MIND TRAP
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"Mrs. Wiebe, we need to ask you a few questions," began Detective Sloan, the man who had accompanied Constable Jacobs into the room. "But before we do, we need to read you your rights. Do you understand?" "Yes, I understand," she said. "Can I call my husband. I left the house in a hurry this morning and we had a big fight." "Yes you can, as soon as we read you your rights and you have answered a few questions." With that the detective took a card out of his pocket and began to inform Debra that she had the right to an attorney and that she did not have to answer any of the questions posed to her by the officers. "Do you understand these rights as I have read them to you," asked Sloan. "Yes but now can I call my husband?" "Go Ahead but then we need to talk," he replied. Debra picked up the phone by her bedside and placed the call. "Hello, Jerry," she began in a voice that began to show much of the strain she was now under. "Can you come to the hospital. I’ve been in an accident and they want to keep me overnight for observation." "Oh my gosh Debra, I knew you shouldn’t have driven out of here in the condition you were in." Jerry spoke in a very worried tone of voice. "I’ll be right there." "Now Mrs. Wiebe, exactly what happened?" asked Detective Sloan. "I’m not sure," she replied. "I left the house this morning very angry but that’s all I can remember. Traffic was also very bad this morning with people cutting me off or driving too slow." "Do you drive fast, Mrs. Wiebe?" "Not as a rule but as I said I was angry this morning." "Do you know what happened, any part of it," he asked again. "Not really," she stated. "Should I be waiting for a lawyer. "Why is that police officer here all the time and why are you asking me all these questions?" "Mrs. Wiebe, Debra, you killed a man with your car this morning. You rammed him against a brick wall twice and were planning to a third time when your car stalled. We have eyewitnesses who say that it appeared to be deliberate on your part. Can you tell us the man’s name?" "I don’t understand what you mean by killing someone. I could never kill someone. Did my car go out of control? Did I hit a pedestrian?" Her questions rattled on as if she had just come awake. She felt very confused. What did he mean she had killed someone? She couldn’t have. She would have remembered something like that, wouldn’t she? What had happened?
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Road rage is a phenomenon that seems to be occurring in increased numbers, something that never happened years ago. Is there an increased number of angry people on the roads today or are people just expressing their anger easier today? Mind Trap depicts a woman who, in a fit of temper, rams a total stranger for no apparent reason into a brick wall. Is it road rage or is it something altogether different? The story takes the readers through her lawyer’s discovery of why, with plenty of merging relationships to add some spice. Mind trap could be the story of any one of us or it could be the story of the girl next door. Why does a strong Christian woman commit murder? Read on to find out.
About the Author
Barbara Ann Derksen began writing about fifteen years ago when her husband installed their first a computer in the home. She has spent many hours since then perfecting this book but also working on several others. She began writing for local newspapers six years ago. Her first column, ‘Help Me Rhonda’, ran for a couple of months and then another newspaper picked up her column, ‘Meet Your Neighbor’, which has run in that and a couple of other newspapers ever since. Barbara has written over 1500 articles to date, which have all been published. Most of them are about the people who live nearby but she has also covered some news worthy events and local government meetings. Barbara and her husband Henry make their home in Alta, Iowa. They have four children and six grandchildren. Besides writing, Barbara rides motorcycle with her husband for an organization called Christian Motorcyclists Association, is a certified scuba diver, and loves all species of animals. Their two dogs, Patches and Pokey, have spent hours at her feet while she completed this book.