Category: Crime Publisher: Charles Shea
Type: Fiction
Pages: 168
Copyright: Nov 25, 2013
ISBN-13: 9781311858498
Price: $0.99 (eBook)
A serial killer is collecting select body parts from his victims and tossing away the carcasses. Detective Brikler must stop the madman.
A dead body pulled from the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta normally doesn’t attract a lot of attention, but when those bodies are missing large muscle groups, people become extremely alarmed. A deranged killer is collecting select body parts from his victims and tossing away the carcasses. This bizarre modus operandi has the Atlanta Homicide Unit referring to the killer as “The Collector.”
Detective Tom “Brick” Brikler relentlessly hunts for the killer as the body count rises. Unfortunately for the citizens of Atlanta, The Collector is a clever as he is deranged, and seemingly leaves no evidence behind…or does he?
This story chronicles Brick’s desperate race to find the link between the victims and their murderer, a link, that if found, could end The Collector’s grisly reign of terror.
Excerpt
She is big and beautiful...she's exactly what I need; I really wish I didn't have to kill her. I'm sure I've parked my van in the best location because of my prior surveillance efforts. The street light directly above illuminates my workspace. I take a quick peek around the rear corner of my van; she's almost here. I wipe the sweat off the grip of my suppressed twenty-two caliber semi-automatic pistol on my sleeve one last time and flip the safety off. My pulse is racing; I can hear my heart pounding as I step out onto the sidewalk a few feet ahead of her Doberman pinscher, which surprises the pair. The dog immediately begins barking menacingly and is up on its hind legs as it strains against its leash. I aim at its open mouth and then squeeze the trigger. The dog crumples to the ground after my bullet bores into its brain. I can see the terror on her face as I aim at her. “Sorry.” Her response to my apology is a high pitched shriek as she turns to run. My hesitation allows her to take two strides before I squeeze the trigger. The hollow-point bullet performs its lethal task and immediately shuts down her brain. She collapses face down on the sidewalk just a few feet from her dog. There is no movement from either of them - two perfect shots.
In June, 2000, two college students — Amy Shute and Jason Burgeson — were approached by a group of men. Forced into the backseat and driven to a remote location, they were murdered in cold blood.
Following this brutal double homicide, Johnston, RI D
