Chapter 9
Josh looked up from his desk as Matt sat down across from him. Their desks were paired back-to-back so they could face each other to discuss cases. Three years later, the other detectives still walked by and laughed at them, but they had the highest arrest rate in their department. Whether Matt’s old-fashioned ideas had anything to do with it or not, Josh wouldn’t change what worked.
Josh had gone with a State Trooper to tell the last victim’s wife, and today it had been Matt’s turn.
“How’d you make out?” Josh asked.
“How do you think?” Matt grunted disgustedly. “I’ve gotten used to seeing a lot of s**t, Josh, but telling someone their spouse—or worse, child—is dead is the worst.”
Josh rubbed his stinging eyes. “Sheri had a good point last night. These women don’t just lose
