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Author<\/h2>\nNed Stevens (Steven nedelton)<\/p>\n
Steven Nedelton writes suspenseful novels in crime, mystery and paranormal. Author\u2019s published titles are: Dangerous Trade, The Raven Affair, Fear!, A Suitcase Mystery, Nemesis–the sequel, and Coma Sins\/The Madness of Ben Bluman which he wrote with another author, Joseph F. Parente. Steven\u2019s novels were evaluated by the Midwest Book Review, The US Review of Books, Book Pleasures, Apex Reviews and were rated Five Stars or the equivalent. Fear! received a special, five years, recognition from the Midwest Book Review Journal. Currently, Steven is working on his next novel, a thriller \u2018DEMON,\u2019 and this time the action is taking place in the New York City area. Author\u2019s pseudonym is Ned Stevens. Author\u2019s website is at www.snedelton.com<\/p>\n
A deadly secret in a suitcase with stolen gold leads to a series of unexplainable murders while the FBI hunts for a top foreign killer spy.<\/p>\n
The story starts during the final days of the WW2. Young Ben searches an abandoned coal mine tunnel for stolen guns the soldiers hid inside. For many weeks he observed them bringing THE weaponries in trucks and hiding them in the tunnel. One particular morning, he decides to enter the tunnel and try to get one of the stolen pistols. But, unfortunately, he meets an AWOL foreign Army officer on the run. The officer is involved in the theft of a large amount of gold from one of his superior\u2019s office and had it hidden in the same tunnel. Of course, the gold was originally pirated by the invading Army officers from the local banks. The boy and the AWOL soldier, Andris, become friends and, eventually, end up in America, in the US.<\/p>\n
Many years later, in Minnesota, Ben\u2019s father is murdered together with one of his good friends from the Old Country, Dr. Gulbis. The FBI assigns a group of agents to investigate the incident. The Special Agent Miriam Dokes and Agent Book are leading the investigation of this case that includes two murders and the torture of Ben\u2019s father\u2019s doctor friend, Goulbis. Neither the murders, nor the torture are easily explainable. They make no sense. There is no obvious motive for the killings. But, from then on, death stalks Ben and all other, direct and indirect participants in the gold heist.<\/p>\n
The FBI manager, Bob Sawyer, has a hunch that there is something far more valuable involved, that there is a highly classified secret at stake. And the continuing murders are confirming his suspicions. On the surface, they don\u2019t appear to be related to the original killings except that Agent Dokes stumbles upon a few clues pointing at Ben\u2019s old AWOL friend, Andris. In order to find the answer to the puzzle, Ben and Andris, the two principal characters, are sent back to Switzerland, to a bank where the gold is hidden. Will the FBI find the reason for so many deaths? Nemesis is the second part of A Suitcase Mystery, and it provides the final answer.<\/p>\n
\u201cShut up, bitch, or we\u2019ll beat the fuck out of you!\u201d someone barked at her.<\/p>\n
The man behind her held her arms back and had his knee planted into her rear, she was in real pain. The man in front of her now removed his hand from her face and she began to scream.<\/p>\n
He slapped her real hard several times and she shut up though the pull on her arms was brutal and agonizingly painful.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou want to listen or I\u2019ll punch you in the stomach?\u201d the man in front yelled.<\/p>\n
She quickly nodded \u2018yes,\u2019 several times.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet her stand up\u2026release her a bit,\u201d the man in the front said to the one holding her. She stood up rubbing her shoulders, first the left one, then the right, and for the first time looked at the man facing her. He looked old and skinny but his hands were like steel. Her face ached from the slaps.<\/p>\n
\u201cListen!\u201d he said, \u201cis anyone around, is anyone coming to see you right now?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am alone,\u201d she mumbled.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one coming to visit you?\u201d She nodded twice in agreement.<\/p>\n
\u201cOK, then,\u201d the man said, \u201cHere\u2019s what I want you to do. Calm yourself, no more fucking shrieking\u2026understand?\u201d<\/p>\n
She nodded yes.<\/p>\n
\u201cOK, you go and sit on that chair, OK? Calm yourself a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n
She began to walk and almost fell but a giant from behind her held her up and then she fell on the chair.<\/p>\n
\u201cGive her a wet rag, a towel from the kitchen or bathroom,\u201d the older man asked the giant.<\/p>\n
The man brought her a wet towel, and she cleaned her face and held it against her hot cheeks.<\/p>\n
They kept quiet until she finally sat straight in the chair. Then the older man spoke again.<\/p>\n
\u201cListen, girl! Are you listening?\u201d<\/p>\n
OK, then. All I want from you is to take us across the road to your neighbor\u2019s gate. Understand?\u201d<\/p>\n
He had lowered his face to hers, now looking her straight in the eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cOK, then. You ring that bell until the owner replies. You tell him your husband\u2019s away and you need some help from him. Beg him, if you have to. OK, so far?\u201d<\/p>\n
She nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll be on the side, he won\u2019t see us. Now, when he opens the gate, we\u2019ll take care of him and you, you go back here and lock up. Don\u2019t you dare call the cops or anyone, understand? We\u2019ll kill you if you do.\u201d<\/p>\n
She nodded \u2018yes\u2019 and began to tremble.<\/p>\n
\u201cStop trembling\u2014will ya!\u201d he barked out then kept quiet for a while until she calmed down.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, we walk. What\u2019s your name?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheresa,\u201d she said, \u201cbut they call me Terry.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMove then, walk, Terry!\u201d the older man urged her.<\/p>\n
After the two gangsters left him, Andris felt frightened to death. He sat in the living room alone and tried to think of a way to resolve this obviously very intimidating problem. Agnes stayed upstairs, quiet, probably<\/p>\n
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