Birds of Prey
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“This may be the first time I don’t complain about there being no breeze” Don said as they each focused and followed the different prints. “One is definitely a woman’s shoe, about a 7 cross trainer, probably New Air from the design” Ned said. “The other prints are huge, and look like boots” Don chimed in “probably 15’s, triple E” as he and Ned followed them further. Phil stayed frozen, staring at the huge print. “There are more coming and going from the Inf…………………” Don stopped mid-sentence as he saw that Phil hadn’t moved, frozen in time, staring down. “Lew, you okay?” Don asked as he walked back. “I know this footprint” Phil said quietly so Ned couldn’t hear. “What?” Don looked at Phil quizzically “Is the heat getting to you?” “You were right, size 15 EEE, Marine issued boots” Phil said as he stared out into the desert and beyond. “I wonder how many he’s buried out there” Phil said as he gestured towards the vast emptiness around them. “What the hell are you talking about, Lew?” Don asked, now more worried by Phil’s strange trance like state. “He’s back, and he’s hunting” Phil said as he looked straight into Don’s eyes. A light bulb went off in Don’s head as his eyes now recognized Phil’s worry. “I thought he was executed” Don said. Phil looked at Don with disdain “How many times have I said they juiced the wrong guy?” Phil asked. “At least 20 times” Don replied then lowered his head, looking at the print again. “If it is Lew, we’re in a heap of cow manure. This whole desert could be his graveyard.”
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Birds of Prey is the fictional story of a notorious serial killer, thought to have been caught by the FBI and executed in West Virginia only to resurface ten years later in Southern California. The discovery by CHP Lieutenant Philip DiMarco of freshly dug graves in the Mojave Desert that bear the murderer’s signature puts DiMarco in the middle of a nationwide manhunt by a task force of multiple law enforcement agencies for a militarily trained sociopath. The ensuing trail of murder leads to an intense cat-and-mouse game between the forces of good and evil, which becomes entangled in the politics of Washington, DC. As the task force gets closer to the killer only to be outmaneuvered and the death toll mounts, pressure intensifies from the highest levels of the federal government for his capture or termination. Frustrated with the lack of successful operations, Lieutenant DiMarco realizes the only avenue to success is to behave and think like the killer, which reveals the fine line that separates the hunter from his prey during the pursuit.
About the Author
Robert Abatti is the pen name for Robert J. Abatecola, MD. Born and raised in New York, he graduated from New York University and New York Medical College before completing residency at University of Southern California. He is a practicing family physician with over thirty years of medical experience, who began writing as a medical student. He resides in Northern California with his wife, children, and grandchildren.