Die For Me
Chapter One
Philadelphia, Sunday, January 14, 10:25 A.M.
Detective Vito Ciccotelli got out of his truck, his skin still
vibrating. The beat-up old dirt road that led to the crime scene had
only served to further rile his already churning stomach. He sucked
in a breath and immediately regretted it. After fourteen years on
the force, the odor of death still came as a putrid and unwelcome
surprise.
"That shot my shocks to holy hell." Nick Lawrence grimaced, slamming
the door of his sensible sedan. "Shit." His Carolina drawl drew the
curse out to four full syllables.
Two uniforms stood staring down into a hole halfway across the
snow-covered field. Handkerchiefs covered their faces. A woman was
crouched down in the hole, the top of her head barely visible. "I
guess CSU's already uncovered the body," Vito said dryly.
"Y'think?" Nick bent down and shoved the cuffs of his pants into the
cowboy boots he kept polished to a spit shine. "Well, Chick, let's
get this show on the road."
"In a minute." Vito reached behind his seat for his snow boots, then
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