Knight's Late Train (15 page)
“Yeah,” I t
ell him, my children wrapped around me, their heads buried against my arms and chest. “I love you,” I say, smelling their hair. I feel their hands, their embrace. I hear their sobs, and I taste my own tears. Knowing it will be months, possibly years before I see them again, I pull them closer.
“I love you.”
I think back on the mess in Colorado. I ask my father, “Hey, Doc … who was running that loco on the hazmat train?”
“They never
caught anyone and didn’t find a body, either.”
T
hinking about that “pretty” CIA agent, I ask my father. “Did you see the CIA agent who made the arrangements to fly us all back here?”
“No, son — didn’t.”
“Did you happen to catch her name?”
“I think Tamara said it
was Bee something. Let me think. Yeah, Bee Weighton, I believe. Sounded like an alias to us.”
Who was
Rillie actually working for — the CIA, FBI, Homeland Security, Judge Hammer, or could it have really been the foreign financiers of Operation Thundertrain — or even a foreign power?
And w
ho was the guy in the white ski mask behind her in Doc’s basement?
Rillie
knew I had a ballistic vest in the pack. She put it there along with the rest of the “shopping” list, including the
unrequested
blank rounds. Why did she only shoot me in the torso with the little 9mm Mac 10 if she wanted to kill me — or was it a show for the guy in the ski mask?
If she didn’t
want me dead, why did she load my M-4 magazines with blanks? Did she know the bad guys were ordered to capture and not kill me?
And what about Big Deal’s Russian aunt/wife? How did she play into all this?
“Yeah …,” I said, certain I’d see the
really-wild,
strawberry-blonde loco driver again someday. But that didn’t matter, right now. For the next few minutes, that little hospital room would be paradise. I could not have been anyplace better. As my father and his Mary hugged, I pulled my kids even closer. I repeated, “…an alias.”
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—To the reader, from CWE Railroad Detective R. Yule Dye:
This novel portrays a fictitious account of a terrorist act for entertainment purposes. Although much of the facts, depictions, and concerns within are real, some may not be in detail, are simplified or are depicted less than accurately for good reason: there are a lot of nuts out there.
For anyone who would read this fictional story and take from it some idea that they might vandalize or otherwise sabotage
American railroad or government property in order to cause bodily harm or personal notoriety, may they go straight to Hell. That’s the only good place for such people.
With them in mind, understand that not only
American rail and government security is especially alert since the days and years following 9/11, so are the workers and the public around such essential activities. You’ll not fare well attempting anything of even a misdemeanor prank in nature.
Don’t forget
R. Yule Dye
.
I’m
out there embodied in thousands of vigilant good-doers, everywhere you turn. Find a hobby, wade out into a rip tide, go commit yourself to an insane asylum and leave the rest of the good folks alone.
By the way, the “R” stands for Robert.
Be good! –R. Yule Dye.
The Department of Homeland Security says, “If you see something, say something!” call 911 to report all suspicious activity.
*
* *
The one that starts it all:
KNIGHT’S HELLFIRE
“The E Z Knight Reports” Series
Coming!
I just returned from a botched hostage rescue and political assassination mission in the Middle East, and I brought Hell back with me. I can’t trust my former team members. Half of them have been murdered, anyway. Now something very evil is stalking my wife and kids, too.
The smart folks will
tell you not to piss me off, or you could end up dead. They’re the same ones who have me against a wall of claymores, and I’m about to explode.
Make no mistake, t
here will be death today.
My name is E Z Knight, and I live inside thriller author Gordon A Kessler’s head. Step in out of the cold and make yourself comfortable. But get ready for one hell of a fiery ride!
And
the one that wraps it up:
KNIGHT’S
LAST SHOT
“The E Z Knight Reports” Series
In
Knight’s Last Shot
, from his murdered wife’s diary, E Z finds out that she was pregnant when she died.
It’s the very last straw.
E Z watches as his young friend Rabbit is shot off his bicycle, and the sniper orders E Z and his “bitch” to meet in DC. The bastard won’t stop shooting E Z’s friends until he cooperates.
Never take a knife to a gunfight
Never corner a mountain lion and her cubs
Never shoot someone E Z loves and then think you can stop him before he kills you
.
E Z’s coming
— and you’ve never seen a Knight this dark. He blasted from HELLFIRE with a vengeance, now he’s jumping back into the flames for his LAST SHOT. As all the pieces finally fall into place, everyone knows E Z Knight won’t stop until he’s halfway around the globe with his hands tightly closing around the throat of the man at the top.
Follow
Knight’s Last Shot
across the country and then to the other side of the world as E Z faces his nemeses as well as former allies, unleashing an incredible and punishing effort to give the final reckoning.
E Z
Knight ain’t the Grim Reaper, but old man Death knows him well and calls him
sir
.
Look for
KNIGHT’S REPORTS
— The Three-In-One Box Set: a bundle of your three favorite “The E Z Knight Reports” series novels!
A Personal Message from Gordon A Kessler to the Reader:
I've been writing
thriller novels for over twenty years. I enjoy writing them almost as much as I enjoy talking about them.
If you are entertained by this or any of my other works of fiction, could you be so kind as to drop me a quick email? I would appreciate it tremendously. Let me know who you are and what pleased you the most. I promise that I will personally respond.
Email me
and say
hi!
:
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–it's fun and you'll be glad you did.
On the site, you'll find my blogs as well as info on not only my past work, but also on novels to come. And there's a special section giving brief bios on all the
"E Z Knight Reports'"
major characters. Be forewarned: you'll find a page of
Oz's colorful witticisms
, as well — adult readers only, please.
My Jazzy Brass has her very own
fan pages
on the website, complete with
photos
,
blog
and "
Jazzy Brass's Missing Scenes
". You'll love her, if you don't already!
Also, you'll discover a special section on the site highlighting the "
Knight's Girls
" (a little risqué) in a gallery showing the different Knight Girl for each current
"E Z Knight Reports" novel covers
, as well as some that are coming up.
Enjoy!
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Please check out Kessler's other books
Thriller novels:
Other "The E Z Knight Reports" series novels:
Coming soon:
Short stories:
"Jack Baron,"
nostalgic romance
"
Toothpick for Two,
" humorous relationship story
Nonfiction about novel writing:
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