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So, I went into a credit database to see what I could find Believe it or not, there was a long list of David Kandinsky’s At least twenty, scattered here and there around the country Iht be outside the United States

There had to be a way to narron the possible sons of Slava Kandinsky I realized once the cops found out about Kandinsky’s death, they’d find a way to contact his next of kin Quite likely, they would end up contacting David Or Slava’s wife or ex-wife I decided to let the cops do the work and soet the intel from them later

Before I left for Kirov’s office, I checkedjacket, and pin-striped button down shirt looked professional My dark, shoulder-length hair was behaving for once and fraross stuck in there, so I grabbed the file and walked out to my car

The drive to the University of Maryland College Park campus was unusually free of traffic I iven the a spot

Kirov’s office was in LeFrak Hall, a colonial-style, red-brick building typical of others on ca and did a long reen slope criss-crossed by paths that fronts the ca, I took the stairs to the second floor, per Kirov’s instructions, and ed to find his office I knocked on the door and heard a deep voice call, “Come in”

Kirov stood behind his desk He was tall, with ink-black hair and dazzling blue eyes I judged him to be in his early 50s The professor had a cozy office decorated with dark wood furniture and aBookshelves lined the walls, and I half expected to see a fire in an open fireplace

“Co “I assued the usual niceties, and then I chose a guest chair that faced his desk and retrieved a writing pad fro

Kirov eased into his high-back chair and spread his ar on the phone about Russian ht?”

I explained once again about the letter I’d found and ian language

“Ah, yes,” he said, steepling his fingers “May I see the letter?”

I fished it from the file and handed it to him

He frowned as he read it “Interesting This is written in a weird coian”

“So I’ve been told,” I said, eager to get to the heart of the matter “Could you read it aloud?”

“I can give you the gist”

Kirov gave a reading that was virtually identical to Terry’s