The Killing Game: A Novel by Iris Johansen

Author:Iris Johansen [Johansen, Iris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Suspense
ISBN: 9780553898248
Google: zR4me4r6yfEC
Amazon: B000FBFOBO
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 2003-08-25T16:00:00+00:00

“YOU WANT ANY coffee?” Jane put the carafe and a cup down on the desk beside Eve. “It's pretty strong. I don't know how to make it any other way.”

“That's fine.” Eve leaned back in the chair and rubbed her eyes. “You didn't have to do this.”

“If I'd had to, I wouldn't have.” Jane curled up in a leather chair across the room. “You're not finding anything, are you?”

Eve shook her head. “I've gone back seven months. Maybe he was lying to me.” She poured coffee. “It's after midnight. You should be in bed.”

“Why?”

“Aren't you tired?”

Jane lifted her chin. “Aren't you?”

She was too tired for challenges at the moment. She made a face. “Yes, maybe I'll put you to work on this and go to bed.”

“I'll try. But we work on Macs at school. What's that computer?”

“A Logan.” Kids these days were so far ahead of where Eve had been at the same age.

“Logan?”

“John Logan makes computers.”

“Like Bill Gates?”

“Sort of. But hardware, not software. And they're nothing alike. Did you find something to read?”

She nodded. “A book about some scientists who are trying to locate Troy. It's pretty cool.” She paused. “And a book about forensic sculpting. You told me that's what you do for a living. Does it belong to you?”

“No, Logan hired me to work on a case and he believes in doing his research.”

“The pictures are icky.”

Eve nodded.

“Can you really do that?”

“I really can.”

“Why?”

“It's my job. And sometimes I can help make parents feel a little better about losing someone.”

“They should just go on and not think about them.”

“Is that what you do?”

“Sure. Why not?” Jane stared at her defiantly. “I haven't thought about Fay since he killed her. She's dead. Why should I?”

Eve stared skeptically at her.

“It's true. I've thought about the creep who did it but not her.” She got to her feet. “I'm going to bed.” She strode out of the room.

So full of pain. What would it take to get such a damaged child to lower the walls she'd built around herself? Eve mustn't try to overcome that barrier. It would be the most dangerous course to follow just then.

The safest thing to do for both of them was to find the missing woman. Provided Dom had really killed that woman. As she'd told Jane, he might have lied to lure her out of Atlanta.

But why Phoenix?

He'd said he liked the city. Maybe there was something about the atmosphere here that triggered—

Stop analyzing and get to work. There had been nothing helpful in the paper during the five- to seven-month period Dom had specified. Maybe she should go back further. Or maybe not. Check the recent editions . . .

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