Angel of Mercy (Fox County Forensics Season 2 Book 2) by Cara Malone

Author:Cara Malone [Malone, Cara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Crime, Law Enforcement, Lesbian Romance, Suspense, Thriller
Goodreads: 123727410
Publisher: Lisbon Press
Published: 2023-09-07T16:00:00+00:00

15

TATE

The diner buzzed with the clinking of silverware and the murmur of conversation, and a big plate of crispy, hot French fries sat in front of Tate, but she couldn’t summon up an appetite.

She was pretty sure she’d gotten square with Tom again now that Callie had been formally interviewed, but things were anything but okay with Callie herself.

It felt awful to question her like that, and even more awful to discover that there really were things about Callie’s background that made the interview necessary. Tate had allowed her feelings for Callie to overshadow her professional obligations, and they’d blinded her to the facts.

The most pertinent one being that Callie Mazur had been working on the units where all three potential victims lived the day they died. That wasn’t something Tate could afford to ignore.

"Hey, Earth to Tate!" Julia’s voice jolted her back to reality, snapping her gaze from the French fries cooling on her plate to the faces of her coworkers all staring at her from around the table. "I thought you'd be interested in Renee's case update."

"Sorry," Tate muttered, offering a sheepish smile. "Just got a lot on my mind."

“Yeah, I heard you and Tom talking earlier,” Lena said, and Tate cringed. “Everything okay?”

“Yep,” Tate said tightly. She turned her attention to Renee. “What’s going on with your tree skeleton?”

“We got an identity,” Renee said, her eyes gleaming with excitement.

“Finally!” Ariel chimed in.

“Right?” Renee snorted. “Not only that, I just got back from notifying the next of kin.”

While they ate, she regaled everyone with a detailed recap of the trip she’d taken to a house out in the rural part of Fox County.

“The tree skeleton, henceforth known by his real name, Jerry Albright, went missing over a decade ago. His wife filed the report back then, but she wasn’t too moved when I told her we found him,” Renee said. “I wasn’t sure what to expect – waterworks, disbelief, numbness, even, that slack look that people get when they’re in shock. Nope, she just said, ‘Is there anything you need me to sign or do? Because I’m running late for work.’”

“Interesting,” Julia said. “Did she remarry?”

“No,” Renee said. “But she told me she and Jerry were heading for divorce before he disappeared. She said he was, quote, ‘a difficult man to live with.’”

“She didn’t care at all?” Ariel's blue eyes widened with disbelief.

“She wasn’t even upset when I told her there was evidence of foul play,” Renee told them. “She did say that before he disappeared, he drained their life savings on some bad investments.”

“So she’s got a motive,” Tate pointed out, doing her best to keep her mind off her own case. Of course, the harder she tried not to think about it, the more urgently it pressed itself into the forefront of her brain.

Motive. Means. Opportunity. The three pillars of any criminal investigation, and if Tate really looked honestly, Callie had all three.

“I don’t have any other leads right now,” Renee said, sipping her soda. “But the wife’s reaction definitely makes her a person of interest.

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