The Girl in the Woods - eBook

🔥Joe’s back, but a storm is building…🔥 I drank the final gulp of water from my canteen and wiped grit from my forehead with my shirt sleeve before asking my dispatcher again to repeat her instructions. When that didn’t work, I took out my cell phone. My connection was weak but stable. Trisha answered on the second ring. “Hey,” I said. “It’s Joe. I’m somewhere in grid seven in a hollow in the woods. I didn’t hear your message.” “Hey, Joe. Sorry about that. The terrain makes it hard to communicate.” “Yeah,” I said, looking around to make sure no one could see me before adjusting the sports bra beneath my shirt. The salt-encrusted fabric chafed my back and sides, but it was the best outfit I owned for a long walk in the woods. “What’s going on?” “A volunteer found a body in grid thirteen.” Even though I had expected this call all morning, I still grimaced. “Paige or Jude? And please don’t tell me one killed the other.” “Neither,” said Trisha. “It’s a Jane Doe. She’s at a little campsite.”