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DV BeRkom and Serial Date.
About the Author:
DV Berkom grew up in the Midwest, received her BA
in Political Science from the For more information, you can visit her website at www.dvberkom.com.
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Serial Date
By DV BeRkom
BLURB:
A retired assassin. A
serial killer with a social agenda.
A politician with a fondness for free-range livestock.
Determined to leave her old life behind, retired assassin Leine Basso accepts a job working security at one of television's most popular reality shows, Serial Date. When a contestant is found dead in the prop closet, it appears the killer is one of the 'bachelors' on the show- an ex-con billed as a serial killer- but the detective in charge of the case isn't so sure.
Santiago Jensen, a homicide detective with a playboy reputation is assigned to the reality show murder case. There's instant attraction when he meets Leine Basso, but until they catch the murderer, he has to keep his distance.
When Leine's estranged daughter is abducted by a man claiming to be the real killer, she's forced to rely on old skills to find her, and must come to terms with who she really is. She soon realizes the murderer may be a grisly remnant from her past and she'll need to use all of her cunning to stop him and rescue her daughter.
A politician with a fondness for free-range livestock.
Determined to leave her old life behind, retired assassin Leine Basso accepts a job working security at one of television's most popular reality shows, Serial Date. When a contestant is found dead in the prop closet, it appears the killer is one of the 'bachelors' on the show- an ex-con billed as a serial killer- but the detective in charge of the case isn't so sure.
Santiago Jensen, a homicide detective with a playboy reputation is assigned to the reality show murder case. There's instant attraction when he meets Leine Basso, but until they catch the murderer, he has to keep his distance.
When Leine's estranged daughter is abducted by a man claiming to be the real killer, she's forced to rely on old skills to find her, and must come to terms with who she really is. She soon realizes the murderer may be a grisly remnant from her past and she'll need to use all of her cunning to stop him and rescue her daughter.
...and now to feed your need to read...
EXCERPT:
SERIAL DATE
Chapter 1
Peter Bronkowski peeled himself away from the prop closet. He needed
air. The onlookers parted to give him space.
Oh my God, oh my God, they're going to shut
us down. When this gets out the motherfuckers are going to crucify me. All the hard work, the hustling, the endless
lunches listening to that blowhard Senator Runyon, all of it would be for
nothing. Peter shook his head to clear it. His breath came out in fast gasps,
threatening to hyperventilate.
At first, Peter thought it was a grotesque looking mannequin with fake
blood stains down the front and side of its torso. The moment reality clicked,
a jolt of shock split him, pooled behind his eyes and slid to his gut. With
dawning comprehension, Peter realized the blood was real. And it was no
mannequin.
It was Mandy.
Peter turned back to the prop closet. Everyone stared at him, as if he
had the slightest idea what to do now. Fuck. He couldn't see a way out of this.
Too many people had seen the body. He thought of his brother, Edward, but brushed
the idea away.
Mandy was dead. Murdered. Sweet, small-town-sexy Mandy. Who would
want to kill her? Now Tina, yeah, he could sort of see that, she could be
quite the bitch. But Mandy? And which one of the cons did it? No getting around
it, he'd have to call LAPD. They'd be swarming all over the place. Better find
another home for Edward. He wasn't going to like that one bit. Edward didn't do
well with change.
Gene Dorfenberger walked toward him, pushing people out of his way.
"Give him some room! The man can't think with you crowding him
like that." Reluctantly, the small crowd began to disperse, a few stealing
one last look at the gruesome sight.
Gene glanced at Mandy's body and shook his head. "Now why would
somebody go and cut off her arm?" He edged closer, squatting to take a
better look. "And an ear? What kind of sick fuck would do that?"
Peter froze. "Her ear's missing?"
"Yeah."
Peter shook his head to clear it. It can't be. He took a deep
breath to try to stop the dizziness. Everything was spiraling out of control.
Originally slated as low-cost filler for summer, Serial Date had turned
into the most watched reality show on television. Less than a year and a half
ago he couldn’t get the mailroom clerks to return his calls much less the now
regular invitations to private parties and dinners with the network brass. They
all wanted a piece and Peter had happily parlayed the lust for the
extraordinary profits generated by the show into extra bargaining power.
This is it. It's over. We'll never recover.
"It's going to be rough. You're going to have to do some major
damage control." Gene's sharp gaze traveled from the massive amount of
blood soaked into the costumes scattered around Mandy back to Peter.
Peter nodded, his expression grim. "We've got to get somebody
legit in here so the cops'll think we're taking steps to keep the contestants
safe."
If Gene took offense at the comment, he didn't show it. "I think I
know just the person. It'll take some doing, but I hear she's strapped for
cash."
Peter looked at Gene with disbelief. "She? Gene, we need somebody
who'll keep the fucking cops at bay, not another broad on the set."
Gene shook his head. "Oh, this one ain't just another broad,
believe me."
