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Chapters (39)
  1. Cover
  2. Praise for Collateral Damage
  3. Half Title Page
  4. Books by Lynette Eason
  5. Title Page
  6. Copyright Page
  7. CHAPTERONE
  8. CHAPTERTWO
  9. CHAPTERTHREE
  10. CHAPTERFOUR
  11. CHAPTERFIVE
  12. CHAPTERSIX
  13. CHAPTERSEVEN
  14. CHAPTEREIGHT
  15. CHAPTERNINE
  16. CHAPTERTEN
  17. CHAPTERELEVEN
  18. CHAPTERTWELVE
  19. CHAPTERTHIRTEEN
  20. CHAPTERFOURTEEN
  21. CHAPTERFIFTEEN
  22. CHAPTERSIXTEEN
  23. CHAPTERSEVENTEEN
  24. CHAPTEREIGHTEEN
  25. CHAPTERNINETEEN
  26. CHAPTERTWENTY
  27. CHAPTERTWENTY-ONE
  28. CHAPTERTWENTY-TWO
  29. CHAPTERTWENTY-THREE
  30. CHAPTERTWENTY-FOUR
  31. CHAPTERTWENTY-FIVE
  32. CHAPTERTWENTY-SIX
  33. CHAPTERTWENTY-SEVEN
  34. CHAPTERTWENTY-EIGHT
  35. An Excerpt from Book 3 in the Series
  36. Acknowledgments
  37. About the Author
  38. Back Ads
  39. Back Cover

“Brianne Davis!” Lucy pressed a hand to her chest. “I know her.”

“How?” Gavin asked.

“She and Helen met in the group therapy sessions. They had a lot in common. Brianne had worked in the hospital with Helen in Afghanistan, and she assisted in the surgeries after the bombing.” She swiped a stray tear. “Neither she nor Helen were ever the same after that.”

“So, Dr. McCandless worked with Brianne as well?”

“Yes.”

Sarah frowned. “That’s three patients of hers who have committed suicide in the last few weeks? I don’t like those odds at all.”

Gavin shook his head. “I’m inclined to agree with you.”

“So, what does all this mean?” Lucy asked.

“I don’t know,” Gavin said, “but I think we’re getting closer to figuring it out.”

“One more question,” Sarah said.

“Of course.”

“Who was Helen’s doctor?”

“Dr. Kilgore.”

Gavin tensed and caught her eye. “Okay. Now I have another question. Was Helen on any medication?”

“Several. An antidepressant, something for her blood pressure, and she took something to sleep at night.”

“Do you have the names of the meds?”

Lucy bit her lip and shook her head. “I threw everything like that out shortly after Helen died.”

“Could you get the names of the meds from the doctor?” Sarah asked.

“I suppose. I’ll see what I can do.”

“Thank you.” She looked at Gavin. “I think the next step is Dustin’s house, but we can’t go without Caden.”

“Of course.”

Sarah called Caden while Gavin chatted with Lucy. When Sarah hung up, she nodded. “He’s going to meet us there.”

Gavin stood. “I’m ready when you are.”

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Sarah stood outside Dustin’s duplex door and drew in a steadying breath. He’d lived in the place for only three days before he’d jumped off the roof of the hospital. How moved in could he have been? Gavin was still on the phone with whoever he’d called to get information about Dr. Helen Craft.

Caden had just driven up. “Not thinking about going in without me, are you?” he asked as he approached.

Sarah snorted. “How do you expect me to do that? You’re the one with the key.”

He joined her at the bottom of the steps, fingers clenched. He unfurled them to study the little piece of metal. “Dustin gave me this the last time I saw him. Said he wanted me to have access to the place so I could do surprise searches.”

“He wanted to be held accountable,” she said. “He was planning ahead, Caden. Someone who does that doesn’t jump off hospital roofs.”

“I know.”

Gavin hung up and joined them. “Three people dead of suicide, all treated by the same doctor, all taking medications prescribed by that doctor. I don’t know what the puzzle is going to look like once it’s finished, but I have a bad feeling about it all.”