Geri Mil ler had never liked Vickie, and Neil felt it was because she thought no one was good enough for her son.

On the surface, they almost sounded like a typical family. If the two detectives didn’t suspect the grotesque things they had done, they might have accepted the folksy meanderings. But they did know, and it seemed almost eerie listening to Neil, who became more voluble with every sentence.

Oddly, he seemed to have no regrets about the sad and premature death of his first wife, even speaking of her with affection.

Nick said that he had always been closest to his sister Rein. Casey and his mother...