Sound of Darkness--A Novel by Heather Graham

Author:Heather Graham
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MIRA Books
Published: 2022-03-04T19:26:15+00:00

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It was nearly eleven when he reached his house.

He immediately opened his computer, searching social media pages on Vince Monroe.

Ragnar showed up about fifteen minutes later. Red bounded into the house, happy to have spent time with Ragnar, but thrilled to be home with Mark.

“I did think about just keeping Red for the night, but I had to talk to you anyway, and might as well stop by and see what you thought about our ex-boyfriend,” Ragnar said.

“Thought you were going home to get some rest?”

“Yeah. Well, I left a little later than I planned. And I played on the computer too. I’m going to go home and get some sleep now.”

“Anything noteworthy at the hospital?”

“Both girls are being released tomorrow. Between our people and the police, we have Dierdre’s house staked out and Brant Pickering’s hotel room. And Sally’s home, of course, because I’m assuming Brant will probably check out and stay with her.”

“And even if we tried, we’d never convince either woman her boyfriend might be a psycho killer,” Mark said wearily.

Ragnar winced. “I tried speaking with Mr. Ayers. He was appalled I might think Gary was anything other than perfect for his daughter. He is convinced there was only one killer, and that killer was Jim Carver. He thinks I’m overstepping my position to begin to suspect a man as fine as Gary Boynton of having hurt his daughter in any way. He’ll be her husband soon enough.”

“What a wonderful life,” Mark muttered dryly.

Ragnar shook his head. “To each his own, I guess. So, what about the ex?”

“I liked the ex,” Mark told him. “But I’m planning on drawing up everything I can find on him and asking Angela to continue to look into him and get our tech people on it too. I believe they started a file on him when Dierdre first went missing.”

“But what impression did you get?”

Mark shrugged. “First, the guy is talented. I think he probably makes a decent living as a musician, but since Mr. Ayers is in the upper tier of moneymakers, it might not have seemed enough for him.”

“Ayers said the ex was always unemployed.”

“Not from what I’m seeing on the computer. He works solo and also with a band. They’re studio musicians and not fond of hitting the trail. He works with a group called Decadence.”

“Decadence?” Ragnar said. “I’ve heard of them. The guy has to make a decent living.”

“On his own, he books a club for a week or two every so often. I’ve got Angela checking his financials.”

“Yeah, but it sounds as if he’s okay?”

“To me, so far. But you could make a case for the long-haired, hippie type being the bad guy, or for the rich guy living a secret life, or even the famous writer who digs into the deep, dark side of history who has a deep, dark side himself.”

“Well, you’ll never convince Megan of that. She told me she knows people, knows what they really mean, and it’s obvious he just really loves delving into little-known stories about the past.

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