In this short story from the New York Times bestselling anthology FaceOff, Lisa Gardner and M.J. Roseāalong with their popular characters D.D. Warren and Malachai Samuelsāteam up for the first time ever.
Sergeant detective D.D. Warren gets called to a murder scene in Bostonās colorful Chinatown neighborhood. An antique dealer specializing in ancient Chinese artifactsāceramics, jade, and stone carvingsāis dead from a single gunshot wound. Although he appeared to have no known enemies, Mr. John Wen did have a business card clutched in his cold, dead hand. A card bearing the name Malachai Samuels.
A Jungian therapist specializing in past lives and regression therapy, Samuels has also been named a āperson of interestā in recent criminal cases involving stolen artifacts. And there is an eight-inch, solid jade Buddha statue missing from Wenās office. D.D. Warren will have to pay Malachai Samuels a visitāthe question is, is he the killer, or can he simply help her find out who is?
For more exciting pairs, check out all eleven short stories in FaceOff!