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According to the promotional material that came with this book The Secret Friend is the 5th thriller from Boston based author Chris Mooney.
The blurb:
Two dead girls in the water. Two tiny statues of the Virgin Mary concealed in their clothing. One CSI on the hunt for their killer.
Opening Line:
"Darby McCormick had finished hanging the last of the bloody clothing inside the drying chamber when she heard her name called over the loudspeakers. Leland Pratt, the lab director, wanted to see her inside his office immediately."