Campanelli: Seige of the Nighthunter by Frederick Crook
Campanelli: Siege of the Nighthunter
June, 2110. A serial killer
strikes the populace of the City of Chicago. The first victim is a wanted man
by Detective Frank Campanelli’s Sentinel Division. His body had been mutilated
and, from the evidence uncovered by forensic genius, H. Lincoln Rothgery, it
has been partially consumed. The unknown invader leaves a trail of corpses
behind in short order, including that of a homicide detective.
To add to the mystery, the DNA
evidence retrieved from a stolen vehicle indicates that the killer is former
military, but special encoding prevents the murderer from being identified. Frank’s
partner, Marcus Williams, seems to know more about what’s going on than he lets
on, until the former Navy SEAL calls in a friend from the FBI to help.
“The Nighthunter”, as the media
has labeled him, instills terror and virtually shuts down Chicago. Together,
Campanelli, Williams, and the agent must work to capture the enigmatic and frighteningly
efficient cannibal.
Excerpt from, “Campanelli: Siege of the Nighthunter
Lincoln
caught Frank’s gaze. “We found two different types of blood, two sets of DNA in
the car.”
“Go
on,” McLain prompted.
“Herman
Werner’s and the killer’s. No ID’s been matched to his,” Rothgery stated and
stood from his chair. He stepped between the two detectives and stepped
casually toward the sedan. “The killer’s DNA has been engineered, as has the
blood, but there’s no identification to be found in the cells. He is a he and
appears to be of military origin, but it goes beyond anything I’ve ever seen.”
“So,
you’re telling me that the killer is a soldier. American?” Frank asked as he
stopped next to Lincoln and stared at the driver’s seat of the ruined car.
“I
can’t even determine that without a serial number, Frank.”
“Soldier
or not, Mister Rothgery…how the hell did he get outta that?” McLain asked from
Lincoln’s other side. The big man waved his hand over the wreckage as he spoke.
“That should’ve been fatal…engineered genes or not.”
“I agree.”
Rothgery slid his glasses from his Roman nose and rubbed his eyes with his free
hand. “Gherling is still researching the DNA and the blood while Teri is
carrying out more tests.”
“You
said Werner’s blood was in the car,” Frank stated.
“Yeah,”
Lincoln said then nodded. “Not much of it, though. A lot of the DNA we found in
it was from hairs in the carpets and seats. My opinion is that he used the car
for some time. Months, perhaps close to a year.”
“So,
Werner was cut out of the seatbelt…then thrown through the air.” Kirby stepped
up to the side of the car and studied the sliced seatbelt. In the bright light,
the precision cut was much more impressive.
“Definitely,”
H. Lincoln affirmed as he replaced his eyeglasses. “And…before I forget…there
are teeth marks on the body.”
“We saw
those,” Frank said. He leaned back on the workbench behind him and crossed his
arms. “The bites on the shoulder.”
“I’m
not talking about those, Frank.”
This
took Kirby’s attention from the wreck to the forensic genius. “What are you
trying to say, Mister Rothgery?”
“I’m
saying he had a little nibble on some muscle tissue while he cut out the heart
and liver. It’s also confirmed that the heart and liver were eaten.” Lincoln
met the eyes of McLain then looked to Campanelli.
“God,”
Kirby uttered and stepped away from the sedan as if it exuded heat.
“How do
you come to that, Lincoln?” Frank asked.
“Pieces
of both organs were left behind in the car. Nothing more than shreds, really.
Seems he had to pick them out of his teeth as he drove.”
Frank
lifted his right hand to his chin and rested it, keeping the left arm tucked.
“You’re telling me that we have a soldier of unknown origin turned cannibal,
running around the streets of Chicago.”
“From
everything we’ve gathered so far, Frank, that’s about the size of it.”
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Author Bio
Frederick was born in Chicago in 1970 and now lives in Villa
Park with his wife, Rae and their three dachshunds. He began by writing
fictional works all through high school, but didn’t take himself seriously
until 2009, when Frederick began writing his first novel, The Dregs of
Exodus, which was self-published in late 2010. This was followed up with
another novel, The Pirates of Exodus in 2012.
Throughout that year and 2013, he continued writing and published four short
stories in eBook form for Kindle. Runt Pulse, The Fortress of Albion,
Lunar Troll, and Campanelli: The Ping Tom Affair.
His
third novel, Campanelli: Sentinel, was picked up by Solstice Publishing
in late 2014. The novella, Minuteman Merlin, was released for the Kindle
by Solstice Publishing in March of 2015 and followed up by his fourth novel, Of
Knight & Devil in September. His fifth novel, Campanelli: Siege of
the Nighthunter was released by Solstice in March, 2016.
He is currently an editor for
Solstice Publishing and working on novel number six, a paranormal historical
fiction.
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