Ashes to Dust; A Thriller

832019 Ashes to Dust A Thriller

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This is a work of fiction All of the characters organizations and events portrayed in this

novel are either products of the authorrsquos imagination or are used fictitiously

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An imprint of St Martinrsquos Publishing Group

983105983123983112983109983123 983124983119 983108983125983123983124 Copyright copy 983090983088983089983088 by Yrsa Sigurdardoacutettir English translation copyright

copy 983090983088983089983088 by Philip Roughton All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America

For information address St Martinrsquos Press 983089983095983093 Fifth Avenue New York NY 983089983088983088983089983088

wwwthomasdunnebookscom

wwwstmartinscom

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Yrsa Sigurdardoacutettir

[Aska English]

Ashes to dust a thriller Yrsa Sigurdardoacutettirmdash983089st ed

p cm

ldquoOriginally published in Great Britain in 983090983088983089983088 by Hodder amp StoughtonrdquomdashTp verso

ISBN 983097983095983096-983089-983090983093983088-983088983088983092983097983091-983090 (hardback)

ISBN 983097983095983096-983088-983091983089983090-983094983092983089983095983092-983088 (paperback)

ISBN 983097983095983096-983089-983090983093983088-983088983088983096983090983091-983095 (e-book)

983089 Thoacutera Gudmundsdoacutettir (Fictitious character)mdashFiction 983090 Women lawyersmdash

IcelandmdashReykjaviacutekmdashFiction I Title

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983090983088983089983089983088983092983091983088983096983092

First published in Great Britain by Hodder amp Stoughton a Hachette UK company

First US Edition April 983090983088983089983090

983089983088 983097 983096 983095 983094 983093 983092 983091 983090 983089



ldquoYoursquore trying to tell me Markuacutes is just tidying the basement You

canrsquot possibly believe that a pile of rubbish is the reason that he

didnrsquot want anyone to go down there before himrdquo

The lawyer Thoacutera Gudmundsdoacutettir smiled politely at the man

addressing her an archaeologist called Hjoumlrtur Fridriksson but did

not answer his question This was getting out of hand She was

very uncomfortable the smell of smoke and the ash hanging in the

air were irritating her eyes and nose and she was scared that theroof was going to collapse at any moment On their way through

the house to the basement door the three of them had had to make

their way around a huge pile of ashy debris where the roof had col-

lapsed onto the intricately patterned carpet at which point Thoacutera

had adjusted her helmetrsquos elastic chin-strap to ensure that it was

fastened tightly She shuffled her feet and looked embarrassedly at

the clock They heard a dull thud from the basement What exactlywas the man up to Markuacutes had said that he needed a little time

but neither she nor the archaeologist could guess what his definition

of ldquoa littlerdquo was ldquoIrsquom sure hersquoll reappear soonrdquo she said without

much conviction and stared at the crooked door in the hope that it

would be pushed open and this business concluded She glanced

instinctively at the ceiling ready to jump away if it appeared likely

to crash down on them

ldquoDonrsquot worryrdquo said Hjoumlrtur pointing upward ldquoIf the roof wasgoing to split apart it would have done so a long time agordquo He

heaved a sigh and stroked his unshaven chin ldquoDo you know what

hersquos doing down thererdquo

Chapter 983089

Monday July 983097 983090983088983088983095



983094 Yrsa Sigurdardoacutettir

Thoacutera shook her head unwilling to discuss her clientrsquos plans with

someone unconnected to the case

ldquoHe must have at least hintedrdquo said Hjoumlrtur ldquoWersquove been dying

to find out about thisrdquo He looked at Thoacutera ldquoIrsquoll bet this has some-thing to do with pornography The others think so toordquo

