Killer Friends — Joanne Clancy

Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer... Flashes from the forensic cameras made lightning strikes against the darkness. Detective Emma Cole screeched to a halt in front of the yellow police tape. Strands of the crime scene ribbon fluttered in the biting wind. Red and blue lights from the squad cars pulsated a warning that something terrible had happened. At first glance, it seemed that the three young people had been partying too much, but the blood told an entirely different story. Forensic evidence would prove that a hail of gunfire had killed the first victim, while the second victim had been shot and savagely beaten to her death. Detective Emma Cole walked upstairs. She paused briefly outside the first bedroom before opening the door. She took a step inside and stopped abruptly. Nothing could have prepared her for the sight that met her eyes...