Rattle His Bones by Carola Dunn

Author:Carola Dunn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2011-04-18T16:00:00+00:00

She was not interfering, Daisy assured herself. She could hardly interview the victim’s senior assistant in the victim’s private office without making some reference to the deceased. And it would be rude to cut him off in the middle of his account of Pettigrew’s determination to master flint-flaking and his malicious triumph in his growing success.

At last Grange exhausted the subject. Daisy embarked on her questions about the work of the Mineralogy Department, and Grange suggested they should go along to the gallery to look at specimens.

For the first time in ages, the sun was shining. Brilliant light flooded through the tall windows on the south side of the gallery, lighting dancing dust-motes and gleaming on polished wood and glass. The fishy mouldings on the rectangular pillars stood out in sharp relief.

With measured steps, Pavett patrolled the gallery. There were few visitors, several school parties having cancelled trips because of the murder, Daisy gathered. But over by the windows, the sun picked out a pale blue uniform garnished with a surfeit of gold. The Grand Duke was leaning over the display case that held the ruby.

“Dash it!” Grange exclaimed. “He’s back. I’d better go and see what he’s up to. Excuse me a minute, Miss Dalrymple.”

Naturally Daisy followed. At the sound of their approaching footsteps, Rudolf Maximilian looked up with a frown. He beckoned imperiously and Grange hurried.

“You work here, nein? Come, see mine ruby.”

“Not yours,” Grange muttered half-heartedly, bending over the case.

Catching up, Daisy saw that the Transcarpathia ruby was in full sunlight. The stone cast a pool of red light, all too reminiscent of blood.

Grange straightened, his face pale. “That’s not beryllium aluminium silicate,” he gasped, with an accusing glare at the Grand Duke. “That’s paste. Strass glass. What have you done with the ruby?”

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