Let Her Hide by Blake Pierce

Author:Blake Pierce [Pierce, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspense, American Suspense, Police Procedural, Crime thriller, Murder Investigation, fbi
Published: 2023-08-28T18:30:00+00:00

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Fiona and Jake pulled up to the dreary field, a sea of brown and wilted grass stretching out before them. The morning air stung their faces as they stepped out of the car, an unwelcoming breeze whipping around them. Yellow police tape cordoned off the crime scene, and uniformed officers moved with somber efficiency.

Officer Jones came over to greet them. He wore a crisp uniform, his eyes kind but also stern.

"Agent Tucker?" he asked, taking in Jake's appearance with a quick glance.

"Yes," Jake said, stepping closer to the officer and holding out his hand. "We're here about the murder."

The officer nodded and gestured for them to follow him into the field.

"I'm Officer Jones," he said. " I'll take you to what we found so far."

Fiona and Jake followed him through the meandering pathways of police tape that had been set up around the perimeter of the scene, their footsteps echoing ominously in the stillness of morning. As Fiona looked around her, she was struck by how almost peaceful it all seemed; nature at its most serene, even in death's wake. But there was something else beneath it all - a sense of dread that hung heavily in the air.

Fiona felt her heart lurch in her chest as she approached the victim, her eyes scanning the grotesque view before her. She couldn't help but think of Craig Tozer and Carrie Puglisi, the other two victims who had met such a horrifying end. Swallowing hard, she crouched down beside the body, her fingers trembling as she lifted the edge of the tarp to reveal the man's swollen, disfigured features.

"Jesus," Jake muttered, his face pale as he stared down at the grisly sight. "This one's even worse than the others."

"Seems like our killer is escalating," Fiona murmured, her stomach twisting into knots as she took note of the numerous inflamed stings marring the man's flesh.

Officer Jones stepped closer, his eyes scanning the scene before him with a practiced eye.

"We've got the coroner on the way," he said, his voice low and professional. "And we're doing a sweep of the area to see if we can find anything that might lead us to the killer."

Fiona nodded, her gaze still fixed on the body.

"Who is he?" she asked.

"Name's Gary Fogel. Sixty-eight years old."

"Any connections to Tozer or Puglisi?" Jake asked, his brow furrowed.

"Nothing that we've found so far," the officer replied, casting a glance at the lifeless body of Gary Fogel.

Fiona's gaze was drawn back to the victim, her eyes lingering on the swollen stings that marred his face and neck. She shuddered involuntarily, trying to push away the images of the other victims that swam in her mind. Their pain and terror felt almost palpable in the air around her.

"Jake," she murmured, her voice barely audible over the sound of the rain, "his stings... they look even more inflamed than the others."

There was something else at play here, something darker, more sinister. She couldn't shake the feeling that this latest victim was a sign that the killer was growing bolder, escalating their sadistic game.

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