The Golden Suspect
The stamp was gold. It sat on my father’s desk, a heavy, brass circle that smelled of old ink and iron. It was the only beautiful thing in the room. The walls were gray. The air was thick with the taste of coal smoke and damp wool. I was twelve. I knew the weight of things. My father was a man of small gestures. He touched the stamp. He rubbed the rim with his thumb. He looked at me. He did not...
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