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  2. The Ringmaster
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‘Grumpily, which means she’s fine. If she went all quiet and didn’t complain, then I’d be worried. But, she’s business as usual, giving me grief.’ For once, the old bat giving me a hard time made me very happy.

‘What about the hierarchy? Have they got their killer figured out? What do the psych people think?’

‘They’re rather perplexed, as so much of what he did goes against conventional wisdom. He wasn’t your stereotypical psychopathic serial killer. He made a deliberate and almost academic decision to commit these crimes. What kind of person could do that? I think they’re looking too hard.’

‘Why? What’s your theory, given your high-powered background in forensic psychiatry? Enlighten me.’

I smiled, enjoying the ribbing. ‘Empty-nest syndrome gone feral. He did it to see if he could.’

‘That’s an interesting and original idea. Have you mentioned it to your superiors?’

‘No, they’d laugh at me. Too simple.’

‘You or the idea?’

I gave a strategic squeeze that resulted in a yelp.

‘Alright, sorry, I concede, you win.’

‘Good to know you appreciate when you’re in a vulnerable position’

‘Wouldn’t want it any other way,’ Paul said, and snuggled in closer against my bare skin.

I smiled; a relaxed, reservation-free and contented smile. Many things had changed.

Who’d have thought?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Vanda Symon (born 1969) is a crime writer, TV presenter and radio host from Dunedin, New Zealand, and the chair of the Otago Southland branch of the New Zealand Society of Authors. The Sam Shephard series has hit number one on the New Zealand bestseller list, and also been shortlisted for the Ngaio Marsh Award for best crime novel. She currently lives in Dunedin, with her husband and two sons.

Follow Vanda on Twitter @vandasymon and visit her website: vandasymon.com.

Copyright

First published in New Zealand by Penguin Books (NZ) in 2008
This edition first published in the United Kingdom by Orenda Books 2019
Copyright © Vanda Symon 2019

Vanda Symon has asserted her moral right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988.

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN 978–1–912374–65–6
eISBN 978–1–912374–66–3

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