Tail of the Dragon by Connie di Marco

Author:Connie di Marco
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mystery;mystery fiction;mystery novel;mystery lit;zodiac mystery;zodiac novel;astrology novel;astrology mystery;madness of mercury;mercury madness;connie dimarco;connie de marco;connie demarco;all signs point to murder;CVR09132017
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Published: 2018-06-26T17:54:18+00:00

twenty-three

David had received the call as soon as he’d arrived home. He said the police wanted to see both me and Adam. I promised I’d drive back downtown. Groaning, I splashed some water on my face at the bathroom sink, slipped on a pair of flats, grabbed my coat and purse, and headed back out. When I arrived at Montgomery Street, I used my key card to drive down to C-level where David had told me they’d be waiting. On the west side of the building, near the empty slot of a tandem parking area, were an unmarked car, a black-and-white police vehicle, and a coroner’s van. Adam and David stood side by side next to two uniformed men, while two other people in coveralls bundled up a man-sized package and loaded it into the van. Adam walked over to open my door.

“I didn’t want them to call you. I don’t think you should be here. This is pretty bad.”

“I’ll be fine.” I wasn’t so sure of that, but it seemed like the thing to say. “How did this happen?”

“They believe he was run over with his own car. It must have happened when he left the office around six o’clock. They’ll tow his car and have Forensics go over it.”

“How could that happen? Did someone overpower him and take his car keys?”

“Probably someone he trusted,” David said. “The police think he might have suffered a blow to the head before being run over, but they’re not sure yet. He must have been unconscious when this happened to him. Poor bastard. At least I hope he was unconscious.”

“Are you telling me he was lying down here on C-level when we came back from the restaurant? One floor beneath us?”

David nodded in response. “Someone working late found him. Sometime soon after we left. His car was reversed into the parking spot. It hid his body, so no one passing by would notice it. The man who found him was opening his trunk and happened to look over. Saw him lying behind the back wheels.”

The blood must have drained from my face. “Are you okay?” Adam looked concerned.

I swallowed hard and nodded. “This is just so horrible and brutal.”

Sergeant Sullivan approached. “I’m sorry we had to ask you to come down tonight, but I think it’s better if we talk now rather than at the office tomorrow.” Sullivan didn’t look any too happy to be hauled out at this hour either. “Ms. Bonatti, is there anything you can tell me about this?”

“Sorry, no. I know Ira was working in the office today. I didn’t see him leave. I was away on an errand for a few hours, then I came back.”

“And you parked on B-level when you returned?”

“Yes. It was later in the day and there were empty spots there. After that, I was in David’s office.”

“What time did you leave the building tonight?”

“Well, we—David and Adam and I—walked up to North Beach for dinner. We got back to the building about …” I looked to Adam for confirmation.

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