The chief nodded to us, but nobody made any small talk. “I got a call last night from Chief Hynde. He briefed me on the fire. He told me he had contacted the state fire marshal, who would be the lead on the case. He said it was almost certainly arson, and he told me about the fatality.” The chief...
I said. “You mind if Detective Miner grabs a chair from out in the hall?” “Not at all,” Professor Willson Fredericks said. He remained standing, so I did, too. The office was insultingly small. I’m thinking eight by thirteen, but the eight was closer to six because the cinder block walls were cov...