[rajnish manga]

There was a splash. The cheating husband had disappeared.

Paul hit the deck. He had heard the gunshot.

Sissy turned and looked over the edge of the pier. “Ben!”

Paul heard a second gunshot. Sissy flew off the pier.

Paul lay perfectly still on his stomach, shaking, until he heard a car driving away. Then he got up and went to the edge of the pier. He shined his flashlight into the water. Some lake—it was only three inches deep. Ben and Sissy lay face down in the mud, both of their heads oozing red liquid into the milky brown water.

The shooter must have been positioned somewhere in the parking lot, thought Paul. And only a trained sniper could have hit their heads at that distance. But who? And why? Had to have been Amy Good, or somebody she hired. His very first client was a crazy woman.

He was heartbroken about losing Sissy. She would have probably left him eventually anyway. But he certainly didn’t want to lose her this way.

But why had Amy hired him? Why did she get him involved?

Just as he reached his truck, two cop cars drove into the parking lot. He was about to call 911 anyway. He had nothing to hide.
>>>