Publisher's Synopsis
ONLINE DATING AND DYING IN PINNACLE POINT: A quiet vacation in a quaint Florida village turns deadly."I only rate 5 stars to books that hold my interest from start to finish. Jeffery Freeman has a gift for details and developing characters. Love to see more mysteries by him."Anita Henley"I thought I was on the scene trying to solve the twists and turns in this made-for-the-movies mystery." Karwin"I enjoyed this book. Definitely keep my interest . . ."susieq222.Lieutenant Colonel Tom Harvey needs a break from his mundane world of shuffling papers in the Pentagon. Still mourning the loss of his wife, his first attempt at online dating in Washington, DC did not go well. Now he's trying again on vacation in Central Florida. His second date is worse. She ends up dead and he is the prime suspect. He will discover that Pinnacle Point is a small town of big lies and that there are killers among his potential dates.Government corruption becomes evident when the NSA uses him as bait to track down whoever stole $80 million dollars of US federal money in Iraq.The one woman he could fall for turns out to be still married, to a US congressman no less.Who would have thought that online dating could be this complicated or this dangerous?"They hoisted the body onto a gurney set atop the low rock wall. Tom caught a glimpse of the face. It was a woman. An involuntary gasp, barely loud enough to be heard by the man in front of him, escaped Tom's lips. He knew her. Or thought he did. Reeds and tall grass planted to spoil erosion clung to her face and body. He couldn't be absolutely positive but it might be the woman from last Friday's rendezvous.The large man in front of Tom turned to face him.'You know her?' he asked with a deep, husky voice with a tinge of southern accent.Tom frowned. He saw a badge pinned to top pocket of the brown-checked sports coat. In the center of the five-pointed silver star was the word, 'Chief.' The brown fedora with the wide black hatband gave the man the look of a heavy Sam Spade.'I ah, ah. I'm not sure, ' Tom replied hesitantly.'Have a closer look.' The Chief took him by the elbow with one hand. He lifted the yellow tape with the other.""Samantha unlocked the front door. Tom stayed a step behind. Inside she said in the same honeysuckle voice, 'Let me turn on a light.' A moment later, the huge chandelier and wall lamps lit up the entryway like it was Christmas.Tom let go of the front door, letting swing closed behind him. Then the lights went out.Sometime later, Tom had no idea how much later, he slowly opened his eyes. His head throbbed with pain. He tried to rub it. He couldn't. His hands were tied behind his back. His arms and legs were tied to high-backed dining room chair. The room was dark. He looked from side to side. He couldn't see anything.A small bit of light from the window above the entryway crept in behind Tom. Slowly, he gained some night vision. Then he saw her. Samantha sat across from, bound exactly the same way, except that she had a towel wrapped around her head, covering her mouth.'What the hell?' Tom asked." . . . "The gloved hand grasped the blonde hair, twisting the unblemished side of Samantha's face toward Tom. The knifepoint touched her nose, the blade laying across her cheek. Tom squirmed against the ropes, unable to loosen them.'How many? Where?' There was a touch of enjoyment, of anticipation, in the voice.'She means nothing to me, ' Tom stated honestly. 'I don't even know her name.'The blade moved slightly. A drop of red turned to a trickle down Samantha's nose.'Jesus. All right. All right. There's one copy.' Should I tell him where? Lie?The sharp edge came up under the left of Samantha's throat. In one stroke it could cut clear across, opening a gusher of blood and life."Online Dating and Dying in Pinnacle Point is the second in the Pinnacle Point trilogy.
