New Liberty-A Hector Miguel Navarro Novel, the first in the series, will be out shortly. My debut novel, The Mona Lisa Sisters, was released in 2020. My short stories and poems have been published in numerous anthologies. For about five years, I kept my investigative skills honed by volunteering as a Missing Person investigator at a California Police Department. I attended the Institute of American Indian Arts, earning an MFA-Creative Writing.Īs a corporate and private Investigator, I conducted investigations throughout the Americas and Asia. What about the old dude?”Īn enrolled descendant of the Karuk Tribe of California, I enjoyed a forty-year investigative career in law enforcement and private and corporate investigations. The woman suffers a horrible death as the boy saws her neck open, cutting the carotid arteries. The blade, dull and heavy, is meant for work, not slicing throats. His wife screams as another teenager opens the passenger door and drags her out of the car. The small lead slug comes to rest against the right side of his skull, ending his life. The man doesn’t hear the shot or feel the twenty-five-caliber bullet that passes through his brain. Reaching to put the car in gear, he says, “No.” The man may be in his seventies, but he’s not about to let a teenage punk rob him. You and the sister get out and walk away.” He’s holding a small pistol, barely visible in his large hand. “I don’t think so,” the kid says as his right hand appears.
His hands are jammed deep into the pockets. He’s wearing a dark hoodie with the front cinched down.
“Hey, old brother, whatcha doing?” Standing next to the car door is a skinny kid, fifteen or sixteen. Without thinking, he hits the down switch. It’s difficult for the old man with his arthritic hands and new trifocals. Besides, there’s no one around.”Ī minute later, he’s absorbed in entering the address in the GPS. The old man was always stubborn and refused to give up the wheel.
That doesn’t help much.” She was younger by a decade and had offered to help with the driving. “Now we’re lost, you’re exhausted, and you finally agree with me. I should have skipped poker with the boys this time. His wife had suggested they spend a few days in Los Angeles, maybe even visit Disney Land, but the old man had insisted. Even breaking the drive into two days from Oakland to the Arizona city was more than he should have undertaken at seventy. Will that make you happy?” The man was tired from the long drive. Besides, the boy’s graduation isn’t until tomorrow.” Why’d you buy a Lexus if you aren’t going to use the gadgets?” and one police officer is caught in the middle.Įxcerpt : I’d like to share the first scene of New Liberty New Liberty – A Hector Miguel Navarro Novel
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