A Shade of Midnight by Renee George

Author:Renee George [George, Renee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Book Boutiques
Published: 2016-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

The cab driver made sour faces at her all the way back to her apartment. Mina tipped him well. He deserved it. It was the quickest ride she’d ever had from any taxi service. Granted, the smell of “eau de garbage” had probably compelled him to step on the gas, but he was tactful enough not to mention it.

After showering, she put on a green nightshirt and settled on the couch with a mug of herbal tea. She’d gone beyond tired.

Where and who was this missing witness? The guy was a ghost. She wanted to call Gav—she always wanted to call Gav—but he wouldn’t willingly tell her anything about the case. Even if he hadn’t been pissed at her about the whole unable-to-commit-seeing-other-guys thing, he was tight-lipped about work.

Instead, she called her business partner Bobby Porter. He picked up on the first ring. “Hey, Mina.”

“I need your help.”

“Murder case at the Heston Hotel?”

Simultaneously, they both said, “Stokes.” John Stokes and Bobby went way back.

“So he called you.”

“I asked him to let me know if you ever got into trouble without me. You know how I hate to be left out.”

“His husband Ritchie doesn’t mind that you both keep in touch.”

“We’re just friends.”

“Sure. Now.” Bobby and John had been lovers at one time, but Bobby had a few kinks John couldn’t abide, like the fact that Bobby liked vagina as much as he liked dick. He was a true-blue, dyed-in-the-wool bisexual, and John was gay. She’d stayed friends with John after the breakup, but she hadn’t realized he and Bobby still talked.

“So, this help that you need,” Bobby said, smoothly changing the subject.

“I have a ghost I need you to track down. A guy from the gala last night.”

“Got a name.”

“If I did, he wouldn’t be a ghost.”

“Fair enough. Deets.”

“About five-ten, short dark hair with a white patch in the front, medium build. Other than the white patch, he’s pretty non-descript.”

“Anything else?”

“He talked to the dead guy and after, he argued with Tobias Tolliver, a Samson exec, at the bar last night. He is also the guy who found Eric Bishop over the body in the bathroom. Beyond that, he’s disappeared and no one seems to know who the hell he is. According to Stokes, Tolliver told the police he had no recollection of the man. No witnesses either, except for me and the murder suspect.”

“Got it. I’ll go down to the hotel first thing in the morning and get some video from last night pulled.”

“Just like that?”

“I know a guy.”

Mina chuckled. “Of course you do. Call me when you know something.”

“You got it.” He paused for a moment. “You sound exhausted, Mina. Get some rest.”

“Good advice.” And without a goodbye, she ended the call. She planned to talk to Tobias Tolliver the next day, but tonight, her work was done.

* * * *

“She is dangerous,” Tobias said. “If she doesn’t know anything, then why is she coming here?”

“Calm yourself,” Aalia said, feeling waves of anger and indignation emanating from Tolliver.

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