"And a butt-ugly one it is, too. Actually, that could apply to him as a whole."
Which made you wonder how he was hooking his victims. But then, sometimes it wasn't about looks. Sometimes it was about aura and power. And from what I'd seen on the astral plane, our killer had those in spades.
"So who is he?"
"He's going by the name of Zane Taylor, but we can only trace his existence back about five years, which is when he landed in Australia. We're currently checking the Croatian and Slovenian databases to see if we can find a match."
"What about his buddy?"
"He's a man by the name of Jason Bright. He's an IT specialist with a history of hacking into high-profile companies and then selling their information on the black market. He's served a smattering of time, but he's been flying under the radar since he was released five years ago."
If he was an IT specialist, why wouldn't he have done something about the cameras to stop them from recording their presence? It wouldn't have been that hard for someone who knew what they were doing—Stane could have managed it with his eyes shut.
"Meaning the two of them somehow hooked up when Zane arrived in Australia?"
"More than likely." He glanced sideways, said something to whoever was in the car with him, then added, "We're on our way to Bright's last known address now."
"What about Zane?"
"The address listed in the system was for an apartment that was torn down years ago. But his bank records show activity in the same vicinity as Bright's house, so we're hoping they share a residence and we can nab them both."
It wouldn't be that easy. No way, nohow. Our faceless killer might now have both a name and a face, but he seemed way too smart to leave such an obvious trail.
"You'll call me after you raid the place?"
"Yes. But I'm sending through pics of both men, just in case this is little more than a persion and they're actually coming after you."
A shiver ran through me. He was coming after me. I knew that for a fact, but at least knowing what he looked like would give me a small advantage.