Crime Thriller / Suspense
Date Published: 09-07-2026
Publisher: Mission Point Press
A car was coming down the street of a residential St. Louis
suburb. Dr. Wayne Mallon was driving home from his clinic this Friday at 6:45
p.m., as he did every Friday. The doctor turned into his driveway. He had no
reason to notice the nondescript gray van that was parked among other cars
along the street.
His car came to a halt just after it passed the sidewalk, as
expected. Dr. Mallon was a fastidious man of habit, particular about his car
and exactly where it should be parked in his driveway. Because of this, it was
easy for Peters to position the powerful tripod-mounted lens in the back of his
van to focus on exactly where Mallon would soon be standing.
Dr. Mallon placed the gear shift in park and removed the
keys. His movements were seen through the high-powered lens of a movie camera,
recording over Peters’ shoulder. Peters, however, was looking through the lens
of a high-powered rifle, complete with a silencer.
The doctor slammed the door shut and moved a step forward,
turning to greet his family waiting for him on the porch. At that moment the
crosshairs were centered right in the middle of his back.
The shot went off when he took the second step. A rubber
slug went sailing down the street, heading right for the doctor. The power of
it hitting his back lifted him onto the hood of the car and sent him sliding
down to the ground. His family jumped from their chairs and ran to help him.
The gray van quietly left the area.
About the Author
Bob’s extraordinary musical abilities were the subject of numerous brain studies, which have inspired a popular RadioLab podcast.
Little did they know that Bob was also a talented writer.
For years he wrote articles about his saloon-playing days for music publications. Many of these stories were compiled into a book called The Journeyman Piano Player: Adventures in Gracious Dining. Bob has written reams of poetry, some of which became lyrics to songs that he composed. The longest piece of poetry he ever wrote was the lyric book for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, a grand opera he composed and orchestrated.
Mr. Milne has been fascinated by nature his entire life. At a young age he realized that instincts are present in all species of birds, mammals (including humans), and literally every living thing in nature. He has used this information countless times over his lifetime to predict what the human species will do in future situations.
Bob is now retired from the long piano tours and is enjoying his woodland home. Today he spends his time studying nature in the woods. Signed copies of his book may be purchased through his website.
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