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extra work in the past year.”
    “Excuse me, I have not killed anybody since I arrived on Crete, but I think I discovered the murderers quicker than the police.”
    Eve was getting quite uptight and annoyed that he was taking all the glory for solving the cases for himself.
    “You caused me more work, madam. You were continually getting into trouble. You were poisoned twice, your car was tampered with, your house was set on fire, and the list goes on. If this is murder, you are to keep your nose out of it, do you hear me.”
    Dimitris was shouting at Eve by this point. She said nothing, but her blood was boiling. How dare he speak to her like this? It wasn’t very pleasant finding a dead body and for all he knew, she could be in a state of shock. All she needed was Dimitris Kastrinakis being rude and unpleasant.
    Just wait till David hears about this.
    She had forgotten that she wanted to keep as much of this from David as possible.
    However, Eve decided not to get angry with Dimitris, but instead she put on a pathetic voice in an attempt to make him feel guilty.
    “Please don’t shout at me. It’s been very upsetting finding Lucy dead like this. I don’t feel at all well. It’s been a shock.”
    Dimitris didn’t know if she was lying or not. From his experience, Eve could be a hard, calculating woman, but even tough policemen could get sick at the sight of a dead body.
    “I’m sorry.”
    He decided to give her the benefit of the doubt, though he wasn’t entirely duped by Eve.
    “I just don’t want you to get hurt,” he continued, sounding concerned. “Now tell me where you are.”
    Eve smiled to herself, believing she had fooled the detective. She didn’t think he had any idea that she wanted to solve the murder herself.  
    “I’m in a small cove in Kokkino Chorio.”
    “Near the turning to Drapanos?”
    “You know it?”
    “I was brought up in Kokkino Chorio.”
    “Oh,” Eve said, not ever having imagined Dimitris Kastrinakis as a small boy. “Well, hurry please.”
    “We’ll do our best,” he replied with a sarcastic tone to his voice.
    Dimitris thought there was little need to rush if Lucy was already dead.
    When the call had finished, Eve decided to get dressed before the police arrived. Her bikini was still a little wet, but there was nothing she could do about it now.
    Eve then wondered if she should call David, but again decided against it. His first thought would be to tell her not to interfere if it was murder and she wanted to enjoy the anticipation before she had to hide the truth from him.
    I feel bad about not telling David that I’m going to do a bit of investigating, but it’s better than arguing or, God forbid, splitting up over this.
    Eve shivered at the thought of losing David. However, a moment later, Eve smiled. The murder of Lucy Fowler was a chance for her to shine again. Eve Masters liked nothing better than being in the spotlight.
    She imagined that the police would have no idea who had a motive to kill Lucy Fowler and it would probably take them some time to find out. They knew little of what went on within the English community. She was already much further forward in the investigations than they were.
    Of course Dimitris Kastrinakis would warn her against interfering again and she would nod in agreement as usual. However, he knew that she would meddle. It went without saying.
    Then there was David. He would be concerned about her again. He hated her getting involved in these murders and had in fact left her last time, but it had ended up only being for one night. Most of the time Eve was certain that David’s love for her would keep them together, but on occasion it did cross her mind that her behavior might drive him away.  
    Suddenly Eve remembered Lucy and wished she felt sorry for her, but she didn’t and instead felt guilty for using her death to her advantage. However, she kept telling herself that Lucy hadn’t been a nice person. Would anyone be sorry? She