White Heat
Cajun Moon
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WHITE HEAT –
(a winner in the 2005 Southwest Writers Contest)
While looking for clues on a murder case, Duke Rogers finds himself in a racially charged situation. The case might have to wait.... The immediate problem: getting out of South Central Los Angeles in one piece - during the 1992 "Rodney King" riots. APRIL - 1992 CHAPTER 1 (partial) My father always said I was a fuckup, that the only reason we get along is 'cause he keeps his mouth shut. Maybe he's right: I fucked up high school. Fucked up college. Fucked up my marriage. Fucked up my life by joining the service And now I've fucked up a case. Fucked it up real bad. Teddie Matson was different. She had a golden life, until her path had the misfortune of crossing mine. I sat staring out the window of my office, k.d. lang playing in the background. It was a while till the sun would set, that golden hour when everything takes on a honey-rich glow. Golden hour is the time when the light hits just right in the early morning or late afternoon. The time when movie cinematographers most like to shoot. The light is tawny and warm. Gentle. It makes the stars shine brighter. Golden hour is the time when Teddie Matson was killed.
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