CHAPTER FOURTEEN
It took longer to deal with the police over the matter of the crows than Cory would have liked. At Reece's request, he kept quiet about the letter, but he felt conflicted; what if the letter held the key to Poppy's disappearance? He consoled himself that there were no clues on the envelope or the letter itself. Any fingerprint evidence would be long gone, considering their circuitous journey through the mail system and the endless pawing by Reece.
Cory couldn't accuse Tarrant's team of skimping over anything: they were thorough and professional. The crows had been dead for some time, possibly the day before. Neither Bianca nor the children had seen or heard anything. The sound of the gunshot had come from the adjoining woodland, but the officers said the two things might
