The Missing Piece - Dismas Hardy Series 19 (2022) by John Lescroart
Author:John Lescroart [Lescroart, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
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âAND HOWâD JACK and Jill take that?â Hardy asked.
Glitsky had swung by Hardyâs house on his way home and now the two men were taking advantage of the rare warm night with lawn chairs on Hardyâs back porch, just outside his kitchen doorâDiz with his gin and Abe with his usual iced tea. The sky above was still bright blue, and in front of them, dozens of windows in the west-facing buildings sparkled in a glorious light show, reflecting the sun as it started to go down behind them.
Abe nodded. âThey probably werenât exactly thrilled to hear that I was going to be sniffing around what really is their territory. But what are they going to do? Iâd just brought them the best leads theyâd seen so far. They spit in that bowl at their own peril.â
Hardy sat back in his chair. âAnd you really think this was about jealousy?â
âItâs as good a bet as any, and better than most. And if the warrants donât turn up somebody coming to Dougâs address on Tuesday night, that means somebody he knew came by to pick him up in their own car.â
Hardy shrugged. âIt might mean that.â
Glitsky gave him a querulous look. âDonât be so negative. Here I drop by to share with you my brilliant detective work, all based on a bona fide clue on a magazine cover, of all things. I thought youâd be a little more enthusiastic, if not to say celebratory.â
Hardy chuckled. âIâd break out the champagne, except I know you donât drink. Meanwhile, since itâs not in your nature to wait for anything, whatâs your next move? I thought youâd eliminated any connection to Paul.â
âNot definitely. Not any connection. Just the most obvious one.â
âWhich is?â
âJames RileyâPaulâs dadâas Dougâs killer.â
âAnd how did you get all the way to definite on that one?â
Glitsky settled back, crossing his legs. âLook at what James would have to pull off Tuesday night to get away with killing Doug. He wouldnât have risked a phone call, setting up an appointment. Doug wasnât a fool and that could only have meant one thing. That leaves James simply coming by Dougâs apartment uninvited in the middle of the night. He rings the doorbell, same thing. Doug sees who it is and he doesnât open the door.â
âGetting a little farfetched here.â
âOkay, but just for fun, letâs even go one step further: say James somehow gets inside the front door downstairs, then, even more unbelievably, gets Doug to open his apartment door, where James gets him at gunpoint and says, âCome with me. Weâve got to talk.âââ
Hardy came forward in his chair and shook his head. âThat couldnât have happened.â
Glitsky agreed. âCorrect. Not in a million years. And that even leaves out how they could have driven togetherâJames at the wheel of his car all the while heâs holding his gun on Dougâuntil they get out to the park, fifteen minutes away. And then they take a walk like two old buddies? Which they are not.
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