Chapter Seven “That’s what I understand,” I said quietly. He paused for a moment and his color changed from pasty white to red and blotchy. He took a deep breath and said, “Do the police have any ideas in terms of who might be behind it? I mean, did you get a sense of the direction their questions were going in when they were talking to you?” Linus was looking at Howard and me with interest before politely lowering his eyes when he noticed I’d seen him. I said, “I wouldn’t say I necessarily picked up on any type of direction. I’m guessing the police use pretty general questions when they’re trying to figure out what’s happened. I was asked how well I knew Carmen and if I’d known of her having any problems with anyone here at the library or elsewhere. And about her personal relationship