6 Killer Bodies by Stephanie Bond

Author:Stephanie Bond
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Suspense, General
ISBN: 9780778327073
Publisher: Mira
Published: 2009-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

“Beg your pardon?”

“It’s Coop’s hobby. He recreates scenes in miniature in cigar boxes. He uses charms as pieces in the scenes. He built one for June Moody, the owner of Moody’s Cigar Bar. It’s a complete replica of her store in one little box. It’s amazing.”

Wick exchanged a glance with Green. “Sounds like a very strange hobby.”

Green nodded in agreement.

“He said it helped him quit drinking, that it kept his hands busy,” Carlotta said. “When I was at his place, he showed me the one he’s working on now—it’s a miniature library.”

“And the charms found in the mouths of the last two victims were books. Now that is quite a coincidence.”

When she realized she was only reinforcing Wick’s case, frustration sent her lunging to her feet. “Coop didn’t do this. I don’t care what you found in his home, or what kind of DNA you have.”

The man leaned back in his chair and clasped his hands behind his head. “Did I say we had DNA?”

She frowned. “I have my sources, too, Agent. And DNA can be planted.”

The agent laughed. “So…you think someone framed him?”

Her chin went up. “Maybe. Or maybe you quit looking when you came across a suspect who was easy to apprehend.”

“Back to Michael Lane again?”

Carlotta averted her gaze, then turned and walked away from the two men, away from the mirrored window. They were obviously unconvinced that Michael was their man. She was torn. She had information about Coop’s connection to the first victim that would further cement him in the minds of the GBI agents as The Charmed Killer. On the other hand, she had a piece of information that could send them off on another tangent that might buy Coop a little time. She rubbed the back of her neck to combat the tension vibrating through her body. The fact that she was hesitant to divulge something distasteful her father had done made her even more angry toward Randolph. He didn’t deserve her loyalty.

“Ms. Wren, is there something you’d like to share?”

Randolph hadn’t been there for her for the past ten years, but he could be useful to her—useful to someone who meant a great deal to her—right now, at this moment.

She turned to face the agents. “You asked me in the last interview if I knew that the second victim, Alicia Sills, worked in the same office building as my father. Or if I’d ever heard Randolph mention her name.”

Wick dropped his hands—she had his attention. “And you said no.”

She nodded. “Right. And that was the truth. But since then, it’s come to my attention that my father knew Alicia Sills and, in fact…they might have had a relationship.”

Wick blinked. “How did this piece of information come to your attention?”

She hugged herself. “My, um, boyfriend, Peter Ashford, remembered going to work with my father once, years ago when he was in high school. A woman delivering mail came into Randolph’s office. Peter said it was obvious that Randolph and this woman…knew each other well. Peter looked into old employment records and determined it was Alicia Sills.

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