Beaches in Paradise by Kathi Daley

Author:Kathi Daley [Daley, Kathi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cozy mystery, amateur sleuth, holiday books, cozy mystery series, women sleuths, Henery Press, mystery series, beach reads, murder mystery, Kathi Daley, book club picks
Publisher: Henery Press
Published: 2018-07-17T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

When Roy showed up with guns strapped to most parts of his body, I began to panic. What was I thinking? I was a high school teacher responsible for raising my two young sisters, not James Bond. The sight of Roy all decked out in his vest and weapons brought home the potential danger of the situation.

“Here’s how it’s going to go,” Roy said after he handed over Gina’s computer to Kyle but before we boarded the boat. “We’re going to the island in a recon capacity only. If there are individuals on the island who appear to be armed, we’ll call Kate to request backup. We’ll watch from a distance until backup arrives, but we won’t in any way approach anyone who even looks like they might be armed.”

“Agreed,” Kyle said.

“Yeah, okay,” I seconded.

Roy continued. “I considered calling Kate before I came over here, but it’s most likely the lights you saw were just kids partying, and I didn’t want to alert her to the fact that we’re working together if I don’t have to—although she’s a smart woman and probably already suspects something like this.”

Roy was right. Once he came back, it made sense she’d realize we’d been talking to him. For some reason she hadn’t made an issue of it yet.

“If there’s someone on the island, will they be able to see the boat’s lights from the cove where you plan to anchor?” Roy asked Kyle.

“No, there’s a hill between the cove and the part of the lake where the island is located.”

“That’s good. If there’s anyone there, we’ll need to sneak up on them if we want to avoid engagement.”

Roy went over a few additional procedural and safety items while Kyle prepared to depart. By the time we left the dock it was almost dark. Kyle used his lights as well as his instruments to navigate a safe path to the cove where he’d decided to anchor and transfer to the dinghy.

Roy sat in the front of the dinghy with me in the middle and Kyle in the back. The small boat had a motor, but we wanted to arrive on the island undetected, so we rowed quietly toward the mouth of the cove as the sky darkened completely and the stars began to shine in the night sky.

“That’s the island just ahead,” I said in a soft voice. “It’s probably about a half mile from here.”

“I don’t see any lights,” Kyle replied.

“Yeah.” I felt my hope fade. “Me neither.”

“Let’s continue and look around,” Roy said. “Even if no one is there now, there may be clues left behind if someone was there last night.”

Kyle, Roy, and I settled into a steady rowing pattern as we neared the backside of the island. I’d been so hopeful that we’d find Gina. It had been almost twenty-four hours since I’d learned she was missing, but it felt like days. God, I was tired.

“If a boat were to dock on the island it would be on the east side,” Roy said.

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