by Michael Omer
“These things take time, Hannah.”
“I don’t know if they’ll remove it. I’m not even sure it’s illegal.”
They both lapsed into silence.
“Oh, and congratulations on catching Dona’s killer,” Hannah suddenly said.
“Thanks,” Mitchell smiled.
“Piece of work, that guy, huh?”
“Yeah,” Mitchell said.
“Love is a dangerous thing,” Hannah said.
“That wasn’t love, Hannah. He was obsessing over that girl, creating a false picture in his head about who she was and what she felt. That guy was completely delusional.”
Hannah looked at Mitchell, then glanced away. “Well,” she said, “I guess that’s exactly what falling in love is.”
The silence stretched between them for a few seconds, until Mitchell cleared his throat. “I was just going. Uh… You want to grab a beer before going home?”
“Sure,” Hannah smiled at him. “I think we earned it.”
They stood and left, switching the light off as they walked out the door. Only Mitchell’s monitors still stayed on, casting an eerie blue light in the dark squad room.
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About the Author
Mike Omer is the author of the Glenmore Park Mystery Series. He has been in the past a journalist, a game developer and the CEO of the company Loadingames. He is married to a woman who diligently forces him to live his dream, and the father of an angel, a pixie and a gremlin. He has two voracious hounds that wag their tail quite menacingly at anyone who comes near his home.
Mike loves to write about true people who are perpetrators or victims of crimes. He also likes writing funny stuff. He mixes these two loves quite passionately into his mystery books.
You can contact Mike by sending him an e-mail to [email protected]
Acknowledgments
This book could never have been written without Liora, my wife. It would have been a three chapter long attempt at a book, and probably written poorly as well. She’s my everything - my developmental editor, my brainstorm partner, my coach. I’ve been informed many times that I was very lucky to find her, and to those who tell me that, I say, you have no idea.
Thanks to Christine Mancuso for giving me incredibly valuable, unfiltered comments, which made this story so incredibly better.
Thanks to Richard Stockford who answered all of my questions with the patience and diligence of a saint, and then added some additional helpful and insightful beta comments.
Thanks to Axel Blackwell and my dad for their extremely helpful beta reading input.
Thanks to Tammi Labrecque for editing this novel. She does great by my books, and I cherish her contribution gratefully. It’s worth noting that she doesn’t edit the acknowledgments section, because I find that tacky. So any mistake here is my fault.
Thanks to all of the authors in Author’s Corner, for surrounding me with love and assistance, and for being a second family. And thanks for all the hats, dudes.
Thanks to my parents for both their invaluable advice and their endless support.
