Fortune's Victims

FORTUNE'S VICTIMS

By

Dudley Mark Facey

Two days ago, Joseph Alexander Masters was a member of a top-secret military squad. He had taken

part in missions that never happened, sanctioned by orders that were never given. Two days ago,

during one of those missions, he and his brothers in arms discovered a treasure of crystals unearthed

by a downed aircraft. Today, he is a civilian at home in the USA, with the jewel he found secretly

secured to a gold chain around his neck.

Beautiful Ingrid Eberl was content with her job as a waitress at a roadside diner. This morning, she

went to work as she had on many other mornings. Today, however, she finds herself being used as

a human shield when a crazed ex-soldier goes on the rampage, then kidnaps her and takes her deep

into the woods.

Sheriff Otis Crawford is insane with anger. His police officer brother has died after an altercation with

a highly trained, ex-soldier. Now he's out for blood, and God help anyone who gets in his bay.

General Frederick Payne is frantic. He is being told that one of his ex-soldiers, one that he loves like

a brother, is in trouble, and number one on America's most wanted list. He hears that Joseph has

killed several people, kidnaped a woman, and fled into the woods. Now, armed with the top-secret

truth, he needs to get to Joseph before anyone else does.

FBI agents Tyrrell, and Anders are on the trail of a reputed killer and kidnapper. They need to

retrieve the kidnap victim and bring the killer to justice, but something just doesn't add up. Is the

kidnapper the killer? Or is there a more complicated answer?