Fire Burns Hot ((An FBI/ Romance Thriller~ (Book 5))) by Morgan Kelley Read Free Book Online Page A

nodded. “Show me where the body was found, please.” She followed the detectives to the area that the woman was found and surveyed the location.
    “ When the police arrived on scene she was still burning,” Austin began, trying to get them all to forget the previous conversation.
    “Agent Christensen, what do you see?”
    Tori looked around the area and saw nothing. Thick dense trees, nothing around the body looked disturbed and there was a big burn pattern. “She had to be brought in by car, and then placed here for show. Just by seeing the burn pattern where she was left, I can tell that he didn’t use alcohol this time.”
    Leto and Austin just watched them.
    “The perp could have placed her anywhere in this field if he wanted to hide the body, but he went with the direct center. This was all about getting our attention and setting the stage.”
    Leto rolled his eyes. Why did the feds always make it more than it was? This was about getting rid of the evidence, nothing more.
    Elizabeth turned in a semi-circle, scanning the area. “He’s upping his method, which means he’s deriving pleasure out of the fire and the killing. If he just liked the burn, he’d take down a house.”
    “Are there any other arson cases in the area?” asked Elizabeth, pulling out her phone and starting a text to Doctor Christopher Leonard.
    “None.”
    “How many bodies are still in house with your ME?” Elizabeth needed to know. Soon they were going to FBI West.
    “We still have all five. No one’s claimed them.” Austin watched the woman and knew what was coming.
    Elizabeth nodded. “I’ll be taking them to my building and having my ME do a re-exam of the victims.”
    Yep, there it was. The feds were taking total control.
    Leto stepped forward , angrily. “Are you saying we’re incompetent?” he accused the taller woman.
    Elizabeth looked up from the message she was sending Doctor Chris Leonard. “Apparently, I’m speaking a language you don’t get, Detective. I do speak a few, so if you need me to try it again I will to accommodate you. How about French or Italian? Do you comprehend them better?”
    He gave her a dirty look.
    Elizabeth gave it right back. She’d stood down bigger, badder men in her life. Leto was a mosquito and nothing that couldn’t be taken down with a quick slap.
    “The governor called Quantico with instructions and now this is my problem. Since it’s in my lap, excuse me for wanting my people to run some tests, find some trace, and help me figure out who killed these women.”
    “Our ME is good at his job !” Leto demanded, still refusing to let it go.
    Elizabeth shrugged. “So is ours, and since I know how my staff works, I’m more comfortable with them taking a look. Now, that’s my last request, because frankly, I’ve been handed jurisdiction and you really can’t stop me. What I said before was out of courtesy.”
    Elizabeth cancelled the text, deciding to call Chris Leonard instead. The detective was hostile, and she didn’t want to take her eyes off him. His energy was giving her a bad feeling.
    W hen Chris picked up on the third ring, Elizabeth spoke quickly. “Doc, we have five for transport from the ME in Damascus. Pick up and start as if they all just rolled in from the scene. Get the paperwork from the ME there too.”
    “What do we have, Lyzee?” he asked.
    “Five fire victims.”
    Chris Leonard began pulling up the requisition paperwork. “Shoot over the details , and I’ll have them here within the next few hours. Are we looking at unhappy campers?”
    Elizabeth laughed. “Hell yeah to t hat,” she stated, watching the detectives that stood in front of them. “Thanks, Doc. See you in house in a little while. I’ll be there for the autopsies.”
    “Figured you would, Boss.”
    Elizabeth disconnected the call. “Okay, now that we handled that, how about you tell me about the files that are suspiciously missing from what I received ?”
    Detective Austin looked