Page 47 of Girl Between (Dana Gray FBI Mystery Thriller #5)

George rubbed his eyes with his thumb and forefinger, worried that the two brilliant doctors were right. He wanted to find the truth, but he feared the new can of worms it might open.

The number of bodies found in Louisiana’s bayous annually was staggering. Going back through the coroner reports for each would require more manpower than the NOPD had. Not to mention the slew of other police work he was shirking by devoting all his energy to this case.

The only thing George had going for him was the fact that the story hadn’t broken yet. Once the news got hold of the fact that two women dressed as Casquette Girls had been murdered in his city, the circus would begin.

Folks already poured into the Crescent City for all manner of supernatural experiences. He didn’t need this case to become another one of them.

“I think we should explore the black market organ angle further,” Dr. Gray said. “In one of the past cases I worked, we used digital forensics to find overlapping patterns in dark web activity to identify potential suspects.”

“That would be great if I had a digital forensics department,” George muttered. “But this isn’t the FBI, Dr. Gray. We’ll have to solve this one with what we have at our disposal.”

“If you find more victims, this case turns serial and you can appeal to the FBI’s behavioral analysis unit,” Dana suggested, but George was already shaking his head.

“The last thing we need is some other agency sweeping in here and mishandling things,” He turned to face Dr. Cruz. “Reexamine the Jane Doe from the bayou, then look back through your reports for any others that came across your table over the past six months and get back to me with your findings.”

Dr. Cruz nodded. “Right away.”

George took a deep breath, trying to calm the anxiety gnawing at him.

He knew Lena and Dr. Gray were right, but he couldn't shake the feeling that this case was going to be more complicated than any he had tackled before.

The potential connections to the black market organ trade were alarming, and the connection to his most prominent cold case only added to his unease. But this was the job.