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

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

meddling in these affairs?"

she felt someone high up had pulled strings to get her on the

was a long way from Fishing Village, and even with strings pulled, it shouldn't have landed on her

her boss's voice lower on

wrap up the case

abruptly and continued her inquiries around

her team

murdered, how could there be no trace of the body? Solving a murder usually started with finding the

body seemed to vanish into

on Abner before noticing

"Someone's mourning?"

a woman called Phoebe

"Already buried?"

because of the police yesterday.

realization sparked in Rachel's eyes, and she quickly made her way to the burial

his injuries, followed

at the graveside where Phoebe's

the mourners to open the

on the outskirts, felt his

place to hide

expected, yet still shocking, when the coffin lid was lifted, and the dirt began to cover it,

Phoebe's.

the crowd, cried out in alarm, his mother

of Jackson's

coffin bearers slapped their

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

case had

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