So Still the Night by Lenox Kim

Author:Lenox, Kim [Lenox, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Fiction / Romance / Paranormal, Paranormal, Fiction
ISBN: 9780451226785
Publisher: Signet
Published: 2009-04-15T07:00:00+00:00

“Thank you for coming, gentlemen,” said Dr. Kempster, a distinguished-looking gentleman with a mustache. “I suppose we should get on with our terrible business.”

He moved to the center of the room, where a series of shallow metal tubs occupied a lengthy table.

“Prepare yourselves,” he warned. “We’ve kept the recovered parts in spirits to slow their decay.”

The room didn’t smell all that delightful in the first place, but both detectives produced pocket handkerchiefs with which to cover their noses and mouths. When everyone had braced themselves, the police surgeon lifted the cover from the first container. The strong stench of spirits, underscored by decomposition, cut through the room.

Detective Tunbridge coughed.

Dr. Kempster didn’t appear affected at al . Mark knew it wasn’t the first time he’d viewed such vicious handiwork. “Come closer so you can see.”

The detectives edged closer and peered into the murky liquid. Mark was already there.

His sister jostled him for position. Given that the torso killer—the killer he knew to be cal ed the Dark Bride—was Selene’s assignment, he ceded the space and again relocated to the other side of the table.

“What is that?” asked one of the detectives.

The doctor pointed with his finger. “The thigh discovered at Battersea. This is the upper section and this the lower. Do you see here? There are four bruises that appear to have been made by fingers clenched into the skin. I believe this would have occurred while the victim was stil alive.”

The doctor guided the detectives through the remainder of the recovered body parts, opening and closing each lid as they moved along. A trunk . . . a section of right leg with attached foot . . . and finally a left leg.

“There’s no head?”

“No.”

“Just like the torso that was discovered at New Scotland Yard last year, on the Thames Embankment in 1887?”

“That’s correct.”

“You can see here . . . the bruising. She wore a ring on this finger.”

“It must have been removed shortly before, or even just after she was kil ed.”

“Her hands. Her nails are bitten down to the quick, but there are no calluses. They aren’t worn from work. It’s clear she was not a manual laborer.”

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