April's Fool

Scott Bell

Mar 2019 · Red Adept Publishing, LLC

About this ebook

 When Sam Cable, Texas Ranger, is assigned to protect a volatile and controversial candidate for US Senate, April Marie Fortney, his life is turned into a daily dose of hell on toast. Just when he thought the situation couldn’t get worse, he wakes up next to her dead body… with no memory of how he got there.The investigation focuses on Cable, highlighting him as the newest poster boy for an intense debate on racial relations. Racing against an impending indictment, he digs through a web of conflicting motives, politically-driven ambitions, and the past of the murdered woman, desperately seeking the truth before time runs out.
His only ally is feisty FBI agent Rita Goldman, whose sense of justice is as profound as her lack of field experience. Cable doesn’t know if the rookie agent will help prove his innocence or be the one to bury him.

Ratings and reviews

Texas Ranger Sam Cable has been assigned to protect a candidate for the US Senate. They don't get along well .... they have different political beliefs .... and with her being black and his being white, there's usually a racial overtone to their conversations. To his surprise and mortification he wakes up naked, fuzzy headed and staring into the dead eyes of the woman he was charged with protecting. He has no memory of how he got there..when he got there... While local law enforcement focus their sights on Cable and the media is going crazy with reports of race relations exploding. His only allies are his boss and FBI Agent Rita Goldman, a rookie in the field. She doesn't like him much, either, and Sam's afraid that she will do more harm than good and he'll find himself wearing orange in prison. He knows they have to solve this murder immediately if not sooner ... before they come to arrest him. There are plenty of suspects, and some surprises regarding the Senator's background. While Sam works one end of the list of possible suspects, Rita starts at the other end. It's when they meet in the middle that things turn deadly for both of them. I love the characters of Sam and Rita. Sam is the stereotypical cowboy.. from his Stetson to his boots. He's got a temper, but also a terrific sense of humor. Rita, being a rookie, comes across as a bit arrogant, but that's mainly because she doesn't want anyone to see how vulnerable she really is. The one thing they do have in common is their sense of justice. There's a lot of action from beginning to end and twists and turns that keep you riveted to each page. This is a stand alone but I would love to see/read a series with these characters. Many thanks to the author / Red Adept Publishers for the advanced digital copy of this crime fiction. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

About the author

Scott Bell writes because that way he can daydream and claim it on his taxes. A Certified Fraud Examiner and professional Suburban Man, Scott has a wife, two grown kids, and at least one cat sleeping on his keyboard. (The cat, not the wife and kids. They have their own keyboards to sleep on.)

His works include the mystery/thrillers Yeager's Law, Yeager's Mission, and April's Fool, along with the forthcoming Yeager's Getaway and May Day. He has a Science Fiction novel out called Working Stiffs, and his short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and online publications.