She shrugged That thought had certainly occurred to her as well

but she did not have a sufficiently fertile imagination to guess what

kind of thing would be too embarrassing or disgusting to show to a

stranger A film of the homeownerrsquos sexual adventures Unlikely

Few people had video cameras in the 983089983097983095983088s and she doubted that

the type of film used back then would have survived the destructionthat had rained down on the Islands Besides Markuacutes Magnuacutesson

who was down in the basement had been only fifteen when the

house had disappeared beneath lava and ash so he probably hadnrsquot

been ready for much in that area Nevertheless there was some-

thing down in the basement that hersquod been desperate to get to be-

fore them Thoacutera sighed How did she keep ending up with these

characters She didnrsquot know any other lawyer who attracted such

strange cases and such peculiar clients She resolved to ask Markuacuteswhat had inspired him to call her little legal firm instead of one of

the larger ones when he decided to demand that the excavation be

legally blocked If he ever returned from the basement She pulled

the neck of her jumper up over her mouth and nose and tried

breathing through it That was a little better Hjoumlrtur smiled at her

ldquoYou get used to it I promiserdquo he said ldquoHopefully you wonrsquot

have to thoughmdashit takes several daysrdquoThoacutera rolled her eyes ldquoDamn it itrsquos not like hersquos going to move

in down thererdquo she muttered through her jumper Then she pulled

it down to smile at Hjoumlrtur It was thanks to him that things had

gone so well until now in that theyrsquod been able to get by without

demanding the injunction In any case that would only have been a

temporary measure since Markuacutes and his family no longer had any

claim on the house The Westmann Islands owned it along with all

its contents and there was little point in fighting this fact eventhough Markuacutes had made a concerted attempt to do so He had

focused particularly on Hjoumlrtur Fridriksson the man now standing

next to Thoacutera Hjoumlrtur was the director of a project entitled Pom-



Ashes to Dust 983095

peii of the North whose task it was to excavate a number of houses

that had been buried by ash in the eruption on Heimaey Island in

983089983097983095983091 Thoacutera had had considerable contact with him by telephone

and email since the case had begun and liked the man well enoughHe was inclined to be long-winded but seemed reasonable and was

not easily provoked Hjoumlrtur had been seriously tested since Markuacutes

so often acted like a total ass He had refused to give even the slight-

est clue as to why he was opposed to his parentsrsquo house being exca-

vated had gone on and on about invasions of privacy and had

generally complicated the matter for Thoacutera in every conceivable

way After trying to reach an agreement but getting nowhere due toMarkuacutesrsquos pigheadedness in defeat she had asked Hjoumlrtur whether

he couldnrsquot just dig up some other house instead There were cer-

tainly enough to choose from But that was out of the question

since Markuacutesrsquos childhood home was one of the few houses in the

area built of concrete and thus was more likely than the others to

have withstood the cataclysm in any significant way The purpose

of the excavation was not to dig down to a house that was now

simply rubbleThoacutera had already started reading up on how she might best

obtain an injunction against the excavation when it transpired that

Markuacutes was only concerned about the basement of the house

Finally they could discuss solutions sensibly and Hjoumlrtur had pro-

posed this arrangement the house would first be dug up and aired

out and then Markuacutes would be the first person allowed down into

the basement where he could remove anything that he wanted Af-ter some consideration he agreed to this compromise and Thoacutera

breathed easier Markuacutes had no trouble at all bearing the cost of

endless litigation since he was anything but badly off financially

His family owned one of the largest fishing companies in the West-

mann Islands and even though Thoacutera would never complain about

being paid well for her work she was upset about working against

her better judgment and toward a goal that would never be reached

She was immensely relieved when Markuacutes agreed to Hjoumlrturrsquos pro-posal now she could start putting the final touches to the fine de-

tails of the agreement over how Markuacutesrsquos visit to the basement

would be conducted how they could guarantee that others would




not be allowed to sneak in before him and so on The agreement

was then signed and they only had to wait for the end of the exca-

vation

So there they stood archaeologist and lawyer staring at a crookedbasement door while a man who had still been a teenager in 983089983097983095983091

wrestled with a terrible secret beneath their feet

ldquoHallelujahrdquo said Thoacutera when they heard footsteps on the base-

ment stairs

ldquoI do hope he found whatever he was looking forrdquo said Hjoumlrtur

gloomily ldquoWe didnrsquot think about the possibility of him coming up

empty-handedrdquoThoacutera crossed her fingers and stared at the door

They watched anxiously as the doorknob turned then incredu-

lously as the door was cracked open only a tiny bit They exchanged

a glance then Thoacutera leaned forward and spoke into the gap ldquoMarkuacutesrdquo

she said calmly ldquois something wrongrdquo

ldquoYoursquove got to come down hererdquo came the reply His voice sounded

peculiar but it was impossible to tell whether he was excited disap-

pointed or sad The glow from his flashlight shone through the chinkand illuminated Thoacuterarsquos feet

