A Shadow of Crows by Yasmine Galenorn

Author:Yasmine Galenorn [Galenorn, Yasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

BY THE TIME we got back to the office, Erica had called Viktor to tell him they had proof that Ulstair was the freshest victim out of the four. The other three would take longer to identify, but they found evidence on the body to prove it was Ulstair. The cops asked us to inform Saílle’s court and Ulstair’s family.

“I wonder why they won’t do it themselves,” Angel said, scowling.

“I know why.” Yutani pushed a button on his laptop. “I just sent you all the info I found. Looks like our missing Fae boys are all on the outs with Saílle. Two of them were found cavorting with Light Fae women, and while the relationships were nipped in the bud, they were added to her persona non grata list, so to speak. The third was caught pilfering from the royal coffers and was punished by being exiled. So when they went missing, since the three were on the bad-boys list, the cops were instructed to back off the investigations.”

“What about Ulstair? Was he on the list, too?” If he had been, then we had an answer as to why some cases never got picked up by the cops.

“Yeah, he is, because of his mother. His mother is dying. Earlier, she had the audacity to refuse a position as one of Saílle’s ladies-in-waiting. Apparently, she wanted to stay home and raise her children. That put Ulstair’s entire family on Saílle’s shit list.”

The more I learned about Saílle, the more I didn’t like the bitch.

“Lovely. All right, then. We have a connection between all four of the victims. They were all on the outs from the Dark Fae Court. Could their murders be retribution? Is someone targeting those on Saílle’s list?”

“I doubt it,” Herne said. “If the murders were officially sanctioned, the bodies would just vanish when the offense was made. The Fae Queens don’t tend to waste time.”

“I have another thought,” Angel said. “What if the killer is targeting them precisely because he knows the cops won’t look into it and neither will the Dark Fae?”

“True that,” Yutani said. “But I think we’re overlooking the fact that the four men looked a lot like each other. Serial killers follow patterns. All of the men had red hair, or close to it. They all had slender, strong bodies. And their bone structure in their face? Close. They aren’t exactly carbon copies, but there’s a pattern there.”

“Or, the choice to abduct them could come from a combination of things.” Herne stared at the pictures on his tablet, shaking his head. “Who knows why people do the things they do? We can reasonably assume that the police won’t actually investigate the murders. Viktor, care to ask your friend Erica for whatever info she can spare? We were hired to investigate this case. I suppose, technically, we’ve finished our work with it, given we’ve found Ulstair. Or rather, his remains. But I don’t feel right just dropping it, especially since the cops aren’t going to do anything.

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