{"id":3585,"date":"2026-01-03T23:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/the-book-case-demille-nelson\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T23:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:35:07","slug":"the-book-case-demille-nelson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/the-book-case-demille-nelson\/","title":{"rendered":"The Book Case – Demille, Nelson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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O<\/span><\/span><\/span>tis Parker was dead. Killed by a falling bookcase whose shelves were crammed with very heavy reading. Total weight about a thousand pounds, which flattened Mr. Parker\u2019s slight, 160-pound body. A tragic accident. Or so it seemed.<\/p>\n

To back up a bit, I\u2019m Detective John Corey, working out of the First Precinct Detective Squad, which is located\u2014if you ever need me\u2014on Ericsson Place in Lower Manhattan, New York City.<\/p>\n

It was a cold, blustery March morning, a Tuesday, and I was sitting in a coffee shop on Hudson Street, a few blocks from my precinct, trying to translate ham and eggs over easy into Spanish for my English-challenged waiter. \u201cHuevos flippo. Hambo and blanco toasto.<\/em> Okay?\u201d<\/p>\n

My cell phone rang at 8:34, and it was my boss, Lieutenant Ed Ruiz, who said, \u201cI notice you\u2019re not at your desk.\u201d<\/p>\n

I told him and he said, \u201cGood. You\u2019re up. We have a body at the Dead End Bookstore on North Moore. Discovered by a clerk reporting for work.\u201d<\/p>\n

I knew the bookstore, which specialized in crime and mystery novels, and I\u2019d actually been a customer a few times. I love murder mysteries. I can always guess the killer\u2014without peeking at the end. Well\u2026hardly ever. My job should be so easy.<\/p>\n

Ruiz continued, \u201cThe deceased is the store owner, a Mr. Otis Parker.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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