Bad Eagle Road

by John M. Floyd

About the Author: John M. Floyd is the author of more than a thousand short stories in publications like AHMM, EQMM, Strand Magazine, Mystery Magazine, The Saturday Evening Post, Best American Mystery Stories, and Best Mystery Stories of the Year. A former Air Force captain and IBM systems engineer, John is an Edgar finalist, a Shamus Award winner, a six-time Derringer Award winner, and the author of nine books. He is also the 2018 recipient of the Short Mystery Fiction Society's lifetime achievement award.

Excerpt

The young woman stood motionless in the thick woods, staring at the partially hidden mouth of a cave just ahead. Beside her was a gray-haired man with thick eyeglasses, and behind them both was a tall young man in a baseball cap. All three wore backpacks and hiking boots. “Ready?” she asked.

“Ready,” said the man behind her.

She turned to face the eye of the camera in his upraised cell phone. “My name is Victoria Hobbs, and I am here today with the distinguished professor of anthropology and anatomy Dr. George Longwood and our videographer James Navarro.”

“Videographer?” Navarro whispered, grinning.

Ignoring him, Hobbs said, “You can see, there ahead of us, what appears to be the entrance to a large cave. Before we proceed, I’ll let Dr. Longwood provide the details.”

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