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Back Alone in the Woods
Chapters (63)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Chapter One
  4. Chapter Two
  5. Chapter Three
  6. Chapter Four
  7. Chapter Five
  8. Chapter Six
  9. Chapter Seven
  10. Chapter Eight
  11. Chapter Nine
  12. Chapter Ten
  13. Chapter Eleven
  14. Chapter Twelve
  15. Chapter Thirteen
  16. Chapter Fourteen
  17. Chapter Fifteen
  18. Chapter Sixteen
  19. Chapter Seventeen
  20. Chapter Eighteen
  21. Chapter Nineteen
  22. Chapter Twenty
  23. Chapter Twenty-One
  24. Chapter Twenty-Two
  25. Chapter Twenty-Three
  26. Chapter Twenty-Four
  27. Chapter Twenty-Five
  28. Chapter Twenty-Six
  29. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  30. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  31. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  32. Chapter Thirty
  33. Chapter Thirty-One
  34. Chapter Thirty-Two
  35. Chapter Thirty-Three
  36. Chapter Thirty-Four
  37. Chapter Thirty-Five
  38. Chapter Thirty-Six
  39. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  40. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  41. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  42. Chapter Forty
  43. Chapter Forty-One
  44. Chapter Forty-Two
  45. Chapter Forty-Three
  46. Chapter Forty-Four
  47. Chapter Forty-Five
  48. Chapter Forty-Six
  49. Chapter Forty-Seven
  50. Chapter Forty-Eight
  51. Chapter Forty-Nine
  52. Chapter Fifty
  53. Chapter Fifty-One
  54. Chapter Fifty-Two
  55. Chapter Fifty-Three
  56. Chapter Fifty-Four
  57. Chapter Fifty-Five
  58. Chapter Fifty-Six
  59. Chapter Fifty-Seven
  60. A letter from Charly
  61. Acknowledgements
  62. About the Author
  63. Also by Charly Cox

‘Before I go, there’s something else I want to share. And this is something that might be helpful, at least when you begin to gather your list of suspects. In my professional opinion, I believe it’s a safe bet that whoever killed Gabriel is either female or a shorter male due to the angle of the blow to Gabriel’s head. It came from below which would indicate someone with a smaller stature as opposed to coming from above or level with, which would hint at someone of similar height or bearing.’

Alyssa’s gaze swung over to Sandra as she thought of Elizabeth’s bandaged hand. She remembered thinking there would likely be more damage if she was the one responsible for the Kensington murders, and while her instincts shouted that Ms. Monroe wasn’t personally involved in their deaths, she allowed that she’d been fooled by greater actors in the past.

‘Thanks, Lynn. I appreciate the call. Keep us posted, will you?’

‘I always do,’ Lynn said, ‘but I do have one more thing. I pulled several blue strands of hair off Mrs. Kensington, which I assume belong to her daughter, but I’ll be sending them off for DNA testing anyway.’ She hesitated just a second. ‘I’m afraid the lack of physical evidence indicates you’re looking for someone experienced in making sure he leaves no DNA behind, which tells me he might’ve killed before.’

Sandra’s head snapped up, her mouth gawping as she shifted her gaze around the room to see if her reaction was out of place. It wasn’t.

Though everyone sat up straighter, it was Cord who asked what was on each of their minds. ‘Are you suggesting we might be searching for another serial killer?’

Even though she hadn’t been the one who’d said it, the words still left a nasty taste in Alyssa’s mouth.

Lynn sighed heavily before responding. ‘No. But I’m not discounting the idea, either. I’m just sharing my thoughts. But if you care for my opinion, most serial killers are more methodical in their killings, and there’s nothing even remotely methodical in the way the Kensingtons were murdered. But then again, I’m a doctor, not a detective. And on that note, I’m going to go. As soon as I have anything else, I’ll let you know.’ And then she was gone.