Chapter 55: Rule Number Three—Murder Takes PatienceCHAPTER 55
RULE NUMBER THREE:
MURDER TAKES PATIENCE
8 Months Ago
Frankie Donovan sat at his table, sipping coffee and staring at the log from the phone company. It had been almost two weeks since Nicky called and still no package. Something had gone wrong, and he intended to find out what.
Should have done this sooner. He checked the phone bill and saw he only had a few calls the week Nicky called, and only one from out of town—Cleveland. What the hell are you doing in Cleveland?
He drained his cup and called Carol. “Get me the numbers for whoever we need to talk to in Cleveland about a missing person.” Frankie shook his head and rephrased. “No, not a missing person, a material witness. They’ll look harder for that.”
He finished dre
