Bill Bernico
ASIN: B00A6TKDOI
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 73
The body wasn't even cold when I walked in and found it there, slumped over my desk. The hall light shone through the frosted glass door, filtering through the lettering as it cast an eerie shadow over the corpse. The shadows spelled out “Matt Cooper—Investigations” across the body. The room was dark except for the gooseneck desk lamp. It was knocked over on the desk, its bulb pointing upward, illuminating the ceiling.I drew my .45 automatic and quickly looked around the room, closing the door behind me. The office was undisturbed except for the bottom right desk drawer. It was completely out of the desk and lying upside down on its contents.The window to the fire escape was open and the evening breeze blew the blinds back and forth, rattling them as they swayed. Several of the slats were bent backwards. It was hot. It was August. And it was nearly midnight.And thus begins the first ...