"She took a few moments after the notification to let it all settle. She'd just crushed the lives of two people she hadn't known existed less than an hour before, Even thought as she sat on the side of Bart Minnock's bed. They would never really be the same, nothing would ever be as it had been for them. Murder did that. Took lives, crushed others, changed still others forever. So why had someone needed or wanted to end Bart Minnock's existence? And why had they chosen the method used? Money. Jealousy. Revenge. Secrets. Passion... Whatever the answers, the method had been bold, purposeful, and complex. God knew there were easier ways to kill. It was very likely the killer was just as serious and devoted to gaming as his victim." -- from Fantasy in Death.