A Purrfect Gnomeful (The Mysteries of Max Book 24) by Nic Saint

Author:Nic Saint [Saint, Nic]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Puss in Print Publications
Published: 2020-07-14T22:00:00+00:00

“Oh, come on, Dan,” said Alec. “You can’t keep giving me the same nonsense. This time you were caught in the act—murder weapon in your hands, for crying out loud!”

“I shouldn’t have done that, I know,” said Dan, who looked even smaller and more wizened than before. “I didn’t know what I was doing. I mean, when I saw Jack lying there, that gnome next to his head, I didn’t think. I just picked it up and…”

“Were caught by the cleaner.”

Dan nodded. “Stupid, I know.”

“Stupid is trying to convince me you didn’t do it.”

“But I swear to God, I didn’t!”

“First tell me what you were doing there. I thought you and Jack were sworn enemies?”

“We were. Which is why I was so surprised when I got his message late last night.”

“What message?”

Dan nodded to his phone, which was lying on the table between them. “Check my messages. It’s right there.”

Alec picked up the phone and frowned at the thing. “Um…” he said. “So how do you…” He fumbled around for a bit, then handed the thing to Dan. “You open it.”

Dan typed in his code and Alec immediately grabbed the phone from the editor’s hands again, earning him a sad look in response.

“So what am I looking for here?” Alec muttered, and then found the message and read aloud, “Dear Dan, I propose a truce. Our clubs have been at daggers drawn for far too long. I think it’s time we joined forces. Just think of all the wonderful things we could do if we put our heads together and stopped this ridiculous war! If you’re interested I’ll be waiting for you tomorrow at nine at the Star—room 328. I sincerely hope you’ll come. Jack.” He glanced up. “So he was proposing a truce, was he?”

“Yeah, took me completely by surprise, I have to confess, as last night at the retrospective he was less than friendly. In fact he was downright mean. Claiming my club was bound to fail with this murder charge hanging over my head, and a dozen of my members had already jumped ship and joined his club.”

“So what happened, you walked in, got into a fight and smashed his head in?”

“No! I walked in and he was already dead.”

“Who opened the door?”

“It was open. I just pushed it open further.”

“And there was nobody else there.”

“No one. And then suddenly this cleaner walks in and starts screaming her head off. I thought she was going to attack me, so I panicked and ran. Which of course I shouldn’t have done.”

Alec thought for a moment. Contrary to the day before, he now found himself wondering if the man seated across from him was telling the truth. He could see Dan smashing the head of some woman in a lovers’ tiff, but not that of Jack Warner. The two of them had been at each other’s throats for years, and if they were going to kill each other, they’d have done it a long time ago.

No, something wasn’t right here.

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