A small-town detective deciphers misleading evidence to identify a killer and save the killer’s next target.
Two murders. The evidence? A dead man’s thumbprint.
Detective Mike Canyon enjoys life with his wife and three children in Avoca, Oklahoma until the murders of two prominent citizens instill fear in the community. A warning, “Don’t be late,” inflames Canyon’s resolve to identify and nab the killer. Then the bloody thumbprint found the scenes leads to an impossible source.
Geoffrey Norkum poses as a Texas Ranger and shelters in a friend’s home to get near his mark. After the kidnapping and poisoning of Canyon’s wife ends in a fatal police shooting, Norkum’s actions prove his guise conceal more than a killer’s identity. They reveal the shocking truth of inconceivable reality.
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Mike’s throat thickened and became dry. He massaged his forehead and sighed. Another bad thing happened to a good person. This time it occurred closer to home. Too close for his liking.
“There’s something else. Two things, actually. Take a look at this.” E.Z. pointed to the window.
Mike peered at a bloody thumbprint on the glass. He moved closer. After a few seconds, he looked across the street and at his captain. “It’s on the outside.”
“Yeah. I thought that strange, myself.”
“It’s inverted like the first one. He’s taunting us. I don’t see how it can be anything else.”
“I agree.”
“Well get this. Ian called me from the lab this morning and said they identified the print from Kent’s house. We have a problem if the same person did this.” He tapped the window with a finger.
“How’s that a problem?” E.Z. asked with a puzzled look.
“According to what Ian told me, he’s dead.”
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