ldquoMerdquo Thoacutera asked flabbergasted ldquoDown thererdquo She looked

back at Hjoumlrtur who raised his eyebrows

ldquoYesrdquo said Markuacutes in the same enigmatic tone ldquoI need to get

your opinion on somethingrdquo

ldquoMy opinionrdquo she echoed When she found herself speechless

she had a habit of repeating whatever was said to her giving herselftime to ponder her response

ldquoYes your legal opinionrdquo said the voice behind the door

Thoacutera straightened up ldquoIrsquoll give you all the opinions you want

Markuacutesrdquo she said ldquoHowever this is how it is with us lawyers we

have no need to experience for ourselves whatever it is wersquore dealing

with So therersquos no reason for me to clamber down there with you

Tell me what this is about and Irsquoll put together an opinion for you

back at my office in ReykjaviacutekrdquoldquoYoursquove got to come down hererdquo said Markuacutes ldquoI donrsquot need a

written opinion A verbal onersquoll dordquo He paused ldquoIrsquom begging you




Just come down hererdquo Thoacutera had never heard Markuacutes sound so

humble Shersquod only heard him being haughty and opinionated

Hjoumlrtur scowled at Thoacutera unamused ldquoWhy donrsquot you just get it

over with Itrsquos completely safe and Irsquom keen to finish up hererdquoShe hesitated What in the blazes could be down there She ab-

solutely did not want to go down into even darker and fouler air

On the other hand she agreed with Hjoumlrtur that they had to settle

this here and now She roused herself ldquoAll right thenrdquo she conceded

grabbing Hjoumlrturrsquos flashlight ldquoIrsquom comingrdquo She opened the door

wide enough to step through and saw Markuacutes on the stairs look-

ing pale as a corpse His face nearly matched the white helmet thathe wore on his head Thoacutera tried not to read too much into it since

the only light was coming from their flashlights giving everything

an otherworldly glow She gulped The air there was even more

stagnant dustier ldquoWhat do you want to show merdquo she asked

ldquoLetrsquos get this over withrdquo

Markuacutes set off down the stairs into the darkness The beam from

his flashlight was of little use amid the dust and ash and there was no

way to see where the steps ended ldquoI donrsquot know how to describe itrdquosaid Markuacutes in a strangely calm voice as he went down the stairs

ldquoYoursquove got to believe me when I say that this is not what I came here

looking for But itrsquos clear now that you have to get an injunction

against the excavation and have the house covered over againrdquo

Thoacutera pointed her light at her feet She had no wish to trip on

the stairs and tumble into the basement head first ldquoIs there some-

thing bad here that you werenrsquot aware ofrdquoldquoYes you could say thatrdquo he replied ldquoI would never have al-

lowed the excavation to go ahead if this was what I wanted to hide

Thatrsquos for certainrdquo He was standing now on the basement floor

ldquoI think Irsquove got myself into a really bad positionrdquo

Thoacutera stepped off the final stair and took her place by his side

ldquoWhat do you mean by lsquothisrsquordquo she asked shining her light around

The little that she could discern appeared completely innocent an

old sled a badly dented birdcage numerous boxes and miscella-neous rubbish scattered here and there all of it covered with dust

and soot




ldquoOver hererdquo said Markuacutes He led her to the edge of a partition

ldquoYou have to believe memdashI knew nothing about thisrdquo He pointed

his flashlight downward

Thoacutera peered at the floor but couldnrsquot see anything that couldhave frightened Markuacutes that much only three mounds of dust She

moved her flashlight over them It took her some time to realize

what she was seeingmdashand then it was all she could do not to let the

flashlight slip from her hand ldquoGood Godrdquo she said She ran the light

over the three faces one after another Sunken cheeks empty eye

sockets gaping mouths they reminded her of the photographs of

mummies shersquod once seen in National Geographic ldquoWho are thesepeoplerdquo

ldquoI donrsquot knowrdquo said Markuacutes clearly in shock himself ldquoBut that

doesnrsquot matter Whatrsquos certain is that theyrsquove been dead for quite

some timerdquo He raised one of his hands to cover his nose and mouth

even though there was no smell from the corpses then grimaced and

looked away

Thoacutera on the other hand could not tear her eyes away from the

remains Markuacutes hadnrsquot been exaggerating when he said that thislooked bad for him ldquoWhat did you want to hide then if it wasnrsquot

