City of Dreams
“‘Yes. Or something similar. A very fine knife, perhaps, or even an embalmer’s chisel,’ replied Huy.
‘But how can he have done it? There wasn’t any sign that any of the girls struggled.’ ‘What do you think?’ Merymose spread his hands. ‘That they didn’t want to struggle?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Do you mean they were drugged?’ ‘It might have been simpler than that. They might have trusted him.’ ‘What, to stick a knife in their heart?’ Huy shrugged. ‘They might have been embracing. Perhaps the furthest idea f...rom their hearts was that they were going to be attacked.’ ‘But why?’ ‘If we knew the answer to that!’ ‘But there might be no motive at all. Where would that leave us?’ ‘Oh,’ said Huy. ‘I think there’s a motive. However strange it is, I think there’s a motive.’ ‘The only thing that’s consistent is the way these girls have been killed.’ ‘There is much more,’ said Huy, convinced that Merymose must have seen the other similarities too.MoreLess
‘But how can he have done it? There wasn’t any sign that any of the girls struggled.’ ‘What do you think?’ Merymose spread his hands. ‘That they didn’t want to struggle?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Do you mean they were drugged?’ ‘It might have been simpler than that. They might have trusted him.’ ‘What, to stick a knife in their heart?’ Huy shrugged. ‘They might have been embracing. Perhaps the furthest idea f...rom their hearts was that they were going to be attacked.’ ‘But why?’ ‘If we knew the answer to that!’ ‘But there might be no motive at all. Where would that leave us?’ ‘Oh,’ said Huy. ‘I think there’s a motive. However strange it is, I think there’s a motive.’ ‘The only thing that’s consistent is the way these girls have been killed.’ ‘There is much more,’ said Huy, convinced that Merymose must have seen the other similarities too.MoreLess
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