A Yarn Over Murder by Ann Yost

Author:Ann Yost [Yost, Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ePublishing Works!

Eighteen

I awoke to the soft light of morning, the smell of coffee under my nose and Jace’s striking features in my direct line of vision. I wanted to freeze the moment in time.

“I’ve been thinking about the suitcase,” Jace said. “The likelihood is that the murderer took it intending to dump it into Lake Superior but what if he didn’t have time?

We know Liisa was still alive at six forty-five when Mrs. Maki came back for the jam and that she was dead at seven-thirty, when Reid got there. The murderer may have heard Reid and had to get out fast.”

I looked at the younger brother.

“Did you hear or see a car leaving?” Reid shook his head.

“So the perp was on foot, most likely,” Jace said. “He may not have been able to run with the suitcase in which case he’d have stashed it somewhere.”

“In the yard,” Reid suggested.

“Or in the house,” I said. “If he heard Reid coming up to the door or inserting the key, he’d have had to backtrack through the house. And that brings up another question. How did he get in?”

“Key in the milk chute,” Jace said. “Isn’t that the Red Jacket tradition?”

I nodded. “Of course. So it’s possible the suitcase is still in the house.”

“How can we search for it?” Jace asked. “You can’t tell Arvo Maki.”

I knew that. Even though Reid had indicated that Liisa was fond of the mortician, he couldn’t be eliminated as a suspect. Not yet.

“I’ll find a way to do it.” I made a mental list that included search for a suitcase and have a little chat with Matti Murso down at the Gas ‘n Go.

Jace and I packed up but Reid decided to stay up in the mountains for a while.

“Whoever did this is smart,” Jace said to his brother. “I don’t think it’s a coincidence that it happened when Liisa had plans to meet you. I think the perp knew or suspected the marriage and knew or suspected that Liisa had promised you money from her trust fund. I think you’ve been set up like a duck at a shooting range. You’re the perfect prime suspect. You’ll have to come back to face the music at some point but let us see if we can at least get another name on the list.”

“No one knew about the marriage,” Reid said, “And no one knew about the trust fund, either.”

Jace and I looked at each other.

“Some banker must have known,” I said.

“And her father,” Jace added. “Jalmer Pelonen. I think we’ll drop in on the man on our way back to Frozen Paradise.”

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