Ace of Spades: A Deadly Game of Cards

Title: 'The Silent Witness'
A James Patterson-Style True Crime Story

Prologue
Lakeview, Oregon – 2:14 AM

The rain came down in sheets, turning the dirt road into a slick, muddy trap. Sheriff Daniel Hargrove adjusted his flashlight, the beam cutting through the darkness just enough to reveal the twisted shape lying near the tree line.

A body.

Not just any body—hers.

The woman’s face was eerily peaceful, as if she were sleeping, but the dark stain spreading across her chest told a different story. Hargrove crouched, his knees protesting against the cold ground. He didn’t need to check for a pulse.

She’d been dead for hours.

And in her clenched fist—a single playing card.

The Ace of Spades.

Chapter 1
Three Days Earlier

Detective Sarah Blake had seen her fair share of weird cases, but this one was different.

The first call came in at dawn—a jogger found a man’s body near the old railroad tracks, hands bound, a playing card tucked into his shirt pocket. The Queen of Hearts.

No ID. No signs of struggle. Just… dead.

By the time the second victim turned up—a schoolteacher, this time with the King of Diamonds—Blake knew they had a pattern. A killer leaving a twisted love letter in the form of a deck of cards.

And the game was just beginning.

Chapter 2
The Profiler

FBI Agent Mark Ressler specialized in serial killers. The moment he saw the crime scene photos, his blood ran cold.

'This isn’t random,' he told Blake. 'He’s choosing them for a reason. The cards—they’re not just signatures. They’re roles.'

Blake frowned. 'Roles?'

Ressler’s jaw tightened. 'He’s building a deck. And when it’s complete…'

He didn’t need to finish.

Somewhere out there, a killer was playing a deadly game of solitaire.

And they were running out of time before he dealt the final hand.

Chapter 3
The Break

The break in the case came from the unlikeliest place—a pawn shop receipt found in the third victim’s car.

Blake and Ressler traced it to a storage unit on the edge of town. Inside, they found a meticulously organized collection of newspaper clippings, photos, and…

A half-finished deck of cards.

Each one marked with a name.

Blake’s stomach dropped when she saw the next card in the sequence.

The Jack of Clubs.

Her partner.

Epilogue
One Week Later

The killer was caught, but the questions lingered.

Why those victims? Why the cards?

The answer came in his final confession, whispered to Blake just before they led him away:

'Every game needs players.'

And with that, he smiled.

Because in his mind, he’d already won.

THE END…?

(James Patterson’s signature short chapters, relentless pacing, and chilling villain dialogue make this a gripping, page-turning thriller. Would you keep reading?)

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