The Grave Between Us (A Noah & Cole Thriller, #2)

by Tal Bauer

“Everything I’ve done, every man I’ve taken, every man I’ve killed, I did it because I wanted to. I don’t feel bad about it, and the family’s grief isn’t going to move me to spill anything. I took him. I tortured him. I killed him. And I loved it. Tell them that.” Cole blinked. “So, what I’m hearing is, you’re absolutely full of shit?” Ingram reared back. “You were caught with Nelson Miller’s five-day-old corpse naked in the back of your truck, your DNA all over him, and enough blood inside the cab to convince a judge and jury that you killed another man, too. We’ve got you dead to rights on those charges, whether you plead guilty or not. Most men in your position would shut their mouths, try and fight for their freedom, but you’re not doing that. You’ve admitted you’re a murderer, and you say you have ‘many graves’ and that you like to take and torture and kill men. But you’re not willing to provide any more names or admit to any significant details. You’re talking in generics and generalities. Are you repeating lines you heard on TV? Is this some big jack-off fantasy for you? Do you think if you create a big enough buzz around your name, you’ll have a different jail experience?” Cole studied Ingram, took him in slowly. “You know what I see when I look at you? I see someone who’s saying everything they can to try and appear big and bad but still wiggle out of the federal death penalty. That big house, that big chair scare you, Ingram?” “You can’t manipulate me into talkin...