Tamara de Lempicka Printemps painting

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Federal Express and the sixth thrown over the gate.“They came by Federal Express, so you know who sent them.”“No. The return addresses were fake. They were dropped off at different mom-and-pop mailbox shops that collect for FedEx and UPS. The sender paid cash.”“How much mail does Channing get a week?”“Maybe five thousand pieces. But almost all of it is sent to the studio where it’s known he has offices. A publicity firm reviews it and responds. Hisisn’t a secret, but it’s not widely known, either.”In the envelope were high-printouts of six digital photographs taken in Ethan’s study, the first of which showed a small jar standing on a white cloth. Beside the jar lay the lid. Spread across the cloth were what had been the contents of the jar: twenty-two beetles with black-spotted orange shells.“Ladybugs?” Hazard asked.“The entomological name is Hippodamia convergens, of the family Coccinellidae. Not that I think it matters, but I looked it up.”Hazard’s shrewd expression spoke clearly enough without words, but he said, “You’re stumped worse than a quadruple amputee.”“This guy thinks I’m Batman, he’s the Riddler.”“Why twenty-two bugs? Is the number significant?”“I don’t know.”