How we cite our quotes: Chapter.Paragraph
Quote #1
What saddened him the most was the realization—too late now—that despite everything, he had hardly known his uncle at all. (1.14)
Ian Rider led a secretive life, but Alex doesn't realize the significance of this until it's too late. But how could he have guessed the truth?
Quote #2
The desk drawers, the closets, the shelves… anything connected to the dead man's work had been taken. Whatever the truth was about his uncle's past, someone had just wiped it out. (1.55)
Looks like this thing goes deeper than Alex thought. Why would somebody go through so much trouble to wipe out the identity of an average-joe banker?
Quote #3
But why? […] It was the police who had delivered the new that night, so they must be part of it. Had they lied deliberately? None of it made sense. (2.19)
Alex pulls one thread and suddenly a whole conspiracy unravels. You know you're dealing with heavy stuff when the other team has the police on their side.