Blue Flower Red Thorns by Ted Clifton

Author:Ted Clifton [Clifton, Ted]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Small Town, Murder mystery, amateur sleuths, new mexico, private investigator
ISBN: 9781773420660
Publisher: PurpleSage Books LLC
Published: 2018-09-07T05:00:00+00:00

Vincent spent the night at a Holiday Inn Express in Pueblo, where he got a great night’s sleep, and woke up before dawn feeling energized. He grabbed a McDonald’s breakfast sandwich at the drive-thru, and headed for New Mexico. He thought about his preference for McDonald’s, and decided it was just plain smart—the best bargain available, and Vincent was no food snob. He sipped his coffee, and wondered why the hell they always made it so hot.

He decided his first stop in Santa Fe would be the hospital. No one had called with an update on Ilse, which could mean nothing had changed, or simply no one thought of telling him. He needed to know her condition before going ahead with his other plans. He entered the hospital and stopped at the information desk in the main lobby.

“Ilse De Vries’ room, please.”

The elderly lady smiled at Vincent and began typing into the computer. “Sorry, sir, we don’t have a patient by that name. Maybe I spelled it wrong. Is it DeVries?”

“I think it’s two words, ‘D-E and V-R-I-E-S.”

She typed again. “No, no one by that name. Maybe the patient was discharged?” She seemed to want to help.

“Thanks, maybe so.” Vincent walked away, pulled out his phone and called Jerry. “Hey, Jerry, this is Vincent. Just got back into Santa Fe and stopped by the hospital to check on Ilse, but they don’t show her as being here now. Did she check out?”

“No. Well, I guess I don’t know. She’s not here, and her mother didn’t say anything about it this morning. Something sounds wrong.”

“Yeah. Is Bobby there?”

“I haven’t seen him this morning. Hold on, let me look outside and see if his car is here.” There was a pause, and Vincent could hear Jerry open the front door. “No car. Want me to check his room?”

“Nah, not right now. If his car’s not there, then I’m sure he’s gone. Let me get more information, and I’ll call you back.”

He returned to the smiling information lady. “I wonder if I could talk to someone who would know about the patient I mentioned?”

“Well, let’s see who the doctor is.” She began to type. “Hm. Not sure about this information. Maybe if you could just wait over there I will get someone to talk to you. Your name, sir?”

“Vincent Malone. I’m a friend of Ilse and her mother.”

He walked over to a waiting area and took a seat. He was getting a bad feeling. When the wait stretched into ten minutes, he figured something was up. He was about to get up to ask the nice lady what her game was when he saw the police chief headed his way. Something was definitely wrong. “What’s happened?”

“She left. Not sure exactly when, but hours ago. My guard was apparently having some bathroom issues, and was in the john several times during the night. During one of his breaks, she took off. I was just going over the security video when they told me someone was here asking about her.

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