The Burning Girls: A completely gripping crime thriller packed with heart-pounding twists (Detective Ellie Reeves Book 3) by Rita Herron

Author:Rita Herron [Herron, Rita]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781838889821
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2021-06-09T18:30:00+00:00

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Crooked Creek

Tension stretched between Ellie and Derrick as they headed into the station, a hum of voices echoing from the bullpen.

Through the glass window of her office, Ellie spotted her parents waiting and headed there while Derrick went to the conference room to add the photos of the latest crime scene.

She rolled her shoulders and took a fortifying breath before she joined her parents.

Randall and Vera reached out her arms as if to hug her, but Ellie stiffened. “Thanks for coming.”

Her father’s frown intensified, crinkling his eyes and making the grooves in his skin look even deeper. Her mother twisted her hands together, looking crestfallen.

Ellie steeled herself against their disappointment.

“Why did you want us to come in?” her father asked.

Ellie squared her shoulders. “I’m sure you’ve seen the news about the recent deaths.”

Her parents exchanged looks, then Randall nodded. A look of trepidation flashed in her mother’s eyes. “What does that have to do with us?” her father asked.

Ellie pulled a photo of Gillian from her phone. “Do you recognize this woman?”

“That’s Gillian Roach, the social worker we used years ago,” Randall said. “Did you talk to her?”

Vera released a shaky breath. “Did you, Ellie? Is that what this is about? You found your birth mother?”

Ellie curled her fingers around the edge of her desk as she sank into her chair. “No, I didn’t get a chance. Gillian is dead.”

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