Chapter 39By Friday morning there's still no sign of Raymond Dupree, it's as if both he and Raul Armin have vanished off the face of the earth. I'm keeping Detective Gerard informed, and like me, he's more concerned about finding Raymond than Raul because Raymond is connected to us, so I decide to question his mother again just in case there is a relative or friend he could be staying with. When I get to the apartment block where they live I see that all the shutters are now open.
“Have you found him yet?” Madame Dupree asks as she opens the door.
“There's been no sign of him,” I reply. “You must be very worried.”
“If you must know, I've been much happier since he's been away. I felt so ashamed when he was living here, but now that he's gone, I can go out of the house without being afra
