Erin Strauss Criminal Minds Novels & Stories

"I have a suspect in custody. She is the person who pushed Natalia Crawford into traffic. She has already admitted to that, and we have her on tape. I also want to get her cousin, who played a hand in this. Hayden Sumner and Natalia have restraining orders against the other woman. She had already made threats against both of them. I would like to have them both behind bars by the time Natalia wakes up." Stella gave him an understanding smile. She had seen the video of the young woman flying through the air, and she thought it was incredible she was still living. She stood up and patted Dennis on the arm. "Okay, I'll help you." Dennis smiled and started walking toward the interrogati

"Why? See something you don't like?" I looked back down at the wire. The two figures were talking now. The man from our side turned slightly, the light hitting the side of his face. It wasn't Kai. It was one of my own lieutenants—a man Ezra had personally recruited last winter. But it was the stranger who made my blood turn to liquid nitrogen. The stranger turned, and even from this distance, I recognized the predatory, bored silhouette. Damien Stroud. "You motherfucker," I breathed.

The people at the next table were also discussing the cases. "It's obvious, isn't it? So many children going missing definitely has something to do with the fact that Robert Strauss is gone. Why didn't they go missing while he was around?" "Yeah, I agree. Everyone knows how powerful he is. Those criminals are scared of him too, and while he was around, no one dared to make waves like this. The moment he left, these problems started popping up." "Robert is the only one in the Strauss family who can actually do anything worthwhile. All the others can do is pay to have the trending searches deleted."

Detective Laura Hensley leaned back in her chair, the fluorescent lights buzzing overhead in the stark interrogation room. Her pen tapped rhythmically against her notebook, a habit that surfaced when her gut told her something was off. Across the table, Emily Carter sat hunched, her hands trembling, her cheap mascara smudged from crying. Laura’s eyes narrowed, studying the young woman, barely twenty-five, yet her face carried the weight of someone twice her age. Emily’s past as a stripper, her marriage to a billionaire, and now the death of a teenage boy all screamed trouble. Laura didn’t trust her. Not one bit.

CHAPTER ELEVEN -ESTRADA- The Gravemaw Hounds' territory was basked in warm, golden sunlight under a cloudless spring sky. Giggles echoed through the air as three young girls, 4-year-old Estrada Evercrown and her best friends Bellatrix and Rae Greymane, sat in the woods behind the Greymane family's home. With a firm grip, Estrada held Rae's chestnut locks in her small palms. She skillfully weaved dainty primrose petals from the nearby fields into the cascading brown strands. Her attentive gaze was fixed on creating a stunning floral creation.

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The rain had stopped before dawn, leaving the city wrapped in cold gray mist. Estella stood in front of the mirror inside her apartment bedroom, fastening the small silver earring onto her left ear. The reflection staring back at her looked calm. Too calm. Only she knew how exhausted her mind truly was. The anonymous video. The Orion files. Aizen. Everything tangled together until she could no longer tell which part was truth and which part was manipulation. Her gaze slowly lowered toward the edge of the sink where her phone rested.

Christine gives me one of the coffees and heads back to her desk as I go in. The first thing I notice is, he is crude and lacks any sense of sophistication or class. However he is a handsome man with very manly features. "Good morning i'm Detective Kerrick Swindle," I offer my hand and he takes it promptly, "I'm Dr. Vienna Starr." He releases my hand immediately I say my name and does not linger like some men do. "I have not seen you around before," he nods and takes a seat. "I have just been transfered to Greencity recently and I was wondering if I could ask you some questions about the case i'm working on." I lean on my desk as he shuffles the files I hadn't notice before.

Hearing their support, Lucius became completely lost in his own power trip. He walked to the front of the stage and, facing everyone, declared in a booming voice: "By the authority of the Alliance Chairman, and invoking the ancient laws, I find the criminal Clara Winters guilty of promiscuity, deceit, and treason!" He paused, a cruel glint in his eye. "I sentence her and the bastard in her womb to—" Just as he was about to say the words "death by fire," a calm voice cut him off. "Wait." I slowly rose from my seat. My gaze swept across the hall, finally landing on his stunned face.

“Yes, I’m okay. Now take a deep breath and listen carefully. Don’t panic and fall sick. I’m counting on you for help.” “I won’t panic. Please tell me,” she begged. “When you were sleeping, I received a distress call from Mr. Strasbourg. He wanted me to go to his house and save him. When I went there, I realized it was a trap to frame me in a murder case. Someone had already murdered Mr. Strasbourg and when I reached there, the cops arrested me. Right now I’m in police custody on charges of a murder I haven’t committed.” A gasp of horror escaped Eva, and she stammered in panic.