A Sea Oak Mystery Boxed Set - Books 1 - 4 by Cooper Adele M

Author:Cooper, Adele M [Cooper, Adele M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B078PTPPYY
Publisher: Lirios Publishing
Published: 2017-12-27T23:00:00+00:00

When the waiter in the Yellow Cove placed the tall, cold margarita in front of her, April grabbed it and swallowed almost half the drink. She coughed and slammed the drink back on the table and smiled at her fiancé, Private Detective Clay Augustine.

“The man is creepy. And do you know what the creepiest thing is?” she said.

“That he runs around his house wearing only a small towel? Just a wild guess,” said Clay.

April chuckled. “That gives me one other image to clear my mind of. No, I mean, it’s not like Woodruff looks like a villain from a horror movie. He has aged well. You don’t look at him and run out of the room in a panic. He’s short, has white hair, average build and looks. The man walks with a cane for Pete’s sake. He has no ugly scars. Has an odd little laugh which at times is amusing and other times seems a bit…unusual…but I just don’t like being in the same room with him. He’s never made a grab for me. Although since he’s eighty-six and does walk with a cane, I could easily evade him and kick him in the groin for that matter. Back in college I gave a cheerleader kick between the legs to a football player.”

Clay winced and sipped his drink. “What happened to him?”

“He didn’t play the next game.”

“I can understand that.”

“Looked a little bit slow the next two or three games, too, for that matter,” April said. “But at least he wasn’t creepy, well not too creepy anyway.” She shook her head and took another gulp of the margarita.”

“Maybe you’re just sensing that Woodruff can be nasty in business. There are a few rumors about him and none of them are about how admirable he is. In building his considerable fortune, it’s said he cut a lot of corners,” Clay said.

“Said correctly, I’m sure. However this story is not an exposé. It’s a long feature on the richest guy in the county and the man who was instrumental in the growth of the city of Sea Oak. The guy owned the newspaper, owned major shares in two banks in the county, had some land, and bought an insurance agency for a while. I’m surprised the town council, who for a long time were friends of his, didn’t name the town Woodruff. For that matter he was on the town council for about ten years.” She sighed. “Only one more interview and I’m rid of him. I don’t want to go out there again.”

“Want me to come with you?”

“Yes!” Her faced beamed like a lit lighthouse. “I would really like you to. You don’t have a case?”

“Nope. I finished up a job a few days ago. I thought I’d take the rest of the week off. I’ll drive out with you.”

“Thank you. I appreciate that. You’re adorable.”

“I give good back rubs too.”

“How true. There is no end to your charms.”

Clay swallowed the rest of his drink. “What time do we go?”

“The interview is at two, so if you could, be at the newspaper thirty minutes before.

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