"Linnea Sinclair - Rhapsody In The Key of Death" - читать интересную книгу автора (Sinclair Linnea)

ChiтАЩann princess. But her voice and demeanor were one hundred per cent street-cop
in command. тАЬYeah, yeah. IтАЩm on site now. CoronerтАЩs here too. Tell Alby heтАЩd
better have the report in my files when I return. Or heтАЩll be back in uniform,
scrounging for doughnuts by noon tomorrow. Today,тАЭ she corrected herself, tapped
her unit off with her thumb.
Today. It was nearly one oтАЩclock in the morning. IтАЩd been working TruedellтАЩs
EIIs for almost an hour.
тАЬLieutenant Iago, Homicide.тАЭ She switched a look from Granville to Kieran to
me.
I rose. She extended her hand.
тАЬDr. SanтАЩJaneiro, Psychic Investigation Division 1.тАЭ I reached for my badge
tucked into the waistband of my pants so I could pretend not to see how quickly
sheтАЩd withdrawn her hand. тАЬI was across the hall when the murder took place.тАЭ
GranvilleтАЩs name tag proclaimed his identity. Iago thrust her chin towards
Kieran. тАЬAnd you?тАЭ Her eyes narrowed slightly but not in a negative way. SheтАЩd
probably recognize Kieran in a moment from the society vids or the political ones or,
if she were really savvy, some very old historicals. Then thereтАЩd be the usual offhand
comment about family resemblances to a certain infamous pirate captainтАФa
handsome bastard, even if he had been the devil incarnate. And Kieran could charm
her with his smile and slightly arched eyebrow, and defer knowledge of his ill-famed
ancestor. But for now he was simply unknown male. Tall, dark and gorgeous, but
unknown male.
He inclined his head slightly as he answered her question. тАЬKieran Risardas.тАЭ
I felt recognition hit her. Tall, dark, gorgeous and incredibly wealthy. A smile
played across her mouth. тАЬAcquainted with the deceased, Lord Kieran?тАЭ
тАЬIтАЩm Dr. SanтАЩJaneiroтАЩs husband. Neither one of us knew the deceased. We
had the misfortune of being in the room across the hall.тАЭ
Her smile thinned, turned professional. тАЬWhat do you have?тАЭ she asked me.
I told her. Her professional smile turned to puzzlement, then a frown. тАЬYou
felt the whole murder happen and you canтАЩt give me a description?тАЭ
тАЬIтАЩm still working on that.тАЭ
тАЬYou said youтАЩre Division 1.тАЭ
тАЬYes.тАЭ Division 1 was the top PI outfit in the Conclave.
 тАЬYouтАЩre new, then. WhoтАЩs your chief?тАЭ
тАЬI am.тАЭ IтАЩd received two promotions since the Vandora Mar-Risardas murder.
Which was why Kieran now felt angry and more than overprotective at Lieutenant
IagoтАЩs insinuations, and Lieutenant Iago stared at me in disbelief. Granville, evidently
bolstered by IagoтАЩs presence, had returned to smirking.
тАЬThe lights were off in the room.тАЭ I motioned to the gauzy curtain covering
the large window. тАЬOther than the spaceport, thereтАЩs nothing but forest out there. No
good light source.тАЭ
Two тАЩdroids appeared in the doorway with an anti-grav gurney, a forensic
tech in white overalls behind them. The tech holoed the suite, then scanned for prints
while Iago and the coroner examined the body.
I stepped back, giving them room to work.
Kieran lightly touched my shoulder, his mouth inches from my ear. тАЬI need to
check messages. Be back in a few minutes.тАЭ Then he was striding for the open
doorway. I wondered only briefly how many millions of credits would move at his
command in those few minutes. Or was he simply uncomfortable with so much
police presence? Old habitsтАж