I was supposed to have already
had all these experiences. “Hey Fred, look at this,” I said pointing to
the top of the dresser. “There is a woman involved in this somewhere.
Here’s all her makeup and stuff.” Phil was walking back in with his
camera and heard what I had just said. “Oh, there’s always a woman
involved in these cases. Here’s the scene. Boy falls in love, girl breaks
up with boy, girl leaves, and boy can’t live without her, boy slashes
wrists to end it all. Case closed!”
“Well you guys are the experts, but if the girl left him, why is all her
stuff still here? Do you mind if I pick up these car keys? I bet they
fit that Camaro out there,” I said waving my hand toward the car backed
up to the motel room door.
“Sure, go ahead,” Phil answered, “see if they fit that car."
I looked at the keys. They were one of the few things
that didn’t seem to have blood on them. I walked outside with the
keys and studied the car. The front windows were down. There was
a lot of beach sand on the carpets. There was a towel draped across
the back of the passenger seat. Another towel was bunched up on the
driver’s seat. I walked back around to the rear. The car had Florida
tags from Gulf County. Not really expecting anything, I picked the
round key that had the GM logo on the head of the key. I opened the
trunk of the blue Chevy.
Startled, I jumped back from the car as if I was hit in the face.
The teenage girl lay in a fetal position in the car’s trunk. Her eyes
stared lifelessly. Her dark blond hair came down over her shoulders.
Her hair was wet and matted. Beach sand was in her hair, and plastered
about her body. She was wearing a two piece blue bathing suit.
I wasn’t sure how long I had been staring at her when I realized both
Fred and Phil were standing next to me. “Oh crap,” Fred kept saying
over and over.
Phil finally said something,
"She is about the age of my daughter.”
All three of us stood there without saying anything for a
full minute. A hoarse cry came from my left. The elderly couple had
walked up to see what was happening. The wife of the manager had
already been horrified once, by finding the young man covered in
blood. Now she was crying, her hands covering her face. She turned
to her husband, burying her face in his chest. The woman’s sobbing
became louder and louder. The elderly man was trying to get her to
leave and walk back towards the motel office.
The girl looked very dead to me. Her skin was lifeless and almost
without color. Detective Phil was the
fi rst one to move. Phil reached to
touch her neck. “No pulse. She looks like her neck is broken, the way
her head is twisted back,” Phil said quietly. Placing his hand on her
neck again, then on her arm, Phil said, “She is pretty cold.” Phil took
hold of the girls arm, lifting it up, then laying it back down, almost
as if was trying to be gentle, as if he was trying not to hurt her. Phil
continued, trying to sound detached, mechanical. Then I realized the
detective was recording.
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BLOOD STAINS IN PARADISE
