A Night to Remember by Danny & Wanda Pelfrey

About the Book

With her brother, Kirby, still in Florida closing out his affairs there, Riley Gordan is back in Adairsville, Georgia anticipating a leisurely vacation from the rigors of law school with her college friend, Trish. Then as part of a political plot, one of her Sunday School girls is kidnapped. Stumbling upon the abduction, Riley and her friends are pulled headfirst into a search for the girl. Their probe leads them into a series of fast paced and dangerous events that include a Neanderthal called Houston, a green KIA Soul, an old man with a big gun, and ultimately murder. All this occurs from the backdrop of a beautiful friendship between an old baseball player turned politician and a spunky adolescent who are jointly know around town as "Nate and the Kid."

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Excerpt

“You’ve got to be kidding. You want to go inside that place?” Trish protested.

“I don’t really want to, but I have no choice,” Riley declared. “You don’t have to go. You can remain with the car if you wish.”

“No way, lady. I’m going where you go. It’s one for all, and all for one. I’ll be about three steps behind you.”

Riley parked the car in front of the old company store, now vacant. They marched along the east side of the complex to the fence where Riley took a long look in all directions to make sure they would not be seen. Then she led the way along the fence line, hoping for a gate or opening that would allow them to enter. Obviously, the fence wasn’t being well maintained. It was leaning in places, and they saw several small breaks. After about five minutes they came to a place where a section of the fence was damaged enough for the two of them to crawl through. Now the trick was to find a way to get inside the building. Riley headed for the back of the building where she had seen several doors when they were surveying the old structure. She pushed on three different doors before she found one that would open. Trish had dropped back a little more than her customary three steps. “Do you have your phone?” Riley asked in almost a whisper. “There are no windows to give light to this part of the building. We’ll only use our lights when we must. And we have to be very quiet.”

“Don’t you worry about that. I’ll be quieter than a sleeping mouse,” Trish nervously declared.

Even in the dimness of the windowless building, the now empty space looked massive. They walked for maybe ten minutes, with Riley occasionally using the light of her phone to examine their immediate surroundings. “Let’s completely stop for a couple of minutes and listen closely for any noises,” she suggested. They stood perfectly still but heard nothing. “Come on.” Riley said quietly. “Let’s take the corridor to the left.”

“Are you sure you want to take any detours? We could get lost in here you know.”

“Don’t worry. Just stay close to me. We’re not going to get lost.”

Shortly after taking the turn, Riley thought she heard a noise. She abruptly stopped, raising her arm as a signal for her companion to do likewise. In the darkness Trish didn’t see the gesture and bumped squarely into Riley’s back, knocking her forward a couple of feet. “Are you okay?” Riley asked.

“Everything but my nose. I think I broke it on your backbone. It would be good if you could let me know when you’re coming to a stop, since your break lights don’t seem to be working.”

Recouping, they moved ahead, stepping lightly. Again, Riley thought she heard a noise. It seemed to come from behind them. “Listen,” she said. “Did you hear that?”

“I heard it. It sounded like someone bumping into something,” Trish replied with a shaky voice.

They froze and listened carefully, but the noise had subsided. Then it happened. Out of the darkness, they heard the roar of a man’s voice. “I’ve got a gun pointed in your direction, and I assure you I know how to use it.”

About the Authors 

Danny and Wanda Pelfrey are graduates of Point University. Danny earned a masters from Kentucky Christian University. He spent 45 years in the pastorate. Wanda served as a primary Montessori teacher for twenty-four years. They have two daughters.

Wanda's career as a writer took off shortly after college, when she started writing curriculum and educational aids for a variety of publishers. Her book, MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR CHILD'S TEACHABLE MOMENTS, brought her a great deal of attention and respect as a writer.

Danny's interest in writing was fostered by his wife's love of the craft. He wrote articles for national publications, a newspaper column, and eventually three non-fiction books. Together, the Pelfrey's have written six cozy mysteries. There were four books in the Davis Morgan series. A NIGHT TO REMEMBER is the second volume in the Adairsville Heritage Mysteries Series.

Danny and Wanda live in their little Cape Cod cottage in their small north Georgia hometown of Adairsville which serves as the setting for their stories. They enjoy a life that is often centered around their five grandchildren and their love for putting words on paper.

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