A Harley and Davidson Mystery Box Set 2 by Liliana Hart & Louis Scott

Author:Liliana Hart & Louis Scott [Hart, Liliana]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: 7th Press
Published: 2019-07-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

The only place open in Rusty Gun on the Monday following a Fourth of July holiday was the Taco and Waffle. It was about ten o’clock at night and he and Agatha had already had a margarita and three bowls of chips and salsa while they waited on Coil. Actually, Agatha had eaten all the salsa. Hank had to go easy on the spicy stuff. He liked it, but at fifty-four, it didn’t like him too much.

Coil finally came through the door and immediately removed his cowboy hat as he said hello to the hostess.

“Hey, Coil,” Hank said as Coil slipped into the booth with them. “Long day, huh?”

Coil placed his Stetson on the hook outside the booth. His eyes were bloodshot, and there were dark purple smudges under his eyes.

“The two of you are a pain in the behind,” Coil said. “I should’ve known you wouldn’t let it rest after I talked to you this morning.”

“It’s the least we could do for Heather,” Hank said.

“Oh, so you’re a fan of Heather’s now?” Coil teased.

“No, I’m a fan of justice. I’m also a fan of making Kraken and Ritzo’s lives miserable. So, I got to kill two birds with one stone.”

“What’s going to happen to them?” Agatha asked, eating more chips and sipping from her schooner of strawberry margarita.

“Since you got Candy to confess that she’d paid off Kraken and Ritzo, the Texas Rangers were able to take over. I can tell you you’re going to owe Will and Whitehorse big. The medical examiner hadn’t gotten around to doing the autopsy on Buck since, no doubt, Kraken and Ritzo had convinced him to wait until they were able to make an arrest. Will and Whitehorse had Sweet pick up the body, and he conducted the autopsy this afternoon. COD is officially a myocardial infarction.”

“Just like Theresa told us,” Hank said. “Heart attack. So, what’s next?”

Coil reached across the table and grabbed Hank’s drink glass. It was frosted over and rimmed with salt. He sipped and set it back down.

“Thought you didn’t drink?” Hank asked.

“I don’t,” Coil said, “I sipped.”

That small gesture bothered Hank, but he kept his mouth shut. For now.

“I wasn’t there,” Coil said, “But Will Ellis said Candy sang like a bird. She cleared Heather, and Theresa will likely get a slap on the wrist for being stupid, but she’ll probably just pay a fine and do community service. But Candy hammered nails into the careers of your all-time favorite detectives.”

“Will they be arrested?” Agatha asked.

“Tomorrow,” Coil said. “The Rangers are working with the state’s attorney general on preparing arrest warrants, for everything from falsifying official documents to kidnapping and wrongful imprisonment.”

“What about Heather?” Hank asked.

“They thought it was best to wait until Ritzo and Kraken were removed from the scene before releasing her. It’s for her own safety, and also as to not tip off either detective.”

“That’s hardly fair,” Agatha said, smacking her hand on the table. “She’s got to spend a whole other night in that rat hole.

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