1 Who Killed My Boss? by Jerilyn Dufresne

Author:Jerilyn Dufresne [Dufresne, Jerilyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: eFitzgerald Publishing
Published: 2014-01-03T05:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

I avoided George but noticed he managed to speak to a lot of people and apparently didn’t ruffle any feathers. Being from Quincy had its advantages. He was “one of us” and could get away with being a guest—and a pest—without attracting undue attention.

Once I found Gus, he made my visit palatable. We sat on a couch and he entertained me with stories about our fellow guests. He speculated on possible suspects and motives. I wasn’t ready to let him in on my absolute assurance that Carolyn did it, but I did want to know what he thought.

“Who do you think killed Dr. Burns?” I tried to make the question sound innocent.

“Well, I’ve been thinking about it and he wasn’t a very popular character. He’s been involved in some shady business deals and…”

I interrupted, “Shady business deals? What kind?”

Gus continued as if I hadn’t spoken, “…‌he’s treated lots of folks pretty badly. I’ve heard complaints about his therapy practice too, but for years he was the only game in town.” He moved on to another thought. “You told me you don’t think Gwen Schneider did it. Have you changed your opinion? Everyone’s talking about how she confessed to you.”

“I’m sure she didn’t do it. For lots of reasons, including that she didn’t have a motive. She and the doctor were close. Very close.” I raised my eyebrows and elbowed Gus in the ribs so he would understand my meaning. “Also her brother Charlie confessed and I’m equally sure he didn’t do it.”

Gus grinned at my hint, but then became serious when he asked, “Why are you so sure that Charlie Schneider didn’t do it?”

“I’m just sure. Let’s talk about something else; what did you mean Burns was involved in shady business deals?”

Gus bit into a mini-quiche, chewed for a moment, swallowed, and took a sip from his beer before answering. “Nothing in particular, just heard some things that told me he wasn’t on the up-and-up. Insider trading, prescriptions for friends without examining them, things like that.”

That wasn’t worth waiting for. Then the conversation took a turn for the worse when he changed the subject to Carolyn Burns.

“You’ve read her books, right?”

“You know I don’t read trash.” I said it with a straight face, but Gus is not easily fooled by my fabrications.

“You already told me you’ve read her books. And just because you don’t like her, doesn’t mean her books aren’t worthwhile.” He smiled at me as one does at a much-loved, but errant child.

“Okay,” I grudgingly admitted, “I’ve read a few…”

Gus stared at me, unbelieving and silent.

“All right, I’ve read all of them. I didn’t like them much.”

The maddening silence and stare continued.

“God, Gus, stop with the third degree, will you? I read them all and I liked them all, but that was before I knew Felicia Greene is Carolyn Burns.” Blecch! I still shivered at the thought that Carolyn Burns wrote the books that had been scattered all over my house.

An idea struck and I almost pounded on my fellow crime solver.

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