A Gift for Murder
karenmccullough
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  • Reads 5,155
  • Votes 337
  • Parts 17
  • Time 5h 37m
karenmccullough
Ongoing, First published May 18, 2016
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For fifty-one weeks of the year, Heather McNeil loves her job as assistant to the director of the Washington DC Market Show Center. But the Gift and Home trade show, the biggest show of the year at the center, is a week-long nightmare. This year's version is worse than usual. Misplaced shipments, feuding exhibitors, and malfunctioning popcorn machines are all in a day's work. Finding the body of a murdered executive dumped in a trash bin during the show isn't. The discovery tips Heather's life into havoc. 
  
  The police have reason to suspect the victim's wife killed him, but Heather doesn't believe it. She's gotten glimmers of an entirely different scenario and possible motive, but questioning exhibitors about the crime doesn't make her popular with them or with her employers. Still, other lives might be at risk, and if she doesn't identify the murderer before the show ends, the culprit could well remain free to kill again.
  
  Her only help comes from a company executive with ulterior motives and the Market Center's attractive new security officer, Scott Brandon. Despite opposition from some of the exhibitors, her employers, and the police, Heather seeks to expose the killer before the show ends. To solve the mystery she will have to risk what's most important to her and be prepared to fight for answers, her job, and possibly her life.
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The Cold Case

29 parts Ongoing Mature

Heather Marlow was one basic woman in her mid 30s. Nothing really fascinated her after moving from her hometown Houghton to the big city of Dallas. But despite her spirit being broken ever since she was a child, Heather's aim was focused on one thing only - cold cases. Yes, they were old, yes, they were sophisticated, but she possessed the talent of solving things the FBI's other teams couldn't. But the federal work is always followed alongside the dangers of considered dead criminals. Nothing scared her. . . until she discovered that one file. . . a file that read "The Deadly Note Killer". And that's when her life changed. . . forever. _____________ highest ranking - №1 in federal 🥇 thank you beautiful people!!!!

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