Svidok vohnyu (detektyv Yona Linna, knyha 3)

Yona Linna, komisar Natsional′noyi kryminal′noyi politsiyi SHvetsiyi, maye nadzvychayne oko do detaley. Koly politsiya diznayet′sya pro vbyvstvo divchyny-pidlitka v internati Birgittagorden, Yona nehayno vyrushaye tudy. Vin bachyt′ mertvu divchynu, yaka lezhyt′ na lizhku, zatulyayuchy ochi dolonyamy, ta namahayet′sya zrozumity, scho same z neyu stalosya. U kimnati, zalytiy krov’yu, vazhko zoseredytysya. Yona nachylyayet′sya nyzhche, vidchuvaye solodkavyy zapach, scho yde vid pomerloyi. Raptom vin rozumiye, scho same bachyt′. CHocha vsi rechovi dokazy vkazuyut′ na te, scho zlochyn bulo skoyeno odniyeyu z vychovanyts′ — tychoyu ta dobroyu divchynoyu, yaka znykla z internatu toyi zh nochi, Yona Linna pochynaye svoye vlasne rozsliduvannya. Vin shukaye vidpovidi na svoyi zapytannya ta zrushuye z mistsya temni syly, scho ranishe spokiyno drimaly. I pravda, nache burchlyva richka, zalyvaye ozero vohnyu.