thisrdquo she asked in astonishment ldquoYoursquod better have an answer

when this gets outrdquo He appeared on the verge of protesting and

she hurriedly added ldquoYou can forget about the house being buried

again as if nothing ever happened I can promise you that thatrsquos not

an optionrdquo Why was nothing ever simple Why couldnrsquot Markuacutes

just have come up from the basement with his arms full of old por-nographic pictures She aimed her flashlight at him

ldquoShow me what you were looking forrdquo she said her anxiety

heightened by the nervous expression on his face ldquoSurely it canrsquot be

worse than thisrdquo

Markuacutes was silent for a few moments Then he cleared his throat

and shone his light into a nook right next to them ldquoIt was thisrdquo he

said not letting his eyes follow the flashlightrsquos beam ldquoI can explain

everythingrdquo he added nervously looking at his feetldquoOh Jesusrdquo cried Thoacutera as her flashlight clattered to the floor



ldquoTo tell you the truth I donrsquot know whether I should be happy or

not that your bizarre discovery of human remains should have oc-

curred before I retiredrdquo The police officer looked from one of them

to the other Thoacutera Hjoumlrtur and Markuacutes all smiled awkwardly

They were at the police headquarters in the Westmann Islands

where theyrsquod been made to wait for a very long time for the chief

inspector who now sat before them Hersquod clearly taken his time in

the basement had wanted to see the evidence with his own eyesbefore speaking to them ldquoMy name is Gudni Leifsson Irsquom almost

retiredrdquo he added ldquoafter a career of nearly forty yearsrdquo He clasped

his hands together ldquoIrsquod like to see others do betterrdquo Thoacutera did her

best to appear interested in his remarkable career with limited

success what she wanted most was to ask what time it was since

she couldnrsquot miss the last plane to Reykjaviacutek What a waste of time

this wasldquoBut thatrsquos the way things gordquo The police inspector shook his

head slowly and clicked his tongue ldquoI have never seen anything like

thisrdquo He smiled wryly ldquoMaybe itrsquos fate playing games with the

authorities in Reykjaviacutekrdquo

Thoacutera raised her eyebrows ldquoWhatrdquo she inquired although she

had no desire whatsoever to prolong this conversation ldquoHow do

you meanrdquo

ldquoIrsquom not surprised you have to ask A lawyer from Reykjaviacutek couldhardly be expected to keep up to speed with what happens out here

in the sticksrdquo The old man looked at her reproachfully but Thoacutera

ignored him ldquoItrsquos only been a short time since the detectives we had

Chapter 983090

Monday July 983097 983090983088983088983095




stationed here were moved to the mainland in order to cut costs

The trivial crimes committed here didnrsquot justify the expenserdquo He

smiled broadly ldquoUntil nowrdquo He looked at Markuacutes meaningfully

before continuing ldquoThree bodies and one headrdquo He tutted againldquoYou were always up to mischief as a boy Markuacutes but isnrsquot this

taking it a bit too far Itrsquos quite a leap from stealing rhubarb to

mass murderrdquo

Markuacutes leaned forward his expression open and sincere ldquoI swear

that I know nothing about these bodies Theyrsquore nothing to do with

merdquo He sat back again seemingly satisfied and brushed dust off

the arms of his jacketThoacutera sighed deeply and decided to interrupt Markuacutes before he

got the chance to say that hersquod only had something to do with the

head ldquoBefore we go any further I would like to ask where this is

going Is this a formal interrogationrdquo She thoughtmdashbut did not

saymdashthat if it were it would be ridiculous to interview Markuacutes and

Hjoumlrtur together Their interests were completely at odds ldquoIf so I

wish to state that as Markuacutesrsquos lawyer I question your proceduresrdquo

Inspector Leifsson pursed his lips and sucked air through histeeth as if trying to clean between them ldquoIt may be that you work

differently in Reykjaviacutek Madam Lawyerrdquo he said coldly ldquoThere

you presumably go lsquoby the bookrsquo as they say although one never

actually knows which book they mean Here on the other hand Irsquom

in charge If I want to speak to you as for example I do now then

I shall do so It canrsquot hurt anyone can it Least of all your client

Markuacutesrdquo He smiled at Thoacutera but it did not reach his eyes ldquoUnlessyou think hersquos got something on his consciencerdquo He looked at

