THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Three, Chapter XIV

THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Three, Chapter XIV

My wife told me that I had to let the incident between Gates and me go, or I might potentially ruin everything. My argument against that was simply one of trying to live in a state of helplessness. Following Vietnam, I was being made to feel like an important man by...
THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Three, Chapter IV

THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Three, Chapter IV

I walked on the cooling sand toward the Trestles railroad bridge, my mind clearing the web of fear the faux Claymore had brought down upon me. My thoughts were drawn back to a lesser fear. Richard. If Richard was the operative who had disposed of the troublesome...
THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Two, Chapter XXII

THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Two, Chapter XXII

I left the Seven Dwarfs at the restaurant, wondering if a group having so much fun forming up to play private investigators, could possibly be at all effective. Gularte drove, while I prepared myself for the coming meeting. I had little doubt that Haldeman was going...
THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Two, Chapter XVI

THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Two, Chapter XVI

I left Mardian at the pool, since I’d given him everything I had about whatever it was I was supposed to know, but really didn’t. The money was invisibly held into the middle of the clamshell holster meant to hold and conceal a Smith and Wesson .44 Magnum, 4 inch...
THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Two, Chapter XIII

THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Two, Chapter XIII

Tom Turner was the next reserve officer to be ‘trained’ by me. We rode together peaceably until right after dark when Bobby Scruggs called to tell us about a report of a strange couple doing strange things on the northern edge of “T” Street Bridge beach. The call...