A Tine to Live, a Tine to Die by Maddie Day

Author:Maddie Day [Day, Maddie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2014-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

Cam and Lucinda joined the rest of the audience on their feet during the last of several encore tunes. It was toe-tapping music, and lots of people danced. But the concert had been too loud for Cam to get a chance to ask Lucinda about the night before. When the song was over, Cam packed up the corkscrew and the now-empty bottle and cups.

As Lucinda stuffed the bedspread into her bag, she said, “I’m gonna go meet Jorge, the drummer. Want to come out with us for a drink?”

Cam checked her watch and groaned. “It’s already ten thirty, Lucinda. I’m a farmer, remember? I need to get home. But I wanted to ask you a question before you go.”

Lucinda gazed at the stage. She twiddled one long silver earring between her fingers in a fast little movement. “What is it?”

“Why did you cut out so suddenly during the dance last night? It looked like David Kosloski spoke to you and then you split. What did he say?”

“Oh, nothing. It was just about working for him.” Lucinda didn’t look at Cam.

“Really? It looked like you were upset by what he said.”

Lucinda turned to Cam. Her eyes flashed. “Listen. You’re very nice. But you’ve never been in trouble. You don’t understand. Just leave it alone. Okay?” She gestured into the air with one hand.

“Did it have anything to do with Mike’s murder? I need to know, Lucinda. It’s been a week since he died. The police don’t seem to be doing anything.”

“Oh, they’re doing something. Harassing me is what they’re doing. I think they’re following me. And you know why I was late this morning?” Lucinda stuck her hands on her hips and glared at Cam. “They came and searched my apartment. Had a warrant and everything. I told them they wouldn’t find nothing. In fact, I left them there, told them I had to get to the farm.”

“Lucinda. You could have told me.”

“Ellie was there this morning. I didn’t want to get into it. I don’t know what they were looking for, but I know I’m clean. I didn’t kill Mike Montgomery, Cam. But they’d rather blame it on an immigrant than find out the truth.”

“Pappas did say last night he thought they might be getting close. But every day that goes by, the killer is still out there. It’s starting to spook my customers, and, well, funny stuff has been happening on the farm. It makes me uneasy.”

“What kind of funny stuff?” Lucinda’s angry look dropped away, and the glare was replaced by a look of intense curiosity.

Cam told her about the rhubarb and the arugula. “And I found this weird flashlight thing in the woods. Actually, Ellie found it. It turned out to be an infrared flashlight. You can only see the light from it if you’re wearing night goggles. Who would be wearing night goggles on my property? And why?”

“Has to be that militia. Isn’t that the kind of thing they do? They go around pretending they’re at war.

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