Blood LiesBen Dafoe, a young emergency-room doctor and part-time crime-scene consultant for the Seattle Police Department, is haunted by addiction. Two years earlier, a cocaine and crystal-meth habit claimed the life of his identical twin, Aaron. Now Ben walks onto the scene of a savage stabbing to find that the victim is his former fiancée, Emily Kenmore—another loved one who fell prey to drugs. Part of the carnage in Emily's bedroom is a single streak of blood caked on the wall. |
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... door like a disco ball on overdrive. Iheaved a selfpitying sigh. Ten minutes before the end ofa long night shift, I ... doors. “Which room?” the tall scraggy paramedic yelled as they careened past the triage desk. “Trauma Two,” the ...
... door sliding behind me. Anne stood at the doorway. She eyed me with an expression that questioned my sanity. Her left arm supported a waiflike girl, whose hairwas dyed unnaturally red and whose legs swayed precariously. “Lara?” The girl ...
... door was wide open. People in blue Windbreakers with the letters CSI emblazoned on the back bustled past while Istood motionless. Two years earlier, I'd hurtled over yellow crimescene tape in my rush to get to the trunk of the battered ...
... door, we formed a triangle. Rick still held the holiday snapshot in his hand, but Helen began the interrogation. “Okay ifwe ask you about Emily?” Inodded. “How did you know her?” “We met at a party about ten years back. Hit it off right ...
... door, but thought better of it when Inoticed one of the CSI guys eyeing me. “When Ifirst met Emily, she drank too much and dabbled in coke. But she managed to sober up and stay dryfor a few years.” I rubbed my eyes, suddenly overwhelmed ...
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