Deadly Deceiver

Deadly Deceiver (Parson Investigations Book Two) S. A. StacyFarm Girl Publishing, Olympia, WA 98512 Copyright © 2023 by S. A. Stacy All rights reserved. No parts of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website or distribute it by any other means without permission.This novel is a work of fiction. The names, characters, and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.Deadly Deceiver Copyright by S. A. Stacy All rights reserved.Published by Farm Girl PublishingOlympia, WA 98512Ebook ISBN: 978-1-7349200-3-1 Print ISBN: 978-1-7349200-2-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2023906921 Contents Acknowledgments . Chapter 1. CHAPTER ONE 2. CHAPTER TWO 3. CHAPTER THREE 4. CHAPTER FOUR 5. CHAPTER FIVE 6. CHAPTER SIX 7. CHAPTER SEVEN 8. CHAPTER EIGHT 9. CHAPTER NINE 10. CHAPTER TEN 11. CHAPTER ELEVEN 12. CHAPTER TWELVE 13. CHAPTER THIRTEEN 14. CHAPTER FOURTEEN 15. CHAPTER FIFTEEN 16. CHAPTER SIXTEEN 17. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN 18. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN 19. CHAPTER NINETEEN 20. CHAPTER TWENTY 21. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE 22. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO 23. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE 24. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR 25. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE 26. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX 27. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN 28. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT 29. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE 30. CHAPTER THIRTY 31. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE 32. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO 33. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE 34. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR 35. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE 36. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX 37. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN 38. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT 39. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE 40. CHAPTER FORTY 41. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE 42. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO 43. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE 44. CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR 45. CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE 46. CHAPTER FORTY-SIX 47. CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN 48. CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT 49. CHAPTER FORTY-NINE 50. CHAPTER FIFTY 51. CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE 52. CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO 53. CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE 54. CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR About Author AcknowledgmentsTo my brother Bret, who prayed this book into existence, along with his family. And my sister, April, who prays with me always. Interior formatting by Laura M. BairdCovers by Getcovers DedicationTo Mike, who always believes in me CHAPTER ONEHis captor hit him in his low back with the cold steel muzzle of the Glock. “Pick up the pace, Ranger.” His voice was casual like they were out for a stroll. Dan Beck cursed his lack of attention for the umpteenth time. The assignment? A usual skip trace of a runaway girl, only this job had exceptional compensation for the kind of job that usually didn’t pay well. The location was remote in Eastern Washington, not his typical Seattle private investigator stomping grounds. He thought he CHAPTER TWOFor the fourth time, private investigator Katie Parson called her business partner to hear Dan Beck’s phone go straight to voicemail. Unusual for him, this being a routine skip trace. Dan always checked in to give her details since they had begun their partnership, especially now, as they were preparing to go to Alaska to support their friend. A friend who had been mysterious about his needing their service. Prey, who sometimes worked for a covert government group, was a man of few words. Dan told her