A Tisket a Casket (Book 2) by Liliana Hart & Louis Scott

Author:Liliana Hart & Louis Scott [Hart, Liliana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 7th Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“There’s something about this town that seems familiar,” Agatha said as they drove past the Rio Chino city limits. “I just can’t put my finger on it.”

They kept watch for Tony and his yellow truck as they motored through town. The coroner’s office was at the end of Kip Grogan Avenue. It also doubled as the town’s morgue and funeral parlor. Austin stone exteriors, common through the state of Texas, adorned the older building. It was obvious that not all public services got the royal treatment or the new construction.

They parked and headed inside, and Agatha shivered as a cold blast of air greeted them. A young receptionist was typing away at her desk, and she looked up at them and smiled, her fingers never stopping.

“Are y’all here to see the doc?” she asked. Her name tag said Beth.

“Yes, she’s expecting us. Hank Davidson and Agatha Harley.”

“Why’s it so cold in here?” Agatha asked.

The girl chuckled. “This is normal. It was in the job description. It’s why I’m dressed like a polar bear.”

“How long you been working here?” Hank asked

“Two days. Let me buzz the doc for you.”

Agatha could hear the click of heels coming down the hallway, and a few seconds later there was a beep and a set of double doors automatically opened. She recognized Anna Rusk from the research photos she’d grabbed off the internet, but the photos didn’t do her justice.

She was tall and was probably in her early forties, though she could pass for a decade younger. Her eyes were striking, emerald in color and slightly tilted at the ends, giving her a mermaid-like appearance. She was mixed-race and her dark hair was cropped closely around her face in a pixie cut.

Agatha watched Hank out of the corner of her eye. He was mesmerized. She couldn’t blame him. The doc was a knockout.

“Hello” she said, holding out a hand first to Agatha and then to Hank. “I’m Dr. Rusk. But please call me Anna. I’m assuming you’re my lunch dates?”

“We appreciate you meeting with us,” Hank said.

“Well, you offered to buy lunch,” she said, grinning. “Who’s going to turn down that kind of deal.”

Agatha liked her immediately. She had an easygoing personality and had that innate ability to put people at ease. “Should we walk across the street? I saw a place to eat.”

“Well, I’m sure not getting in a car with two strangers,” Anna said.

Hank flashed his badge. “We’re actually conducting an investigation into the death of Julie McCoy.”

Rusk rolled her eyes.

“Is that a problem?” Agatha asked.

Rusk didn’t offer a reply right away, so they walked across the street to the little Mexican restaurant.

“I didn’t work that case,” she said. “I didn’t move to the area until a couple of years later, but it was still all anyone talked about. I’ve only heard secondhand what went on during the investigation, and I still can’t explain why they did some of the things they did. You see a lot of strange things in small, underfunded towns.

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