The Stranger You Know (Forensic Instincts) by Andrea Kane

Author:Andrea Kane [Kane, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-09-30T14:00:00+00:00

It was 10:00 p.m.

Robbie chained his bike to a pole on Third Avenue, and lifted the soft, thermal box out of the basket. He headed for the familiar dorm, where he made a meat lover’s pizza delivery at least once a week. Deirdre Grimes was predictable. She always ordered the same thing, and she always gave him a generous tip.

He climbed the two flights of stairs to her second-floor dorm room. He then headed down the corridor, stopped outside her room and rapped at the door.

No response.

“Hey, Deirdre,” he called, knocking again. “It’s Robbie. I’ve got your pizza. Eat it while it’s hot.”

Again, no reply.

Robbie glanced up and down the hallway. He spotted Anita Lerner, another of his college customers, on her way to the showers.

“Hey, Anita,” he yelled out to her. “Have you seen Deirdre?”

Anita stopped and shook her head. “I’ve been locked in my room studying. Deirdre was about to do the same the last time I saw her.” She sent him a grin. “Probably fell asleep. Knock louder. She wouldn’t want to miss her meat lover’s.”

“Yeah, okay.” Robbie turned back to the door as Anita continued on to the showers. He knocked loudly and repeatedly, calling out Deirdre’s name a few more times.

Nothing.

He tried the doorknob. It turned, and the door swung open.

“Deirdre?” Robbie was greeted by a semidarkened room. He wasn’t about to just march in, but he could reach the light switch from the doorway. He flicked it on.

The overhead lit up the place, revealing an empty room. There was blatant evidence of a scuffle. An overturned desk chair, a throw pillow on the floor and a potted plant knocked down and spilled across the woven rug.

And that wasn’t all. There was a large red stain on the rug.

Blood.

Robbie stood dead still for a moment. Then, he took out his cell phone and called 9-1-1.

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