Quilt City Murders Novels & Stories

A bone-deep chill ripped through me as a thought I couldn't control slipped out of my mouth. "You're saying… Mike killed the other four guys in the van to get revenge, and then… he killed himself?" Alex gave a slow nod. "That's one way to read it."

********* That night, Jack drove through the rain with his Colt on the seat beside him and a thousand questions in his head. Evelyn Chase’s murder wasn’t random. Neither was George Benton’s death. The same names kept circling back—Bill Darcy. Sandra Harris. Chris Newton. And now Lilian—the woman standing unknowingly at the center of it all. He crushed the cigarette under his heel, muttering to himself: “Everyone’s got blood on their hands in this city. The only question is whose name is written in the ledger.” Thunder rolled overhead. And somewhere across town, in the shadows of a penthouse window, Bill Darcy was already pouring himself a drink—smiling, because he knew the game had just chan

“Every detail he chose for you is flawless.” I was about to reply when the news anchor’s voice from the TV in the studio caught my attention. “We interrupt with breaking international news. Chicago mob boss Axel Thorne was murdered late last night on his private dock. The killer has been identified as his former mistress, Seraphina Croix. Both fell to their deaths in the Chicago River…” I froze.

Jingling City because of the land belongs to the political center of Huaya, security has always been the best in the country, suddenly someone dead in the street, immediately triggered hot discussion. Two deaths in a row were related to Black Rose, and the internet was even more noisy. Reporters besieged around the police station every day, wanting to know the progress of the case, but the police only gave the conclusion that the two cases were probably committed by the same person, and refused to disclose more inside information. The police also sent people to set up guards near Mu Zi's residence, suspecting that the murderer's next target will be Mu Zi. Mu Zi, however, felt that the other

"How do you mean?" Sophia's investigation had led her down a dark and twisting path, and as she dug deeper, the secrets she uncovered threatened to consume her. The murder of Senator Davis Cole had been a shock to everyone in the city. The senator had been a popular and influential figure, with many enemies and just as many friends. But as Sophia combed through the evidence, she began to suspect that there was more to the story than met the eye.

Vincenzo and I argued about that; had he gotten his way, we'd be leaving behind a string of dead bodies. We arrived in Miami last night and went right to bed. At the moment we are preparing to go out and find Gi. The whole operation depended on Mafalda and I. She's a quiet one, doesn't talk much but she gives off this distasteful feeling towards me. Our part in this is to get the owners of the houses to open the door to us, since we will be on the street where my old high school is.

He had hoped for Layla's sake that her mother didn't have anything to do with the little girl going missing and that her father was mostly full of hot air and had not done what Brick's instincts had been telling him that he'd done. The mark of a murderer had not been something easily forgotten, especially not to one as experienced in the art of taking life as a former soldier like Brick Kenneally. He knew the thousand-yard stare and the disconnection from the world all too well and Jarrett Quinn reeked of death from the moment he arrived from his apparent fishing expedition. Instinct had dictated that something wasn't at all right about the reclusive Jarrett Quinn and Brick was determined to

Since it displayed Nick as a total, raving lunatic, should he ever come out and talk about THEM, no one would ever believe him anyway. I turn my attention to the most recent string of murders, which will hopefully be the most useful in helping me figure out how to track down this sonofabitch. Thirteen people killed, so far. The first was Susan Baker. Twenty-one. Caucasian. Brown hair. Blue eyes. Five-foot-three. Her body was found, eviscerated, in the middle of Chester Park. Next was Adam Jackson. Forty-five. African-American. Six-foot-two. Found, also eviscerated, in an apartment complex dumpster.

she asked arching her brow at him. " Nope, " Max muttered with a wide grin before asking another question since his partner is being secretive on the personal front. " So what does Quinn want with you? " Carolyn froze for a second. Thinking about Shelby and her multiple facets had made her forget that she was a suspect in an ongoing murder investigation. " A guy was murdered at the club I was in last night, and he seems to think I have an idea what happened. " Max gaped at his partner in shock. " He is kidding right, there is no way in hell you killed somebody, " he defended hotly, looking as if he was ready to battle the idiot that made the ridiculous accusation.