The Last Sister (Columbia River, #1; Callahan & McLane, #5)

by Kendra Elliot

The witness who had reported the murders had later called the Portland FBI office to report that the hanged black man had a hate symbol sliced into his forehead. An upside-down triangle inside a larger triangle.

Why does our body’s liquid essence smell like metal? A nonliving substance.

Copper/iron for the liquid blood.

“Did you know that Oregon was the only state that began as whites only?” Agent McLane’s voice was low but clear and carried through the room. “The original state constitution excluded all nonwhites from living here.”

THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE DEATH DELIGHTS IN HELPING THE LIVING.

Great quote for a forensic morgue.