Markuacutes ldquoThe bodies appeared to be quite old Perhaps he killed all

of them back when he was a spotty teenagerrdquo He paused regard-

ing her levelly ldquoBut my heart tells me it isnrsquot so I think wersquoll find

some sort of logical explanation for this mess which I was hoping

we could just clear up without having to go through formal chan-

nels And Irsquom happy to take the blame for thatrdquo

Thoacutera placed a restraining hand on Markuacutesrsquos shoulder ldquoI wishto speak with my client before we go any further and afterward we

will go by this famous lsquobookrsquo so that everything is aboveboardrdquo

Gudni shrugged He seemed to be in good shape for a man his




age as far as Thoacutera could tell fairly trim and with a good head of

hair She couldnrsquot shake the impression that he looked like Clint

Eastwood and she had an overwhelming desire to stick a toothpick

in the corner of his mouth to get the full effect He stared at her fora moment as if he knew what she was thinking before turning to

Markuacutes ldquoIs that what you want Markuacutes my friendrdquo he asked the

other man who sat mutely at Thoacuterarsquos side

Markuacutes squirmed uneasily in his chair In front of him sat the au-

thority figure of his youth who remembered him stealing vegetables

from peoplersquos gardens or whatever it was that the old police officer

had mentioned at the start of their conversation ldquoI havenrsquot doneanythingrdquo he muttered glancing sideways at Thoacutera ldquoIs there re-

ally any reason why we have to go through all this official stuffrdquo

Thoacutera drew a deep breath ldquoMarkuacutes my friendrdquo she said calmly

hoping that the words would have the same effect on him as when

the inspector had used them ldquoIn the basement you asked for my

help and now Irsquom giving it to you Come out into the corridor here

with me for a moment where we can speak privately Afterward

you can decide what you want to do In other words yoursquoll be freeto go home with Inspector Leifsson and let him question you at his

kitchen table in the presence of his wife and catrdquo

ldquoMy wife is deadrdquo Gudni said coldly ldquoAnd I have a dog No catrdquo

Throughout all of this Hjoumlrtur had been waiting on the sidelines

quietly following the conversation Now he finally spoke up but

what he said made Thoacutera think that he was the type who hated con-

flict even as a silent observer ldquoWouldnrsquot it be best for everyone if youtwo went off on your own for a bit Then I can tell you about the

things that concern merdquo he said glancing hopefully at Gudni ldquoIt

would really help me if we could do this quickly If I donrsquot get back to

my office soon my colleagues will think something has happened to

me They know that I was in the house that yoursquove cordoned off and

they must have heard somethingrsquos going on thererdquo

Gudni stared at Hjoumlrtur without replying These silences must be

his secret weapon during interrogations thought Thoacutera Perhaps hehoped that people would start speaking to fill the embarrassing

pause The archaeologist did not fall into his trap There was a

brief silence then Gudnirsquos face broke into a chilly smile and he




said ldquoFine I donrsquot want your colleagues pulling out their pens and

writing obituaries about you my dear Hjoumlrturrdquo He looked from

the blushing archaeologist to Thoacutera ldquoSuit yourselves No one will

disturb you in the corridor outside the officerdquo He waved them tothe door ldquoWersquoll be here if you decide to honor us with your pres-

encerdquo As Thoacutera and Markuacutes reached the door they heard him say

to their backs ldquoBut yoursquoll not be coming to dinner at my houserdquo

ldquoWhat are you thinkingrdquo muttered Thoacutera through gritted teeth

once they were outside the office ldquoYou go there to fetch a severed

head and then think you can sit and chat with the police without

having any idea of your legal position Do you realize how muchtrouble you could end up inrdquo

