Tainted Waters
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Karen watched her perform hundreds of times. Tonight, she could see her agony, but still tried to cheer her on. “You go, girl.” She yelled. “Come on, show your stuff.”
Some of the other dancers came up. They also started to yell encouragement at the sick girl.
After seeing there concerned expressions, Karen smiled at them in appreciation.
Strutting, Lucy turned sideways and unhooked the other strap, allowing the skimpy dress to fall just passed her tiny, see-through bra. She faced the audience, swinging her head around in a circular motion, and at the same time, allowing the dress to fall, then turned towards them, kicking it off.
One of the regulars sitting at the bar shook his head and faced the bartender. “She’s got nothing tonight.”
The bartender elbows rested on the bar and knew the customer was right, but said nothing.
The pain made her dizzy and she tumbled back. Catching herself, she drifted over to the pole for support.
Karen saw she was only moments away from collapsing and started up the three stairs to the stage.
Grabbing her by the arm, Peggy held her back. In a brief moment of pity, she looked Karen in the eyes and smiled. “Let her finish . . . don’t embarrass her in front of her regulars.”
Understanding, Karen backed off. Her own mascara stained her face from her tears.
Peggy smiled, handing her a tissue.
She was grateful for the stripper’s rare moment of kindness.
Unhooking the front of her bra, Lucy held it up. Covering her breasts with her arm, she slowly dropping it to exposed them, then threw the bra backstage with a snap of her wrist, causing a wave of pain. Trying to grab hold of the pole, her fingers could barely bend around it. Bracing herself, she swung around, but after only a few turns, her fingers lost their grip. Not able to hold on, she fell backwards, hitting the back wall.
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About the Book
While investigating what appeared to be an accidental death of a stripper, Detective Jake Casey, and his partner, Macs, had their doubts. The girl’s best friend, Karen, tells them that she was only in her twenties, and just started to look much older, and the coroner said she was suffering from osteoporosis. This was something Casey didn’t think possible; especially after her friend tells him she was healthy and strong only a few days ago.
When the coroner is murdered, and the girl’s body is burnt to ashes, Casey is convinced there is some kind of cover-up, but he couldn’t fathom how deep into the evils of the drug world and perverted sex he would have to go to find the man responsible.
As Casey follows every lead, that seemed to pop up from nowhere, they also seem to end as his bosses stop him in his tracks. Beginning to feel like a pawn in a game, he is given another lead about a man called Four, who not only is a genus, but had an overwhelming gift to make whoever he wanted obey his every command by just a glance.
Casey must not only battle his own bosses, but protect his visiting children, the only witness he had, and watch a small town be sacrificed as he tries to solve the puzzle of Four’s hideous desires, knowing that he’d stop at nothing to accomplish his demented goal of killing millions.
About the Author
Joe Ryan was born in
In his late thirties, he decided to move to
He''d always remembered one class in particular called: Monsters, nightmares and the occult, which allowed him to really use his imagination and write short stories.
Reaching his mid-forties, and with some kind persuasion from his wife, he wrote his first book, the Teacher''s Solution, also published by AuthorHouse.
Writing became his favorite hobby, and he spent too much time down in his basement absorbed in his work, ignoring his other enjoyment. His wife joked of being a weekend widow.
Tainted Waters is only Joe''s second science fiction novel in what he hopes to be many more. He''s already working on a sequel to his first book, the Teacher''s Solution, which should not only be as exciting as his first, but very surprising.