Julius Katz and Archie (Julius Katz Detective) by Dave Zeltserman

Author:Dave Zeltserman [Zeltserman, Dave]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Top Suspense Books
Published: 2011-05-13T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Julius started a pot of coffee brewing and then went about carving up a roast beef for sandwiches. He had prepared the roast beef several days earlier so that he could make some sort of gourmet hash out of it using truffles and chestnuts and a host of other ingredients, but he needed less than half of the roast for that, so he was perfectly content with giving up the other half to his guests.

After the meat was carved up, he sliced up a block of cheddar cheese, then put that out with a loaf of rye bread and mustard so the police officers could make themselves sandwiches. When one of the Boston police officers asked if he had any mayonnaise, Julius held his tongue and brought out a jar. If he had sliced up corned beef instead, he probably would’ve thrown the heathen out of his home!

Even though Julius had had his late dinner with Phil Weinstein only a couple of hours earlier, he joined the cops in making himself a healthy roast beef sandwich, and of course, used a thick coating of mustard instead of mayonnaise. Usually in the morning Julius only ate fresh fruit, sometimes a bagel and cream cheese, occasionally a croissant with imported jam that he got from Paris. I was guessing his being shot at had something to do with his increased appetite, and I found several medical journal articles which talked about the phenomenon of adrenaline surges depleting a person’s blood sugar. That must’ve been the case with Julius. Just as I had my version of an adrenaline rush because of that shooting, so must Julius have had. For some reason I thought he’d be impervious to such things. While they were eating their sandwiches and drinking their coffee, Julius apologized to his guests for not offering beer or wine with their meals.

“At this hour and with all of us probably being somewhat sleep deprived it wouldn’t be appropriate,” he added.

“What you’re serving us is fine,” Cramer said. His color and his general appearance had improved after polishing off a sandwich and two cups of coffee, and he was in the process of working diligently on his second sandwich. He’d been quiet while they’d been eating, but with the way he kept eyeing Julius he had plenty on his mind. Julius told him to go ahead and ask him what he wanted. That in this case Julius would be okay with talking murder and other such appetite-spoiling topics while eating.

Cramer nodded as much to himself as to Julius. “I didn’t want to be ungracious,” he muttered out of the side of his mouth. “Not with this spread you put out for us.”

“Incredible! He’s still trying to butter you up,” I told Julius, who ignored me.

Cramer sat perched on one of the stools, and he adjusted himself in his seat as if he had a pain in his backside and was trying to get more comfortable.

“Okay,” he said, “you claimed you’re going to catch this killer by midnight.

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