Markuacutes looked angry for a second then his anger gave way to

resignation ldquoYou donrsquot know how things work here This man is

the law in the Islands Him alone There might be other policemen

but hersquos the one who calls the shots He often settles cases without

making any trouble for those involved I think it would be best for

me to just talk to him and after hersquos heard what I have to say hersquoll

make things easier Especially since I didnrsquot do anything wrongrdquoThoacutera wanted to stamp her foot in frustration but she clenched

her fists and settled for knocking lightly on the wall for emphasis

ldquoThis case will soon be taken out of Gudnirsquos hands Corpses and

severed heads arenrsquot a matter for small police departments no matter

how powerful particular officers may be in their own jurisdictions

He might be able to solve cases his way when they concern stolen

rhubarb but this is another matter entirely Itrsquos my understandingthat in the light of the seriousness of this case and because of the

unusual circumstances it wonrsquot go to the Criminal Investigation

Department in Selfoss which usually handles such cases here in the

Islands Itrsquoll go straight to the Reykjaviacutek police and their Crime Lab

and you can be sure that they wonrsquot conduct themselves like Gudni

So itrsquos all the same to me what you do but itrsquoll work out much better

for you if things are done in the proper way When yoursquore being

questioned informally he can use everything that you say in courtAnd to make matters worse Hjoumlrtur would be able to confirm every-

thing that you said Itrsquos completely crazyrdquo



This is a work of fiction All of the characters organizations and events portrayed in this

novel are either products of the authorrsquos imagination or are used fictitiously

983105 983124983112983119983117983105983123 983108983125983118983118983109 983106983119983119983115 983110983119983122 983117983113983118983119983124983105983125983122 983106983119983119983115983123

An imprint of St Martinrsquos Publishing Group

983105983123983112983109983123 983124983119 983108983125983123983124 Copyright copy 983090983088983089983088 by Yrsa Sigurdardoacutettir English translation copyright

copy 983090983088983089983088 by Philip Roughton All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America

For information address St Martinrsquos Press 983089983095983093 Fifth Avenue New York NY 983089983088983088983089983088

wwwthomasdunnebookscom

wwwstmartinscom

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Yrsa Sigurdardoacutettir

[Aska English]

Ashes to dust a thriller Yrsa Sigurdardoacutettirmdash983089st ed

p cm

ldquoOriginally published in Great Britain in 983090983088983089983088 by Hodder amp StoughtonrdquomdashTp verso

ISBN 983097983095983096-983089-983090983093983088-983088983088983092983097983091-983090 (hardback)

ISBN 983097983095983096-983088-983091983089983090-983094983092983089983095983092-983088 (paperback)

ISBN 983097983095983096-983089-983090983093983088-983088983088983096983090983091-983095 (e-book)

983089 Thoacutera Gudmundsdoacutettir (Fictitious character)mdashFiction 983090 Women lawyersmdash

IcelandmdashReykjaviacutekmdashFiction I Title

PT983095983093983089983091Y983095983095A983096983093983089983091 983090983088983089983090

983096983091983097983094983097983091983093mdashdc983090983091

983090983088983089983089983088983092983091983088983096983092

First published in Great Britain by Hodder amp Stoughton a Hachette UK company

First US Edition April 983090983088983089983090

983089983088 983097 983096 983095 983094 983093 983092 983091 983090 983089


























Chapter 983089

Monday July 983097 983090983088983088983095












































































vation




ment stairs


























































and soot


















looked away





































you meanrdquo




Chapter 983090

Monday July 983097 983090983088983088983095









mass murderrdquo

























































































































Chapter 983089

Monday July 983097 983090983088983088983095












































































vation




ment stairs


























































and soot


















looked away





































you meanrdquo




Chapter 983090

Monday July 983097 983090983088983088983095









mass murderrdquo











































































































































































vation




ment stairs


























































and soot


















looked away





































you meanrdquo




Chapter 983090

Monday July 983097 983090983088983088983095









mass murderrdquo








































































































































vation




ment stairs


























































and soot


















looked away





































you meanrdquo




Chapter 983090

Monday July 983097 983090983088983088983095









mass murderrdquo





































































































vation




ment stairs


























































and soot


















looked away





































you meanrdquo




Chapter 983090

Monday July 983097 983090983088983088983095









mass murderrdquo

































































































































and soot


















looked away





































you meanrdquo




Chapter 983090

Monday July 983097 983090983088983088983095









mass murderrdquo

















































































































looked away





































you meanrdquo




Chapter 983090

Monday July 983097 983090983088983088983095









mass murderrdquo





















































































































you meanrdquo




Chapter 983090

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Ashes to Dust; A Thriller