When a Heart Stops (32 page)
“So, what's the next failure of a plan?” Frank couldn't help the snide question.
Silence echoed over the line.
Then the voice said, “It was a good plan.”
“Not good enough.”
“If Serena had been killed by Gwendolyn Lindell, no one would have been the wiser. She would have simply been another victim of a serial killer. No one would have been able to connect her with us.”
“We still don't have the package.”
“That's all right, we have something better.”
“What's that?”
“A lead on Jillian. Her plane lands tomorrow at 10:50 a.m.”
Frank stilled. “She's coming here?”
“She is.”
“Don't let her leave the airport alive.”
“That's the plan.”
There are always so many people involved in putting a book together that I'm afraid to start thanking them because I don't want to forget anyone! But I'm going to give it a shot.
Thanks to my awesome editor, Andrea Doering, who believes in me and my workâeven when I have my doubts!
To Tamela Hancock Murray of the Steve Laube Agency for all your hard work on my behalf and for believing in me too!
I can't say thank you enough to Officer James (Jim) Hall and Retired FBI Agent Wayne Smith, who proof my law enforcement details. Any inaccuracies are mine and mine alone. You guys never charge me enough!
Also, a big thanks to Ruthie Owens at Spartanburg Regional Hospital for answering all of my many autopsy questions about a year ago.
And of course, I can't forget the rest of the amazing and talented Revell team. Michele Misiak, Claudia Marsh, Barb Barnes, and
the art design teamâyou guys rock and I love working with you all. I know there are more of you who are behind the scenes, so I'm thanking you too!
One person I also want to thank is Taylor Bevil, a young lady I'm proud to call friend. She's an insightful, detail-oriented reader who caught a couple of mistakes when I asked her to read the story. She also offered excellent suggestions on how to make the story better! Thanks for your input, Taylor!
And last, but never least, I want to thank you readers who buy my books and support what I do. I definitely couldn't do this without you!
Lynette Eason
is the author of several romantic suspense novels, including
Too Close to Home
,
Don't Look Back
, and
A Killer Among Us
. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Romance Writers of America. Lynette graduated from the University of South Carolina and went on to earn her master's degree in education from Converse College. She lives in South Carolina with her husband and two children.
W
OMEN OF
J
USTICE
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ERIES
Too Close to Home
Don't Look Back
A Killer Among Us
E
BOOK
S
HORTS
Gone in a Flash
D
EADLY
R
EUNIONS
When the Smoke Clears
When a Heart Stops
