Ax to Grind by Tonya Kappes

Author:Tonya Kappes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Southern fiction;amateur sleuths;paranormal mystery series
Publisher: Henery Press
Published: 2017-07-26T20:32:47+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

The reserve officers that’d been acting as security at the estate said that a few people had stopped by and tried to get an early look at auction items, but no one seemed suspicious or linked to the murder. Of course, the officers didn’t let them look around, instead rightfully sending them away.

Cecily had said that Beryle had died in her sleep. That she’d made all the necessary arrangements that Beryle had asked her to upon her death. Had Beryle been sick? Was she threatened and felt like she was in danger? Did she really just die in her sleep?

I pulled on a pair of gloves and thought about these questions as I sifted through Beryle’s things in her bedroom. If she was sick, I was hoping to find anything with a doctor’s name or number. The bed was made, so if Beryle did die there, someone had cleaned it up. The room was spotless. There was no hint that Beryle was a writer or had been writing. There wasn’t a pen, pencil, paper, or laptop around.

Everything was neat and tidy. Too neat and tidy, I thought as I looked around. I checked every bedroom to see if I could find anything that needed a key to open. Especially if there was something that would fit the key that Max had described.

After I took a good look upstairs and didn’t see anything, I headed down to the kitchen.

“Kenni?” Finn’s voice echoed through the house.

Like me, Duke jumped to attention. Only Duke ran in the direction of Finn’s voice, and I held myself back. Lucky dog, I thought when I stepped into the hallway from the kitchen and saw Finn bent down next to Duke. Duke had keeled over on his back, his legs up in the air, ears flailed to the sides along with his tongue.

“He never refuses a good belly rub.” I smiled. “So how was the house hunting?”

“It was fine. I’m not sure what I’m going to do. It’s actually two houses down from you.” He looked up at me. “Away from Main Street.”

“I didn’t know there was a house for sale there.” My brows furrowed. I thought I knew everything going on along Free Row, but apparently I didn’t, or the fact that my entire mind was caught up in this investigation meant I missed it.

“There’s not a sign in the yard.” He shoved his hands in his pocket. “Lonnie Lemar actually owns it, and after I got him calmed down this morning, I mentioned something about needing a place to live.”

“I bet he thought that was a good one since he’s running against us.” I chuckled. “He’ll use it in his campaign that he’s doing the best for the community and even giving the current deputy a deal on this house.”

“Uh-oh.” Poppa’s voice gave a warning.

“And he owns the house and is willing to sell it to me.” Finn’s voice broke off like a piece of chalk breaking in half.

“That Lonnie Lemar is a dirty old dog,” Poppa griped.

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