CHAPTER 31The walk to the Salty Caesar was only a few short blocks from Miles’s condo. He liked to think of himself as a cool customer, but his anxiety grew with each step. His many years as a private investigator, and experience in the Lakeville Police Department forensic lab hadn’t properly prepared him for this encounter. Getting into bed with a Mexican cartel rose to a whole new level of intrigue.
As expected, when he arrived at The Salty Caesar there was a man seated alone at one of the outdoor tables. None of the other tables were occupied. Inside the bar, other patrons were drinking, smoking, and conversing. It was as if they knew to keep their distance, like he had a forcefield surrounding him. While the man was small, he had the look of a person in total control of his surroundin
