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

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 pulled

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

her boss's voice lower on the other end

up the case

abruptly and continued her inquiries around

to Tobias, her team trailing behind,

could there be no trace of the body? Solving a murder usually started with

to vanish

Abner before noticing the memorial paper fluttering

"Someone's mourning?"

Rachel, a woman

"Already buried?"

the police yesterday. Now they're about to lay the body

sparked in Rachel's eyes, and she quickly

nearly recovered from his

graveside where Phoebe's

badge, she persuaded the mourners to open the coffin

the outskirts,

he thought of it? The perfect place

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

Phoebe's.

alarm, his mother clutching him tightly. She had rushed back from her

of Jackson's

coffin bearers slapped their

than Fabian's, even though

case had just escalated to

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