The task force from Greenfield never expected they would be called to handle a case in such a small, sleepy village. They were

used to dealing with high-profile crimes, not small-town mysteries.

Leading the pack was a woman, about twenty-four, with an air of cool detachment about her.

There were five of them in total, and the four men followed her lead without question.

Abner was not much for sleuthing; he preferred to wander the village, looking for a bit of peace of mind.

When the woman, Rachel, caught sight of him, her brow furrowed slightly, "You're a person of interest now. I'd appreciate it if you'd

stay put like everyone else. We've arranged for your meals during the investigation."

It wasn't just Abner; everyone in the village was under the microscope.

Rachel, with her strong, commanding presence, was the archetypal ice queen—quickly earning the villagers’ respect.

The task force sifted through the suspects, eventually clearing the innocent and focusing their efforts on three remaining

individuals.

Abner was one, Queena another, and the third was someone who had a personal grudge with Jackson, a fellow fisherman.

Rachel made a few calls, clearly reporting back to Greenfield and none too pleased about being dispatched to what she considered

the back of beyond.

"A homicide in the sticks doesn't warrant draggingall the way out here. Greenfield is swamped with cases that should be on

you taking orders from someone again? Can't those silver-spoon types just stick to racing their fancy cars

meddling in these affairs?"

she felt someone high up had

long way from Fishing Village, and even with strings pulled,

heard her boss's voice lower on the other end

wrap up the

continued her inquiries around

interrogated Abner first, then moved on to Tobias, her team

the body? Solving

to

gaze lingered on Abner before noticing the

"Someone's mourning?"

Rachel, a woman called

"Already buried?"

funeral was delayed because of the police yesterday. Now

realization sparked in Rachel's eyes, and she

recovered from his injuries, followed

graveside where Phoebe's coffin was ready

persuaded the mourners to open the coffin for

on the outskirts,

perfect place to hide

and the dirt began to cover it, Jackson's body was found

Phoebe's.

crowd, cried out in alarm, his mother clutching him tightly. She had

hearing of

slapped their foreheads in

knew it! This coffin was heavier than Fabian's, even though they cfrom the

person case had

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