CHAPTER FORTY
It was a long drive to Vickery, Virginia. Night closed in around Riley as she drove toward the mountains, and it started to rain. Riley felt swept by wave upon wave of fatigue.
She could barely believe all that had happened that day.
She, Bill, and Jake had tracked down a killer and brought him to justice.
She’d even been slightly injured in the process.
But here she was, pursuing the darkest mystery of her life.
What mattered most at the moment was staying awake.
Finally she arrived in a manufacturing district on the outskirts of Vickery. It was an area with big metal buildings and warehouses, and large lighted parking. She knew that during the day, those lots would be full of trucks and cars. Tonight most of it looked deserted.
She pulled up to the end of the Luster
