Murder on Camac by Joseph R. G. Demarco

Author:Joseph R. G. Demarco
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: M/M Suspense, Source: Amazon
ISBN: 9781590212134
Publisher: Lethe Press
Published: 2009-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

The clock said seven which meant I'd slept ten hours. I awoke to the blissful sense that I didn't have a headache. The pain from the whack on the head was gone. What I needed was a hot shower and a hotter cup of coffee. I rolled out of bed, opened the blinds and felt a stab of pain from the brightness.

***

"I am hearing news only this morning!" Olga opened the door for me. A first. "You are all right? All in one of the pieces? I am worrying until I am seeing you for myself."

"I'm fine, Olga. But it's nice to know you care."

"I am caring but I am also needing job." She moved back to her desk.

"Your job is secure. Any messages this morning?"

"I am placing them on desk. Why you are coming in to work? With knock on head, you should rest."

"Who would you have to bother you?" I walked into my office and sat down. I wasn't dizzy but the effects of being hit on the head weren't entirely gone either.

I picked up the phone and called Hollister.

"Is this that big, handsome detective again?" Bancrofft cooed before I even gave my name. Good memory for a voice and never shy.

"Well, it's Marco Fontana, anyway. I don't know about the handsome part."

"Modest as well as mannerly, strong, and sexy. You, sweetie, are a catch. Hold out for a good man."

"I'll settle for talking to Tim. How's that?"

"Coming right up, hon," Bancrofft said.

The phone was muffled a moment.

"Marco. I'm afraid I haven't got any news for you. Not yet."

"You finished that entire stack of papers?"

"No. I fell asleep in the middle of it all and Lyman found me slumped over the papers this morning. I was apparently snoring like a pig. His description."

"There wasn't anything in the documents?"

"Names. A long list of names. Men of the Church. All dead as far as I can tell. Three documents stood out because Helmut named them Head One, Two, and Three."

"The Bridge of Four Heads. But..."

"You're going to ask what about the fourth. It isn't there. At least I haven't seen it. Maybe Nina can help."

"Worth a shot. Get me that list of names. I'll have Olga do a search. You never know the connections we'll find."

"I've started a list. I've saved the longest documents for last. I want to be absolutely alert when I read them. Those, what did you call them, pee-dee-something files? I think those might hold the new information Helmut talked about."

"The .pdf files?"

"Yes. Yes, those. I'm a neophyte when it comes to computers. I'll read those files and add any names I find."

"I think it'd be good to have a second set of eyes go over things."

"My feelings exactly," Hollister said. "Who have you got in mind?"

"I'm hoping we can find someone knowledgeable about Church history and the workings of the Vatican. Maybe someone with personal experience."

"It's not a bad idea. Let me think about who," Hollister said.

"Call me before you make any moves."

***

It was way too early to try and corner Scanlan at Stella's.

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