Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Robert Ellis: CITY OF FIRE, Chapter 19


The Death House … Rustic Canyon … Los Angeles ...

Wondering why Brant tried to break into the house, Lena searches the place, the oppressive smell of Nikki Brant’s tainted blood everywhere. Lena goes through every closet, every drawer, and finds nothing. On her way out, she spots a stack of newspapers in the kitchen. Someone filled in the crossword puzzle on the morning AFTER the murder. One month ago, a crossword puzzle was found by the bed of another murdered woman. Lena remembers that the killing was brutal and that Beethoven’s 6th Symphony had been found in the CD player. But it couldn’t be. The husband confessed to killing his wife and is in jail awaiting trial. Lena sees the Brant’s CD player and ejects the disc. It’s not Beethoven’s 6th. This time it’s No. 7. They’ve been headed in the wrong direction. Brant didn’t kill his wife. A serial killer did!


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