The Target Page 24

  Her brush with death, plus her failure to apprehend K, had left her feeling eager to get away from San Diego. She keyed Soon into a text message and pressed Send. It wasn’t a commitment to see him. Just the courtesy of a response.

  Halfway through her beer, she listened to the voicemail from her mother: “Your father died this morning. The funeral is Saturday. I hope you’ll come.”

  Dallas visualized the old man in a casket, and an unexpected grief overwhelmed her. A moment later, she was sobbing. She didn’t try to hold back or talk herself out of it. She let the tears flow.

  But the outburst was brief, and another longing took over. She keyed in a second text to Cameron: I’ll be on a plane Friday. Let’s hook up for the weekend and see how it goes.

  L.J. Sellers is an award-winning journalist and the author of the bestselling Detective Jackson mystery/‌thriller series:

  The Sex Club

  Secrets to Die For

  Thrilled to Death

  Passions of the Dead

  Dying for Justice

  Liars, Cheaters & Thieves

  Rules of Crime

  Crimes of Memory

  Deadly Bonds

  Agent Dallas books:

  The Trigger

  The Target

  Standalone thrillers:

  The Baby Thief

  The Gauntlet Assassin

  The Lethal Effect

  When not plotting murders, L.J. enjoys performing standup comedy, cycling, social networking, and attending mystery conferences. She’s also been known to jump out of airplanes.

  Thanks for reading my novel. If you enjoyed it, please leave a review or rating online. Find out more about my work at ljsellers.com, where you can sign up to hear about new releases. —‌L.J.