The murderer was most likely still somewhere on the resort world, trapped by the rapid lockdown.

John had marked the weapon, identified all of the shell casings and sealed off half the pool deck before beginning his search of the water.

Madeline tore through the tape and claimed the last available lounger.

“This is an active crime scene" John said.

“It is an unnecessarily large crime scene."

“Madeline."

“John."

He looked at the torn tape still flapping in the breeze from her hand.

She settled deeper into the chair and flashed a smile. “You investigate your half. I’ll keep an eye on this one."

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John Forester and Madeline Price are the lead characters from my forthcoming science fiction mystery novel, Space Crimes. The scene was created and rendered in Daz Studio with final color and detail adjustments completed in Affinity and Snapseed.