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Important: Before applying, please read the Author’s Note below to ensure this is a good fit for you.
The truth lies between life and death.
When the body of a young co-ed is found viciously beaten and thrown into a secluded river, Crime Scene Investigator Elloree Holt is sent to take lead on forensics. The girl’s fingernails are torn and ripped out, the damage done perimortem. The last fight for her life.
As Elloree and lead Detective Harlan Callaway dig, they find more questions than answers. The young victim had enough secrets to destroy more than one person. She couldn’t escape her past. Elloree has worked plenty of homicides in her career, but this one is personal.
As CSI Holt closes in on a suspect her own violent past, strikingly similar, is thrust into the spotlight. With her face splashed across news feeds, Elloree must confront her own demons and race to make the evidence yield its answers before the killer claims another victim…her.
IMPORTANT AUTHOR’S NOTE:
Although this story and its characters are entirely fictional, it contains scenarios and descriptions ripped directly from real life. Many are personal experiences I encountered in my [redacted] years as a Police Officer and Crime Scene Investigator. As both a CSI and an author, I feel driven to be as authentic as possible.
Many of the scenes in this story contain graphic descriptions of body decomposition, autopsy procedure, physical and sexual abuse, violence, and rough language. Any reader who has a sensitivity to these issues should proceed with caution. You’ve been warned.
To the rest of you twisted souls who read this and thought, ‘Oh, hell yes’ – welcome to my world.