Chapter 14
Pari Malik has a minor, perhaps unimportant mystery to solve. In comparison to unraveling Agustin’s murder, this particular mystery for her is certainly small. But solving something, anything, perhaps would restore a sense of order. This is one of the reasons she decides to stay at Abby’s cottage this morning and savor some time by herself. After three cups of coffee and checking her email and favorite web sites, she takes her notepad to the lush, oval park inside Apapane Ring.
Melancholy creeped in last night shortly after Campbell left. Not an emotional crash. She knew a depression crash well, but this was just melancholy. Pari’s experience was that depression crashes were likely chemical, and usually not triggered by the cause-and-effect of news or experiences, unles
