Patterns of the Past

A former UFC fighter, who sleeps with the light on, struggles with her faith when assigned a homicide that follows an all-too-familiar pattern. As the anniversary nears of the day Detective Melanie Lewis took a bullet for her partner, Emily Pederson, a new case forces the Washington, DC, Metro Police detectives to decide just how far they will go for one another. Em, known for her integrity and analytics, just read unreleased details of the new case in a draft manuscript of a pompous Georgetown English professor-could her soon-to-be-ex boyfriend really commit murder? While Em tries to determine whether she has a leak or a suspect, her overly anxious mother is in town for Fashion Week, a handsome FBI agent has only one thing on his mind, and her former mentor's remarks have her second-guessing decisions. Mel couldn't have picked a worse time to be out. From the hallowed halls of Georgetown University to the gritty streets of Washington, the investigation takes unexpected turns as more victims are discovered. When details of another murder appear in a new version of the professor's manuscript, it's clear the killer is sending a message, and evidence now points to the most improbable suspect.