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Murder on the Mainline: another Mike Claymore Mystery Chapter 12
Date: 1/18/2017, Categories: Fiction, Consensual Sex, Death, Erotica, Male / Females, Murder, Rape, Violence, Author: davebccanada, Rating: 85.7, Source: sexstories.com
centuries. That was the reason for the bargain." "Can't you get another key made?" Tony laughs and Trudy joins him. He says, "Shall I tell him or will you?" "Let me. I don't often get the chance to teach him anything." "I hardly believe that, but go ahead." He grins broadly again. "The ancient puzzle boxes are constructed in such a way as to be disassembled for opening. The wood or metal is carved so that the pieces fit intricately together and if one does not have the key, the instructions on how to take them apart, the challenge is to figure it out. Some are so well done that only a few people have ever figured them out. This is apparently one of the better ones. May I try?" "Be my guest, but your coffee is getting cold. Shall I get you fresh?" "No, don't bother. I like it cool." She takes up the box and carefully turns it, studying the pattern. It appears to be made of ebony, mahogany and ivory with a delicate woven metal shell around sections of it. It stands on four stubby ivory legs. Carefully she pulls on a section of ebony on one corner while pressing down on it. It moves and clicks." Tony sighs and says, "That's as far as I've ever been able to get it. You found that quickly." Carefully she rotates the piece out from the box and pushes it in. Another click is heard. She then turns the box upside down and studies it some more. Taking her index finger she presses on an ivory section and it drops about a quarter inch with a click. Tony watches her closely. Mike ...