Chapter Six
When Tsevar Tarasovich Manin described himself to the inspector, rather curtly, as “in business”, he had allowed the police to picture some modest endeavour; an impression aided by the relative simplicity of his mode of dress, and lack of ostentatious adornment.
This proved to have been inaccurate.
Konrad arrived at the police headquarters soon after dawn, but despite the early hour Inspector Nuritov was already on his way out. Konrad had not got much beyond the first stairwell up before he encountered Alexander on his way down.
‘Ah, Savast. Just in time. We’ve had some information about our man Tsevar.’
‘Oh?’ Konrad turned about and headed down again, his cane swinging jauntily. Somehow, his time with Nanda had buoyed his spirits. Whether it was still the simple effects o
