King had been searching the internet for information on the women’s business association when news of the horrific murders in Boise began filling his screen.
He was deep into the description of how the family had been found. They’d been discovered sitting around the dining room table. Their bodies were strapped to their seats, the mother’s eyes gouged out. The father’s heart was missing. The bodies of the teenage daughter and toddler were somewhat spared. Apart from the blunt-force strikes to their heads which killed them, they had no markings or trauma on their remains. One news outlet had gone so far as to call it merciful.
mercifulThe bell above the Crescent City Detective Agency rang out, breaking the spell the gruesome story held over him. He looked up.
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