Grendel's Game by Erik Mauritzson

Author:Erik Mauritzson
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781579624231
Publisher: The Permanent Press
Published: 2015-05-15T16:00:00+00:00

36

The Adulterer

As Ekman reached for the phone to call Westberg, it rang. It was Ingbritt.

“Walther, I’m calling from Carla’s. The trip here was uneventful. How are you doing?”

“Missing you, already.”

“You’re a terrible liar, Walther Ekman,” she said with a laugh. “You’re wrapped up in that case of yours and haven’t thought about me at all.”

“That’s just not true. I’ve thought about you at least twice since kissing you good-bye.”

“Well, that’s better than not at all. I guess I’ll have to settle for that. All right, I’ll let you get back to what you were doing. Remember, call me tonight when you get home. It doesn’t matter if it’s late.”

“I won’t forget. Have a good time. I wish I were there,” Ekman said, and meant it.

They hung up and he called Westberg.

“Herr Westberg, it’s Walther Ekman. I know this is a difficult time for you, but you can help with our investigation. Yes, it won’t take long, I have just a few questions. No, I think it would be better if I speak with you in person rather than over the phone. At your home, in an hour? I’ll be there.”

Ekman was just about to leave when the phone rang again.

“Walther, it’s Ludvig. I have some answers for you on that gruesome package you sent. There are no fingerprints, and the knot again is a bowline. We’re still working on the DNA and I should have something for you soon. Whoever the genitals are from, it was done post mortem. And it wasn’t done with surgical precision. I’d say he used a large scissors of some kind. Perhaps, garden or kitchen shears.”

“I don’t know whether I’m relieved or not. Now we’re definitely dealing with a homicide, rather than a maiming. At least we don’t have to worry about what kind of condition the victim is in.”

“I know what you mean. How is the case going?”

“We may have a potential suspect, and there are a lot of disjointed leads. But it’s progressing. I feel better about it than when we last spoke.”

“That sounds encouraging. The sooner you catch this madman, we’ll all breathe easier. Good hunting.”

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