Boy on a Tricycle
by
Book Cover & Preview Text
I had started to walk over to my hole under the fence when all the lights came on, flooding the whole compound with intense illumination. I instinctively dropped down on all fours as I heard men hollering something about an alarm being set off. How did I do that? There had to be heat or motion sensors hidden among the plants. I started working my way towards my hole on my hands and knees. Then I heard something that scared the daylights out of me: DOGS! Several barking dogs had been let loose to find the intruder, so I got up and sprinted for my hole. I squirmed under it as fast as I could and used the spade to partially fill in the hole just as the snarling dobermans tried to dig at it. They also jumped against the fences without being electrocuted, I noticed. They must have turned off the juice to protect themselves against accidental contact with the fence. The men were still about 50 yards back and hadn’t seen me, as far as I could tell, so I grabbed the spade and headed into the forest. Fortunately, as old as I was, I could still run like hell, if I needed to.
Formats
Book Details
About the Book
Chief constable of Oak Hill, California, Arnie Crockett, returns with his family from a vacation in nearby Yosemite only to discover that his close friend, Tom Whiting, the sheriff of Tulare County, has been murdered in his home. It turns out that this killing is only one of the three that appear to be linked. Arnie and Tulare detectives fan out to hunt down the killer, with Arnie's only real clue being a small, old, B&W snapshot of a boy, about four, sitting happily on his tricycle being left inexplicably at one of the crime scenes. His search leads him all through Central California, from the little airport in Porterville to a clandestine pot farm in the Sequoias, to a flower shop in Tulare, and inevitably, to an unlikely killer.
About the Author
Dale Headley is a former teacher, coach, and author of six other books, including "What're We Doin' for P.E?" and "97th Street.". His interests include long distance running, and he is a USATF Masters All-American and multiple California state T&F Champion. He lives in San Bernardino and Running Springs, CA.