Elliot guessed there might be in the neighborhood of fifty bodies in the ravine. Teller’s estimate of more than thirty had probably been on the cautious side. Without separating them there was no way to tell how many bodies there were. Men, women and children, all tangled together in a smoldering heap. Stepping back to the edge, they beheld the grisly sight. The three men backed away from the edge as a cloud of scavenger birds rose up, rioting in their effort to escape the sound of the gunshot. Bob raised his rifle and fired a shot in the air. There may have been as many as a hundred buzzards down there, feasting themselves. Everything had a dark reddish hue from the angry sky. Looking down, they saw a tangled pile of smoldering bodies and buzzards. The three men forced themselves to walk to the edge of the ravine. Murderer’s Sky is one of five kindle novels on sale for 66% off.
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