The Saturn House Killings: A BRAND NEW chilling and spine-tingling thriller (The Hellenic Mysteries Book 2) by V.J. Randle

Author:V.J. Randle [Randle, V.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloodhound Books - crime, thrillers & mysteries
Published: 2024-07-04T00:00:00+00:00

The new accommodation was a nice break from the aching luxury of Saturn House. The house was on the edge of Aegina town, overlooking the roadside beach that would be lined with parasols in the daytime. A balcony stretched along the front of the building, adjoining Katerina and Michail’s rooms. At night, the view of the sea was a smoky fusion of blues and greys. The moon’s reflection seemed to shatter in long shards across the water.

Katerina looked back at Michail, whose head was bowed in deep concentration over Alek’s phone. ‘You’re sure there’s nothing? Not even a meetup message?’

‘I am afraid not.’ Michail continued to scroll. ‘There is no evidence whatsoever of a pre-existing connection between Alek and Teddy. There are not even many messages between Domenico and Alek – just what you’d expect: instructions about what to post about the Saturnalia party, general niceties, nothing out of the ordinary. Same with his exchanges with Innes.’

‘The ones from Lily aren’t exactly illuminating, either,’ Katerina said. The initial elation at hacking into the phone had begun to sink rapidly.

‘She certainly values his opinion,’ Michail said. ‘Most of her messages are about which type of pistachio variety he prefers. Small, yellow, green, fresh. Just research for her business.’

Katerina let out an irritated yelp and kicked her feet into the air, throwing her body weight against the deckchair. ‘There must be something!’ she groaned. ‘There must be something, anything, that points us in the direction of why someone would want to kill him. Have you checked his drafts again? Scheduled posts?’

‘Like you have already noted, he has many draft posts stored across various platforms. Nothing looks particularly unusual…’ His voice trailed off into a low, thoughtful hum.

‘What is it?’

He didn’t reply, instead, he jumped up from his seat and paced along the length of the balcony.

‘Michail–’

‘Yes. Yes, Katerina, listen to this caption: Sometimes you need to question yourself. Question who you are, what you stand for, and, most importantly, who pulls your strings. No good being a master if you’re a master of fools. No good being healthy on the outside if there’s sickness inside. Be true to yourself. Don’t be swayed or persuaded. Live your truth. Be your truth. Reveal the secrets you hate. Otherwise, you’ll end up hating yourself. #FaceYourDemons #ComingClean #Revelations.’

‘More astrological, self-help mumbo-jumbo.’ Katerina sighed. ‘He created that draft the day before he was killed, didn’t he? It’s the last one?’

‘Correct.’ Michail nodded. ‘About both the timing of the draft and the mumbo-jumbo, as you say… but…’

‘But…’

‘It’s not necessarily clear, not yet, but suppose it means what I think it means? It throws Alek’s last draft into a new perspective completely.’

Katerina joined him on her feet and held out her hand. ‘Let me see.’ She read the caption again, which was accompanied by a photograph of Alek in swimming trunks on a small yacht in front of a picturesque cave. ‘You’re looking at the “sickness” reference? I spotted that too, it reminded me of what I heard Innes saying, but he’s just talking about, well, it’s just a ridiculous self-improvement mantra.

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