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The body lay crumpled beneath the old oak tree outside. Detective Sarah Mills arrived at the scene before dawn broke. She knelt beside the victim and studied his pale face. No wallet or identification could be found on the man. A single red rose had been placed upon his chest. Its thorns had drawn tiny drops of blood from him. Rain began to fall, threatening to wash away the evidence. She pulled her collar up and surveyed the quiet street. Every house was dark except for one across the road. Behind that window, someone was watching her through the curtains. She made a mental note to knock on that door. But first she needed to understand what happened right here. The killer had left a message carved into the bark. It read simply: you should have kept your mouth shut. This was not a random act of violence at all. Someone in this quiet town had a very dark secret.