by R. J. Jagger
“I did the number six SJK murder, which was Syling Hu,” he said. “She wasn’t a blond. Did that ever strike you as strange?”
“You’re the one who’s strange.”
“I had a reason to choose her,” Rekker said. “Dig into my past and you’ll figure it out. Getting back to the issue, though, I killed her early in the evening before Kyle Greyson was supposed to go out and establish an alibi. Then I doctored my legal files to make it look like Greyson had once again confided in his lawyer and admitted killing another SJK victim. Later, I found out that he was with Amanda Wayfield at the time I was killing Syling Hu. She was an alibi for him, one I didn’t plan on. I don’t like loose ends so I arranged to meet her one night, which was a Monday. She told me that earlier in the evening she did an S&M scene for big money. She showed me choke marks on her throat. She was proud of them. I figured, what better way to kill her? So that’s how I did it. Then I dumped her body on the side of a hill off Bayshore Boulevard.”
Teffinger flicked hair out of his face.
It was true.
It made sense.
He couldn’t wait to see the expression on Chase’s face when he told her.
“THERE’S ONE MORE THING I want to say before I go,” Rekker said.
“What’s that?”
“You still have job security, compliments of me.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“What it means is that the SJK saga is going to continue,” he said. “I’ll be back in the early summer, June 5th to be precise. I’ll see you then. I might even see Chase, too. You never know.”
THE END
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R.J. Jagger is the author of over 20 thrillers and is also a long-standing member of the International Thriller Writers. He has two series, one featuring Denver homicide detective Nick Teffinger, set in modern times; and a noir series featuring private investigator Bryson Wilde, set in 1952. His books can be read in any order. For complete information on the author and his ebooks, hardcovers, paperbacks and audio books, as well as upcoming titles, news and events, please visit him at:
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