“I was also wondering why her name had to be Mrs. Spork. Spork was bad enough, but the Mrs. ruined it entirely. I was wondering about a number of other things, too. From brief talks with some of the Halsteads’ guests and a chat with Lieutenant France, I had a few other facts. George Halstead’s skull had been bashed in with a smooth, heavy rock—there were small boulders all over the place, lining paths, in decorative clumps, and scattered in and among the plantings—which had been found in a clump... of dichondra about ten yards from the body, near an outside phone apparently used by swimmers around the pool. So either Halstead had been clobbered where he fell and the stone tossed away, or he’d been struck and then dragged to where I’d found him. The police hadn’t come to a decision on that when I left. Halstead was worth a couple of million dollars, perhaps more. All the guests present were, at least, well-to-do. Or “Jaybirds of a feather” as Lieutenant France had said. He’d also said he doubted that anyone present had banged Halstead in the brains, and if that’s what he thought, I was inclined to go along with him.MoreLessRead More Read Less
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: