Let Her Hope by Blake Pierce

Author:Blake Pierce [Pierce, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Jake hurried down the hallway of an apartment building on the other side of town—in a polar opposite neighborhood from Senator Barlow’s. Not only geographically, but economically.

This building had peeling wallpaper and cockroaches in the stairwells. Jake and Fiona had hurried here as fast as they could once they heard the news, but the closer Jake had gotten to the address, the more confused he became.

The first victim had been a wealthy senator. But who was this next victim?

And how did they know they were connected?

Officers were swarming a door up the hall, so Jake inferred that was the spot. He picked up his pace with Fiona hot on his tail. He was still impressed she’d been able to chase down Wilkins earlier—that girl could run. It gave Jake a lot more confidence that Fiona could make it through FBI physical training.

As Jake approached, he flashed his badge, and an officer stepped aside and let him and Fiona in. The apartment was small, but clean, aside from the crime scene tape and officers milling about.

Either way, the scene was much different from the last. As clean as the apartment was, it didn’t speak of wealth; the couches were generic and cheap, the bookshelves made of particle board.

Who lived here?

And would there be more murder hornets?

Jake’s skin crawled as he made his way to the bedroom, where most of the officers were gathered. He glanced back at Fiona, who nodded at him. They were ready.

Jake stepped into the bedroom to see a young woman, no older than twenty-five, lying on the floor. She had long blonde hair that spilled around her face, and she was wearing pajamas. At first, it looked like a girl who had experienced a heart attack in her sleep.

But then Jake’s eyes trailed forward, and he saw something that made his heart stop.

A greeting card.

Just like the one at Senator Barlow’s crime scene.

Fiona saw it too and gasped. “The card… it wasn’t the senator’s…”

“No, it’s a token,” Jake managed.

It was official now.

They were dealing with a serial killer.

He picked up the card and read it aloud: “You’ve caught me in your web…”

Fiona had a disturbed expression. “Is he writing puns related to each crime scene? The first one said ‘buzzy.’”

“It seems that way,” Jake muttered, disturbed.

“Are you the FBI agents?” someone asked, and Jake turned to see a young female officer looking at him and Fiona.

Jake nodded. “Agent Jake Tucker. This is my forensic specialist, Fiona Red.”

The officer nodded. “Grisly sight here. We don’t know the cause of death yet, but my superior said the greeting card was connected to something found at another crime scene across the city—that led us to you.”

Jake and Fiona exchanged glances.

“We’d like to examine the body,” Jake said, his voice low.

The officer nodded and stepped aside, allowing Jake and Fiona access to the body.

Fiona made her way forward slowly, examining every inch of the corpse with a critical eye. She checked for any signs of trauma or foul play, but there was nothing that she could see—no bruises, no broken bones.

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