LEWIS had been driving through the city since before sunrise, moving from one district to another with no actual destination in mind. The streets were quiet when he started, but by midmorning, traffic built and the city fell into its usual rhythm.
It did little to ease the pressure sitting at the back of his mind. Today marked the sixteenth day since the third body had been found. If Dr. Stevens' calculation was correct, then another victim would surface before the day ended. The problem was that they were no closer to stopping it than they had been days ago.
The lack of progress had already begun to wear on the department. The chief had not said much directly, but Lewis could tell from the tone of their last conversation that his patience was running thin.
