1 Pretty, Hip & Dead by Madison Johns

Author:Madison Johns [Johns, Madison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Outrageous Books
Published: 2014-02-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The trio of detectives made way for the south side of Second National Bank, which was currently under construction. Two men were seated at a bench, both of them with torn blue jeans hugging their muscular legs, their tee shirts sporting a Jane’s Construction logo.

“Jane’s Construction?” Agnes said out loud. “Is that company owned by a woman?”

The men looked up with sandwiches, but neither had a chance to reply, as a women dressed just like the men said, “What, you never heard of a woman owning a construction company before?”

Agnes rather admired the silver of the woman’s styled hair. “No, I haven’t, but it’s a novel idea. Are you Jane?”

The woman smiled, her mouth full of false teeth that fit perfectly in her mouth. “I sure am. And who might you gals be?”

“We’re investigators. We were looking for a Bryan Donner.”

One of the men stood, dropping his sandwich. “I’m Bryan, but I can’t imagine why any investigator would want to speak with me.”

Jane’s brow arched. “Indeed. I assure you I thoroughly check the backgrounds of all my employees.”

Agnes smiled. “Not to worry. It’s just that we had heard Byran might have known the woman in town that was murdered recently.”

“In Redwater—are you sure?”

“Quite. Maybe it would be best to talk with him privately. At this point, we’re not accusing him of taking part in the crime.”

Jane flicked a strand of hair behind one ear. “Who was the woman murdered?”

“I’m not sure if you know her: Clare Barnett.”

Her eyes widened. “You mean that woman from Hollywood that Jeremy Preston briefly dated?”

Kimberly’s lips formed a big ‘oh.' “Are you a friend of Jeremy’s?”

“He’s my attorney. He went over some contracts for me not long ago.” She spied Kimberly’s belly. “So, you must be Kimberly Steele, his brand new wife.”

“Yes, and I’m afraid if we don’t find a viable suspect for Clare’s murder, I might be pegged for it.”

“Who could blame you, dear, after she so actively pursued your husband?”

“Well, she sure tried her best to make me look bad, but I swear I never touched that woman. If only she hadn’t fallen in the lake.”

“Lake? I so need to hear that story,” Jane said, her face animated.

“Well, she was trying to push me into the lake and I pushed back. And well ... she fell in.”

Jane clapped her hands. “Good girl. I’d have socked her in the eye, personally.”

Eleanor snickered. “I like how you think, Jane.”

“And who are you, now?”

“I’m Eleanor Mason, and this is Agnes Barton. We’re from East Tawas. We were hired to help clear poor Kimberly’s name.”

“That’s great, but I can’t believe this girl could harm a flea.”

“Thanks,” Kimberly said. “D-Did you know Clare personally?”

“Not at all, but I’ve seen her out and about. She had airs about her, that one. I don’t know what Jeremy ever saw in her.”

“Me, either,” Kimberly said, “but he’s from Hollywood himself. Maybe he prefers women like her.”

“If that were true, he’d never have married you, dear. Jeremy obviously made the right choice, so don’t give up on that man, no matter what happens.

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