THE CELTIC CROSS KILLER: A HISTORICAL NEW YORK CRIME THRILLER by Keiron Cosgrave

Author:Keiron Cosgrave [Cosgrave, Keiron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Indium Publishing
Published: 2019-04-22T22:00:00+00:00

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The security guard ushered Tooley out of the library at 9:00 p.m. Having found nothing to link the surnames Costa and Ricci, his confidence took a hit.

Driving home to his Canarsie basement apartment in his beat-up ’93 Ford Taurus, Tooley pondered whether he was on the right track. Dismissing his doubts, with a sigh, he was certain of one thing: he was damn hungry.

Back at his apartment—takeout curry heavy in his stomach—Tooley collapsed onto the bed. Sleep came quick.

As the blade met skin, Tooley woke with a jolt. He bolted upright and lay back against the pillows. He sucked a long breath, flicked sleep from the corner of his eyes, turned on one side and looked for the time. Three-thirty a.m. glowed brightly in neon green in the darkness. Waking, a cacophony of images flashed through Tooley’s rising consciousness. He remembered a sharp-featured face contorted with rage laughing manically just inches from his own. Bared, yellowing teeth and mad eyes closing in. Spidery fingers firm around his throat. Squeezing hard. A burning sensation deep inside his chest…

Tooley accepted a new case was a catalyst for nightmares. He’d learned to live with them. Come to believe they provided valuable insight. Considered them an essential part of the tableau of understanding.

Reaching into the refrigerator for milk, Tooley recollected the electoral list prepared by the very obliging librarian, Marilyn. Wondered how obliging she might be? Reproached himself for having such thoughts. Where, he pondered, had he put the damn printouts? The least he could do was read them.

Marilyn mentioned Costa was a common surname in Brooklyn. Each list contained over two hundred and fifty people; equal numbers of males and females. Tooley separated the Costa lists and set them aside. Elected to study the Ricci printouts. Each of the ten Ricci lists contained thirty names. It was a much more manageable exercise. Tooley planned to interview Franco Ricci’s widow, Sophia, and any living relatives. Hoped to establish—as best he could—the Ricci family tree.

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