One Murder to Another

ry, two weeks had passed since Eddy's last

trying to look busy. After long hours of thinking, He had made up his mind to quit. N

, he thought and twisted his face into a sad puppy grimace. He could almost hear the chicken

joined those dummies who went into the house of jasmine the better”. Then promptly dismissing the thou

and stiffened. Someone was standing in the doorway. He turned aro

she was rich. She was full of melanin, her lips scarlet with dark curly hair. She was properly bui

n were enclosed in an expensively fitting Italian pair of shoes. Diamonds the size and shape of onions circled her neck and glittered nonchalantly

proposition form a friend who claimed to have found a gold mine somewhere in the far south. It was a big risk at that time, Kerman and h

but found nothing. It was obvious that he would b

this expensive metal from the earth, when the government swooped in and before they could rush into the court room they were thrown out from their mine. But unlike his f

ses, this quite ordinary guy had become a billiona

her. It turned out the dust particles he had inhaled during the mining expedition had connived with death to silence him. But before tha

ry like the groping tentacles of a giant squid. The las

each other up then Rebecca half turned, ch

Jim mowe

recovering from

flesh like her would want his services for. With the amount of wealth and influence at her disposal, she could drain the Pacific Ocean

ices right?” she asked again, ignoring hi

g for what to say. The effect these damn billionaires have on t

plied eyeing the seat in the corner

may I

. It took in her weight as if it were doing her a favor. “Did you grab th

ric acid, The beginning of the local football season, A celebrity filing for divorce and some other stuffs. Nothing exciting enough to make a dog go into a jewelry store a

ying something about new laws indicting young offenders

ceremony like a politician trying to convince a band of unwilling voters to vote for him, that was the kind of news that hit the front page

e said, bringing Jim back to reality in a graceful voice that w

rter of a milli

ooked at the sistine chapel ceiling after completing his work on the

you to watch my son Tami. A week should be enough. I want to know where he goes, what h

iled explanation of the kind of services he can render and h

l be all”, she

ed over to his desk. She briskly produced a fat lookin

suddenly stopped and looking over her shoulder to meet his eyes she said; “and one more thing Jim, I want complete discr

might possibly be able to imagine”. He nodded again feeling his mouth go

k about a break he said and walked out of his office shutting the door be