The Vanished Man
“"And bring the kids." Rhyme grimaced at the invitation. He whispered to Sachs, "And why don't you invite all their friends too. The whole school..." Laughing, she shushed him. After he disconnected the call Rhyme said grumpily, "The more we learn, the less we know." Bedding and Saul called in and reported that Svetlana seemed to be well liked at the music school and had no enemies there. Her part-time job wasn't likely to have produced any stalkers either; she led sing-alongs at kids' birthd...ay parties. A package arrived from the medical examiner's office. Inside was a plastic evidence bag containing the old handcuffs the victim had been re strained with. They were unopened, as Rhyme had ordered. He'd told the M.E. to compress the victim's hands to remove them since drilling out the locks could destroy valuable trace. "Never seen anything like this," Cooper said, holding them up, "outside of a movie." Rhyme agreed. They were antique, heavy and made of unevenly forged iron. Cooper brushed and tapped all around the lock mechanisms but he found no significant trace.MoreLess
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