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Chapters (49)
  1. TITLE PAGE
  2. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  3. DEDICATION
  4. Contents
  5. CHAPTER ONE
  6. CHAPTER TWO
  7. CHAPTER THREE
  8. CHAPTER FOUR
  9. CHAPTER FIVE
  10. CHAPTER SIX
  11. CHAPTER SEVEN
  12. CHAPTER EIGHT
  13. CHAPTER NINE
  14. CHAPTER TEN
  15. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  16. CHAPTER TWELVE
  17. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  18. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  19. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  20. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  21. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  22. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  23. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY
  35. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  36. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  37. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
  42. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
  43. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
  44. CHAPTER FORTY
  45. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
  46. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
  47. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
  48. Author’s Note and Acknowledgments
  49. About the Author

Nan lifted her chin and looked down her nose at Eve. “I got your message about the piss the first time you asked.”

“I’m sorry—” Eve began, but Nan cut her off.

“My team is meticulous and thorough, Detective. That’s why the evidence we collect is strong and holds up in court. We’ll go as fast as we can, but when you rush, you make mistakes. I don’t rush.”

“Understood,” Eve said, pocketing her phone.

“I’m aware of the urgency of every investigation and I’m capable of prioritizing the processing of the evidence that we collect accordingly.”

“I didn’t mean to suggest otherwise.”

“Uh-huh,” Nan said. “I’d appreciate it if you’d hurry up and arrest the suspect. Oh, and when you do, be sure to read him his rights.”

Eve held up her hands in surrender. “Point made.”

Actually, the point had already been made three times before, but Eve feared Nan might go on to make it a fourth and fifth time if she didn’t firmly declare defeat and display her submission.

Eve lowered her hands, walked outside, and went straight to the patrol car where Ross was standing guard over Coyle.

She opened the back door of the patrol car. “Get out.”

Coyle got up and stood in front of the open door. “You didn’t bring me something to wear. I feel naked out here like this.”

“I’m sure you’d prefer your ape suit.”

“That would be nice,” Coyle said. “Be a good girl and go get it, then we can take a selfie.”

“Should we use Caitlin’s camera?” Eve asked. Coyle didn’t have a comeback for that, though she waited one long second for one, looking him in the eye. “You’re under arrest for the murders of Tanya Kenworth, Caitlin Kenworth, and Troy Kenworth. Turn around and place your hands behind your back.”

Coyle did as he was told and Eve slapped on the cuffs.

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

After Eve read him his rights, Coyle cheerily invoked his right to remain silent as if he were ordering a Happy Meal. She put him back in the patrol car but she didn’t rush to have him taken to the station for booking. Duncan’s comment about the evidence troubled her.

It’ll do for now.

Eve went over to Duncan, who stood outside the door to the trailer. “Would you mind taking Coyle through booking and processing?”

“I’d be glad to,” he said.

“But before you do, I’d like you to work your smoke and mirrors again on the ADA and a judge. Do you think, based on finding Tanya’s earring and Caitlin’s camera in his place, that you can get a warrant to swab Coyle’s genitals for traces of DNA from his victims?”

“That won’t be a problem. Are you thinking that Coyle raped Tanya and things got out of hand?”