The Judas Judge
Chapter One
Starting sometime after midnight, six murders had been committed
along a stretch of highway in south central New Mexico.
Soon after sunrise, Kevin Kerney arrived at the Oliver Lee State
Park, where Sgt. Randy Shockley waited for him outside a motor
home parked in an area that provided electrical and water hookups
to recreational vehicles. Westward, across the Tularosa Basin, a band
of low clouds mimicked the outline of the distant mountains, creating
a mirage of shimmering vague foothills. The October morning
was chilly, and a low sun softened the stark landscape, giving the
desert a deceptively inviting impression.
Raised on the Tularosa until his parents' ranch was taken over by
the army and made part of the high security White Sands Missile
Range, Kerney knew the clou ... read full excerpt from The Judas Judge ebook