Chapter 9
Wandering along the barricade tape, which the police used to encompass Isabelle's entire rented manor as a crime scene, Pari Malik studies the exterior of the home from all possible angles. During her previous visit to Abby at Apapane Ring, Pari learned that it was designed by famed architect Renault Windsor as a private hideaway for Irene Lazar, the classic film star. Completed in 1951, and inspired by Miss Lazar's fascination with gothic structures in Eastern Europe, particularly the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Windsor satisfied his client's every whim. From the manor's cobblestone lane and vintage street lights encircling the oval park, to the large statue of a gargoyle near the manor entrance and the decorative goblins lining the roof, the creation seems par
