Hollownton Homicide
Anthony Hollownton Series Book 1
by Gretchen S.B.
Genre:
Supernatural Suspense
Supernatural Suspense
322 pages
There more to the world than he has ever known…
When homicide detective Anthony Hollownton is called to the scene of his
latest murder case he quickly becomes aware that something isn't quite right.
latest murder case he quickly becomes aware that something isn't quite right.
It isn't the gruesomeness of the scene.
It isn't the symbols written on the wall.
It isn't the image carved into the victim's back.
It is something else, something he can't quite put his finger on,
something he doesn't understand.
something he doesn't understand.
Then his partner disappears, leaving Tony alone as the world begins to
unravel. As the body count rises Tony must scramble to adapt to this
new supernatural world. A supernatural world that wants nothing to do
with him and will shut him out at all costs. Until the killer's
attention turns to Tony. Now he must work within the supernatural
community's rules if he is going to come out of this case alive.
unravel. As the body count rises Tony must scramble to adapt to this
new supernatural world. A supernatural world that wants nothing to do
with him and will shut him out at all costs. Until the killer's
attention turns to Tony. Now he must work within the supernatural
community's rules if he is going to come out of this case alive.
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Hollownton Outsiders
Anthony Hollownton Series Book 2
Life was finally getting back to normal…almost
Two months ago homicide detective Anthony Hollownton was forcibly thrown
into the supernatural world. A world that has been eerily silent ever since.
into the supernatural world. A world that has been eerily silent ever since.
His partner is back but will never be the same.
Talking about seeing things Tony knows are real.
Talking about seeing things Tony knows are real.
At least it is the Fourth of July and patrolling the festivities should be a cake walk.
Wrong.
A mutilated body is stumbled upon and now it is all Tony can do not to
jump to supernatural conclusions. Is his jarring previous case making
him paranoid or is there more to this murder than meets the eye?
jump to supernatural conclusions. Is his jarring previous case making
him paranoid or is there more to this murder than meets the eye?
The
four of them headed up the driveway with the two uniforms peeling off as Rick
and Tony passed Rick's car. Luckily, Tony was wearing a button up today so he
simply hung his badge out of his shirt pocket so it was visible and put his
hands behind his back, hiding the radio. He knew Rick would probably do all the
talking, which would make it easier to be inconspicuous. As they walked farther
up the drive, they saw the grey Prius that matched Mercedes' car's description.
However, the red truck was nowhere in sight. There was a garage separating the
duplex on either side so it could've been in there for all he knew.
Rick
rang the doorbell and they both waited. Part of Tony hoped that all this was
just a coincidence and that these two college kids hadn't murdered a woman and
mutilated her body over an internship. Even though all the evidence was
pointing quite blatantly towards them as the killers. There was some noise on
the other side of the door and he exchanged glances with Rick. Tony cleared up
one of his hands in case he needed to grab his weapon. His adrenaline began to
shoot through his blood and his heart beat faster but he hoped the kids would
just open the door like a regular household and not cause any problems.
After
what seemed like an eternity, the door cracked open and the smell of pot
blasted out into the cool outdoor air; it was clearly much warmer in the house.
The kid that stood in the doorway looked pretty young. He was definitely
college-aged; Tony would've been surprised if the kid was actually old enough
to drink.
"Brian
Summers?" Rick asked.
The
blond kid in front of them blinked a few times before nodding slowly.
"Yeah, what of it?"
Rick
put his badge closer to the young man's face. "I'm Detective Nelson and
this is my partner; we’re hoping to ask you and your girlfriend, Mercedes
Foster some questions about last night."
There
was a beat as if the kid was processing what Rick said, then his eyes went wide
and before anyone said anything else the door slammed in their faces, they
heard it lock, then yelling and what sounded like somebody running to the back
of the house.
"Oh
crap, looks like they're gonna make a run for it," said one of the cops
behind Tony and Rick. "Don't worry about it, we’ll circle around the back,
you guys come in from the front." With that Tony saw out the corner of his
eyes the two men run around the house, guns drawn at a low ready position.
Pounding
on the door, Rick yelled at the top of his lungs, "Brian, Mercedes, this
is the police. You need to open this door and talk to us or we’re going to have
to bring you down to the station. Running away or any delay tactics are only
going to look bad for you. We need to talk to you. Come outside now."
There
was no answer but before they could negotiate how to kick the front door down
they heard a shriek around back. They exchanged glances before splitting up and
taking off after the two uniforms around the back of the house.
Tony's
heart was pounding in his years as his blood raced through his system. He
couldn't believe what was happening. It had been so long since somebody tried
to run on them. By the time he got to the back of the house, he could see on
the other side of the short chain link fence that one of the cops had Brian on
the ground and was cuffing him while the other was struggling with Mercedes,
who was screaming and trying to break loose of his hold.
Before
he could jump the fence, Tony saw Rick go through the open gates on the other
side. At the same time Mercedes landed a kick between the legs of the officer
she was wrestling with. Rick got there just in time to grab her arms and hook
the second cuff on her.
"If
you don't calm yourself down right now you're going to get arrested and charged
with assaulting an officer, do you really want that on your record?" Rick
asked her, speaking much louder than he needed to.
That
moment Mercedes seemed to see she and her boyfriend were outnumbered and calm
down a bit.
"We
are going to put you and your boyfriend in the back of a squad car and take you
downtown. Hopefully that will give you some time to cool off a little bit and
my partner and I can ask you some questions," Rick explained.
In
response, Mercedes ended her struggle to get away.
Gretchen is a Seattleite that loves her home. She has a day job as a Program
Coordinator a local university. She loves to read, write and create
characters. As well as knit and binge watch Netflix. She is also on a
sporadic book blog and internet radio show with some of her college
friends. She currently lives with her husband and their mischievous
Rotti mix, who always seems to find something new she shouldn't be chewing on.
Coordinator a local university. She loves to read, write and create
characters. As well as knit and binge watch Netflix. She is also on a
sporadic book blog and internet radio show with some of her college
friends. She currently lives with her husband and their mischievous
Rotti mix, who always seems to find something new she shouldn't be chewing on.
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