The Wilco Project

By: Daniel Springer | Other books by Daniel Springer
Categories: General Fiction, Suspense/Mystery
Word Count: 64,645
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Published By: Solstice Publishing

 

When a phone call requesting his presence at a campus murder scene shatters Professor Steven Archer's Saturday morning, he has no idea how the tragic events of the next forty-eight hours will change his life forever.

The dot-com millionaire turned college professor rushes to the scene and is devastated to learn that the victim died playing a cell phone game he invented. When his project manager becomes the prime suspect, Steven is thrust into the complex murder case against his will.

After a second student is murdered, everything is at risk—the fate of his project manager, the lives of the college students and Steven's own career and reputation. Together with an old detective friend and a campus cub reporter, Steven must hunt down the killer using all of his expertise before he strikes again.







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The Wilco Project
The Wilco Project

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Excerpt

Glaring at the detective, Steven exhaled and uncovered the phone. "Jenny, you still there?"
"Yes, what—"
"Listen, I need to call you back."
"Uncle Steven, what is going on? Is everything okay?"
"Sure, I'll call you later and explain everything." He hung up the phone. "What the hell, Frank? There's a fucking murderer on the loose, and you won't let me warn my own niece?"
"Steven, listen to me."
"No, you listen to me." Steven raised his voice and jabbed his finger at Frank. "If anything happens to her you'll have to lock me up, because I swear to God—"
"Don't do it, Steven. Do not threaten me."
Frank's sharp tone knocked Steven back to his senses. "I'm sorry, Frank, it's just that I don't understand why I can't simply get Jenny away from here. I don't want to jeopardize this investigation, I just want to protect my family."
"I understand, but you're going to have to trust me on this."
Steven drew in a deep breath and then exhaled. "All right Frank, I do trust you. It's not like I have a choice anyhow, right?"
"No, you don't." Frank relaxed his clenched jaw and blew out a breath. "Look, all I can say right now is this case has serious visibility within the department. High level politics are involved, and the spotlight is on me to figure this mess out quickly and quietly."