Games in the Dark
The Devil’s Road — CHAPTER 04: TALL IN THE SADDLE
Welcome to Issue #14 of The Devil’s Road, a serial novel following the exploits of Samantha Hart, a Sequoyah County Sheriff, full of vengeance and fury using her badge to hunt down her sister's killer as she uncovers a trail of bloodshed that coats the heartland. If you missed it, you can read last week’s Chapter 4: Tall in the Saddle, Issue 03: Crosshairs of Uncertainty.
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And now, please enjoy Chapter 4 Issue 4 of … The Devil’s Road.
In 2004 an Oklahoma Bureau of Investigations analyst discovered a crime pattern along the Interstate 40 corridor between Oklahoma and Mississippi. Subsequently, The Federal Bureau of Investigations (F.B.I.) started the Highway Serial Killings Initiative. They discovered over 500 bodies of women along the interstate highway system with more than 200 potential suspects, a trail of bloodshed that coats the heartland. The Devil’s Road is a serialized novel based on this horrific discovery.
Sam’s cruiser is parked in the shadows behind a billboard. In the distance, the parking lot of the Sequoyah County Coroner’s Office is lit up against the night sky. She flips open her phone, painting her face in a green light.
The digital readout shows four missed calls, each with a subsequent voicemail. The calls arrive in rapid succession, each not more than two minutes apart. The last one comes at 2:12 AM. The clock on her dash reads 2:16 AM.
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