Blood on Their Hands by Lawrence Block

Author:Lawrence Block [Block, Lawrence]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mystery Writers of America
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Paul walked Austin back to the hotel. At the entrance, he said something about returning to his office. Austin didn’t stop him. He went into the lobby, and saw Libby sitting in a plush chair. He looked at her guiltily, as if she could read his mind and know what he was planning to do to Delores’s killer.

“I have to talk to you,” she said. “About money.”

That’s funny,” Austin answered. “I was going to call you about the same subject. Do you know what I have in my checking account?”

“Don’t you ever look at your bank statements?”

He shrugged. “I’m going to need some cash soon.”

Upstairs, in his room, Libby said: “It’s not your personal checking account I’m concerned about. It’s your business account.”

“Paul has been taking care of that since—” He stopped. “Paul said he would handle the business finances until I was feeling better. I expect that to be very soon.”

Unconsciously, he looked at the wall calendar.

Libby was glad not to meet his eyes. She said: “There are payments I can’t account for, Austin. Two payments that don’t have any matching expenses, at least not in writing.”

“I don’t understand.”

“Two company checks were drawn a week apart. Both were for cash. Forty thousand and sixty thousand, respectively. Did you authorize their withdrawal?”

“No. I haven’t thought about money for months.”

“They were endorsed by Paul. The money went into his pocket, Austin. I know he’s your best friend, I know how much you think of him. But I can’t help suspecting that Paul Manners is stealing from you.”

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