Truth is in the Darkness (Paynes Creek Thriller Book 2) by Heather Sunseri

Author:Heather Sunseri [Sunseri, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sun Publishing
Published: 2020-02-28T18:30:00+00:00

Twenty-Five

Coop

The corridor leading to the morgue was brightly lit, the pristine white walls marred only by intermittent shadows from one flickering fluorescent light. It was quiet except for the hum of the elevator I had just exited, but the putrid scent of death mixed with the strong antiseptic smell of iodoform had me crinkling up my nose and attempting to breathe through my mouth. I would never get used to this smell, and for a very long time I couldn’t understand why anyone would want to work on the dead.

Then I got to know Hopewell County’s medical examiner, Dr. Corinne Michel. To my surprise, she wasn’t cold or creepy; in fact she had more compassion than a lot of doctors I had seen in my life. She cared more for the dead than some cared for the living.

“Cooper Adams,” she said when she saw me. “What brings you to my private corner of the hospital?” She was sitting behind a desk clicking around on a computer screen.

“Unfortunately, I need a fingerprint from one of your patients to access her cell phone.” I handed her the paperwork signed by the judge. “And if you have any preliminary information from your autopsy, I’ll take that as well.”

She looked over the papers. “I assume I have a copy of this waiting for me in my email?”

“You should.”

“Well, let’s see what we can do.”

We both slipped on surgical gloves, and I followed Corinne into the morgue. The decomposing stench was even stronger once we’d pushed through the double doors.

“How’ve you been?” she asked.

“I’ve been good. You?”

“Can’t complain. It’s been a while since we had drinks at Boone’s.”

“It has. We should catch up soon.”

She smiled. “Last we spoke, I got the impression you were hoping to reconnect with someone from your past. Any news on that front?”

I looked down at a spot on the floor, then back at her. She and I had met for drinks one night at the urging of my mother and the sheriff. We were both hesitant, but she and I had developed a nice friendship, so we agreed. But nothing came of it. More my doing than hers.

“There is news.” Her smile grew. “It’s written all over your face.” She leaned back on her heels. “I can’t lie—a tiny part of me was hoping you had gotten tired of waiting around and would give me a call.”

“If something changes, you’ll be the first person I call.” That wasn’t exactly a lie. Corinne was a beautiful and intriguing woman.

“Well, she’s a lucky woman.”

I decided to let the subject die since it was just too complicated to get into. “So, what did our victim have to say during the autopsy?” I asked.

She considered me a moment more. “You know, Coop, not every cop shows the same level of respect for victims of crimes the way you do. Many like to detach themselves from the victim of a violent crime as quickly as possible. Especially the ones who didn’t make it. But you care.

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