Author's Note: People wondered why Minerva wasn't in The Time Paradox; now you know.


Assassination

Nice Gendarmerie Crime Report: 66673
Nature of Crime: Murder
Location: Salon, Chateau Paradizo, Tourettes sur Loup
Victim Name: Minerva Paradizo, 15 years
Summary: Victim killed by shot to the head from .45 calibre handgun. No other forensic evidence, preliminary findings indicate professional assassination. Only anomaly was salon smelt of citrus.


Readers who can identify the criminal get a virtual deerstalker.