The Patterns Emerge (Dr. Sarah Davis Mystery Series Book 2)

Six weeks into her FBI consulting role, Dr. Sarah Davis discovers a second victim—Jessica Chen, a 32-year-old medical resident murdered three weeks before Emily, revealing the killer has been hunting far longer than anyone realized. As Sarah constructs detailed victimology profiles, she recognizes a chilling pattern: all victims were therapy clients whose medical records had been systematically accessed, suggesting the killer possesses institutional knowledge and psychological sophistication. The investigation pulls Sarah deeper into a world of trauma and vulnerability, and she finds herself becoming increasingly detached—viewing victims as data points rather than people, rationalizing her emotional distance as necessary for the work.