J.J. Graves has seen a lot of dead bodies in her line of work...
She's not only in the mortuary business, but she's also the coroner for King George County, Virginia. When a grisly murder is discovered in the small town of Bloody Mary, it's up to J.J. and Detective Jack Lawson, to bring the victim justice.
The murders are piling up...
When a popular mystery writer shows up on J.J.'s doorstep with plans of writing his new book about the Bloody Mary Serial Killer, J.J. has to decide if he might be going above and beyond the call of duty to create the spine tinglers he's so well known for.
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The
only time I got calls in the middle of the night was when someone died. I hated
death. I hated that my parents had left such a massive responsibility on my
shoulders. And most of all I hated that I was the only one the dead could turn
to. I missed the living. The dead made me think of too many things I wasn’t
quite ready to face.
Against
my better judgment, I answered the phone.
“Who
died?”
“Very
professional, Doctor Graves,” said Sheriff Jack Lawson. “You always assume the
worst. What if I was calling to invite you to poker tonight at my place?”
“At
five o’clock in the morning? Who died?” I asked again. Jack had been my best
friend since we’d been in diapers, and I knew without a doubt he’d be the one
person who’d search for me if I just disappeared one day. I squeezed the phone
in a white knuckled grasp as silence reigned on the other end of the line. I
prepared myself for the worst.
“It’s
Fiona Murphy,” he finally said.
“Oh,
damn,” I whispered, untangling the covers and sitting up on the side of the
bed. The wood floor felt like a sheet of ice under my feet, and I drew them up
quickly so they were back under the covers.
“To
say the least.” Sirens and muted voices came across the line, and I knew Jack
must be at the crime scene.
My
teeth chattered—I couldn’t tell if it was from the news or the cold—and I
gritted them in determination so my words came out clearly. “Where’s George?” I
asked.
George
was Fiona’s husband. He was the meanest son of a bitch I’d ever met, and Fiona
had a new bruise every time I saw her. George was a gifted mechanic and owned
the only garage in town, so despite people disapproving of the way he treated
his wife, he had a hell of a customer base and enough money to build a house
that was one of the nicest in the county. He also had big hands and a wicked
temper, and there wasn’t a doubt in my mind he was the reason Fiona was dead at
age thirty.
“George
has already been picked up and booked on a first degree murder charge. We need
you down at the site. The crime scene guys are almost finished. I’m warning
you, Jaye, she doesn’t look good. Johnny Duggan found her in the ditch just off
Canterbury Street on his way to work.”
I
swallowed the lump in my throat and prayed to a God I’d stopped believing in
for strength. “I can handle it, Jack. I’m all she’s got.” It was the least I
could do for a dead friend.
Bloody Mary—Population 2,901.
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About the Author
Liliana Hart is
a New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly Bestselling Author of more
than 60 titles. After starting her first novel her freshman year of college,
she immediately became addicted to writing and knew she'd found what she was
meant to do with her life. She has no idea why she majored in music.
Since
publishing in June of 2011, Liliana has appeared at #1 on lists all over the
world and all three of her series have appeared on the New York Times list.
Liliana is a sought after speaker, and she's given keynote speeches and
workshops to standing-room-only crowds from Hawaii to New York to London.
Liliana can
almost always be found at her computer writing or hanging out with her real
life hero, Scott Silverii. They call Dallas home and have five children.
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