Protecting His Secret Son. Laura Scott
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Yours in faith,
Laura Scott
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
—Psalms 25:5
This book is dedicated to my son, Jonathan Iding, who has followed in my footsteps to become a registered nurse. I’m so proud of you!
Contents
Private investigator Mike Callahan scrunched down in the driver’s seat of his black SUV and watched the front door of Duncan O’Hare’s house through the open driver’s-side window. He was parked in the driveway next door, knowing the young couple was out of town for the weekend. Duncan O’Hare was a Milwaukee cop, but Mike didn’t believe the guy was dedicated to upholding the law.
Quite the opposite.
However, witnessing a meeting between Duncan O’Hare and Lane Walters, believed leader of the Dark Knights, two days ago outside an apartment building owned by Walters, wasn’t enough. He needed proof to back up his suspicions. Mike had tailed Duncan, but the cop had managed to evade him.
On a mission to solve his father Max Callahan’s murder, Mike wasn’t about to let anything stand in his way.
His father had been shot in the back while visiting the crime scene of an officer-involved shooting. Four years later and the crime remained unsolved.
The key was buried deep within the Dark Knights, a civilian vigilante group known for meting out its own brand of justice against alleged criminals. There were several unsolved murders that were believed to be the work of the Dark Knights. As the police chief, his father had vowed to bring the Dark Knights down. Yet Mike knew the group had connections within the police force—possibly to Duncan O’Hare and Duncan’s father, Ian O’Hare, who had conveniently taken Mike’s father’s place as chief of police after his death.
The night of his father’s funeral, Mike had overheard a conversation between Ian and Duncan O’Hare about how much they secretly admired the Dark Knights. Mike’s theory was that his father had learned about their connection to the vigilantes and had been murdered because of it. Mike wanted them arrested and held accountable for the role they’d played in his father’s death. Staking out Duncan’s house tonight had been a recent attempt to confront the cop about his meeting with Walters.
Duncan’s front door unexpectedly