Bargains to Die For (A Hollis Brannigan Mystery) Book 2 by Dorothy Howell

Author:Dorothy Howell [Howell, Dorothy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Dorothy Howell
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Louise left early—too bad I couldn’t notate that in her personnel file—so I did too, and headed for the investigations department. I wanted to see Meredith, just to catch up. Though I was tempted to ask her to check the license plate of the silver Mini Cooper I’d seen in the Addison Fair parking lot, I decided to hold off and not run the risk of getting her into trouble if upper management found out. I’d save her help as a last resort.

But when I got to investigations and peered through the window in the door to her tiny office, I saw that she wasn’t there. She must have slipped out early. Nice for her, since apparently nobody was scrutinizing her every move and using it for ammo to fire her. I really needed to get transferred to this department.

The idea of seeing Meredith was a bust, but there still might be something I could accomplish here. I needed to talk to Dan. He had an office here somewhere, though I couldn’t imagine him sitting behind a desk doing … well, anything. I figured he was out doing something cool, but since I was here I thought I’d try my luck.

I didn’t want to be seen roaming the department, hoping to stumble across him, so I decided I’d give him a call. As I reached for my phone in my tote bag, I heard his voice.

“Hey, Kansas.”

I spun and found him standing behind me, like he’d suddenly materialized.

“What’s up?” he asked.

Seeing Dan always took my breath away and now was no exception. He had on jeans, a blue open-collared shirt, and a sport coat. He smelled great. He looked great.

“I need a tracking device,” I said.

He just looked at me, as if everyone he met routinely asked him about securing an illegal gadget for targeting some unsuspecting person’s vehicle.

I expected him to ask why I needed it but he didn’t, which I appreciated. Explaining how I’d followed Jeremy to casinos and was exhausted wouldn’t make me seem very cool.

“You don’t need one,” he told me.

Before I could ask just how the heck he’d come to that conclusion, he went on.

“It’s all done electronically.” Dan pulled his cell phone out of his jacket pocket. “Give me the car’s info.”

He moved close. Our shoulders would have touched if I leaned to the right just a little. But since I didn’t want physical contact with him—mostly because I feared I’d collapse into a heap on the floor—I kept my distance.

Maybe I should put some effort into getting a man in my life.

I pulled my phone from my tote bag and accessed the photo I’d taken of Jeremy getting out of the Tesla in the parking garage at the Yaamava casino. The license plate was clearly visible.

“Send it,” Dan said.

I tapped the screen and sent the pic to him.

“Bad disguise,” he said.

When I’d seen Jeremy that night getting out of his car after donning a sweater, jacket, hat, and glasses, I hadn’t thought he’d put them on to hide his identity.

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