New Release -- Murder Most Fowl–Texas Style: A Texas Ranger James C. Blawcyzk Novel by James J Griffin

Texas Ranger Jim Blawcyzk is looking forward to an easy Monday, until he gets a call from the Llano County Sheriff. A woman has been murdered, the only clue a dead chicken hanging beside her. Before Jim can complete his investigation, another body—and another dead chicken—have been discovered in an abandoned truck. As the murders begin to stack up, so do the suspects, including a mysterious British couple who keep appearing at the scene of each unique killing. Is it mere coincidence, or something else? When cryptic notes begin arriving at the Llano newspaper office, they hint at more deaths to come. As Jim’s desperate search for the killer takes him from the back roads of Llano County to the dangerous club scene in downtown Austin, he races against time to stop the killings. But can he find the murderer before he or she strikes again? Or will the killer turn the tables and come after Jim for one last MURDER MOST FOWL—TEXAS STYLE…

EXCERPT

     The door to the chicken coop swung open, bathing its interior with rays of early morning sunlight.

     “Good morning, ladies. Isn’t it a lovely day?” the person who’d opened the door said to the hens, as he tossed feed on the coop’s dirt floor. “Who wants to be the first lucky lady to begin our new project?”

     Most of the hens jumped off their perches and out of their nest boxes to peck at the feed, cackling as they ate. One or two paused, cocked their heads, and looked at their owner. One of these was a Rhode Island Red, large and plump.

     “Ah, Camilla, yes. You are the perfect choice. Thank you. Come with me, my dear.”

     Camilla was scooped up, and tucked under her owner’s left arm. She pecked at the corn he held in his right hand, while he crossed the pen and latched its gate. Whistling, he stroked her head as he walked across the yard, then placed her in a crate in the back of his truck. Once certain the hen was secured, he got in the truck, started it, and drove off.

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