Five Card Stud

It’s not just the winter murder of a young woman that has Jake Hines concerned. When the body is found at the river near a highway overpass, Jake’s girlfriend Trudy is supposed to be there as a crime scene expert from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Trudy is missing, the BCA is understaffed, the Rutherford Police Department needs more officers, and the snowstorm is covering up the body and evidence. There’s no snow in the victim’s vehicle though, just a splash of blood. The blood, a thin gold chain and a wedding ring found near the body, are all the evidence Jake has to go on. Then a second body is found, and Jake believes the murders are connected. Now, it’s up to him to find the proof....