and the fingers were tightened, as if holding some object. His domelike head was turned a little to one side; and a thin stream of blood ran down his temple to the floor from a tiny aperture over the right eye.
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Rex's bedroom.
Heath studied the body for several minutes.
"He was shot standing still, Mr. Markham. He collapsed in a heap and then straightened out a little after he'd hit the floor."
Vance was bending over the dead man with a puzzled expression.
