The Righteous Cut (2011)
“He knew nothing about the murder of Charles Francis Tarkington nor the possible complicity of Pete Carson, so, after getting Carson’s record from R and I, he summoned his head of gang intelligence, Lieutenant Ben Guthrie.
Guthrie was a lean, fit man in his late thirties, but his snow-white hair and eyebrows sometimes caused people to mistake his age. He had been in gang intelligence since winning his detective shield in the late Twenties. Nobody in Casey’s command knew more secrets and street gossip.
“I had to do some thinking when you mentioned Pete Carson, captain. That’s going back a ways.”
“Does anything exist that shows or even suggests a connection between Carson and Whit Richards?” Casey asked.
Guthrie grinned. “Before I answer that, let me tell you what I know that I can’t prove. First, Gang Intelligence has been eyeing Richards since he first appeared in town in the late Twenties. He had money and he spent it to make more.”
“Meaning,” Casey said as he dug his pipe into his to...bacco pouch, “that he invested in various criminal enterprises.”MoreLess
Guthrie was a lean, fit man in his late thirties, but his snow-white hair and eyebrows sometimes caused people to mistake his age. He had been in gang intelligence since winning his detective shield in the late Twenties. Nobody in Casey’s command knew more secrets and street gossip.
“I had to do some thinking when you mentioned Pete Carson, captain. That’s going back a ways.”
“Does anything exist that shows or even suggests a connection between Carson and Whit Richards?” Casey asked.
Guthrie grinned. “Before I answer that, let me tell you what I know that I can’t prove. First, Gang Intelligence has been eyeing Richards since he first appeared in town in the late Twenties. He had money and he spent it to make more.”
“Meaning,” Casey said as he dug his pipe into his to...bacco pouch, “that he invested in various criminal enterprises.”MoreLess
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