Death Under the Lilacs (2016)
“He wished Rocco were back; at least he’d have gotten some aid from that quarter. He sighed and bent over the map. There wasn’t time to wait for Rocco’s return.
He would have to start by himself, but there was too large an area to cover. He would have to eliminate.
He lay a ruler across the map and drew his first line: the approximate heading they had taken on the balloon flight a year ago. Around the balloon’s flight course he drew lines to indicate the areas of visibility that day.
The area wa...s huge and included a huge chunk of the state. More elimination.
He would assume that the kidnapper would not hold Bea in a populated area: towns, villages, and the few cities in the area could be ruled out. He drew black circles around the populated districts.
Northwestern Connecticut contains the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, and large swatches of land include rolling mountains with lake-filled valleys. Working with the map’s contour lines, Lyon began to eliminate other portions of land.MoreLess
He would have to start by himself, but there was too large an area to cover. He would have to eliminate.
He lay a ruler across the map and drew his first line: the approximate heading they had taken on the balloon flight a year ago. Around the balloon’s flight course he drew lines to indicate the areas of visibility that day.
The area wa...s huge and included a huge chunk of the state. More elimination.
He would assume that the kidnapper would not hold Bea in a populated area: towns, villages, and the few cities in the area could be ruled out. He drew black circles around the populated districts.
Northwestern Connecticut contains the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, and large swatches of land include rolling mountains with lake-filled valleys. Working with the map’s contour lines, Lyon began to eliminate other portions of land.MoreLess
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