Simon Says CHAPTER ONEThe first letter bomb exploded in the mailroom of the Hartford Courier at 8:06 A.M. The second bomb blew up at the Buffalo Daily Express at 8:18 A.M. By the time the third one went off ten minutes later at the Allentown Scribe, CNN was reporting a terrifying trend. In Chicago, in her bedroom, a barely awake Shelby Simon grabbed the remote and turned up the volume of her TV several notches.“. . . no reports of injuries as yet, Diane, but authorities here in Hartford are confirming that at least one person was taken to a local hospital. At this point, what we do know is that all three newspapers are part of the Helm-Harris Syndicate, whose flagship paper is the Chicago Daily Mirror.” “Uh-oh.” At the mention of her employer, Shelby clicked the volume up again and continued to stare at the screen. The camera came back to the anchor desk, where the perfectly coiffed and glossy-mouthed Diane Delgado said, “We’re receiving a report that there’s been another incident .
