Chapter 9Maura took one look at Mel and surmised her best friend had been at the bureau all night. Her hair was pulled up, her shirt untucked, and she was finishing off a candy bar from the nearby vending machine.
The latest victim was twenty-one-year-old Samantha Jackson. The file told Maura the young woman was studying journalism. Journalism, graphic design, photography—everything tied together so well, save the first victim, a pharmacist.
Maura took on the task of studying the thread for any trace evidence herself, as Mel had requested, then watched her techs like a hawk as everything was finalized. Now all they could do was wait, and hope.
She worked late into the night, checking her phone more than usual, until she finally heard from the gray-eyed artist, who sent details and the l
