Boats and Bad Guys (Dune House Cozy Mystery Series) by Bell Cindy

Author:Bell, Cindy [Bell, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2014-06-30T04:00:00+00:00

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After they had their coffee and a quick bite to eat, Suzie and Mary headed back into town. The rain had died down to a light drizzle, and the roads were clear of any debris. The waves were fairly calm, and Suzie was sure that Paul would be ready to take the boat out. The day before that was all she was hoping for, but after her dream, she was dreading getting out onto the water.

The police station was quiet as it always seemed to be. Suzie held the door open for Mary as they stepped inside. There was a police officer snoozing behind the large front desk. Other officers were milling about near the coffee pot. Suzie spotted Jason leaning over a desk discussing something with a man in plain clothes, who she assumed to be a detective.

“Maybe we shouldn't bother him,” Mary said hesitantly. “He looks like he's busy.”

“Busy discussing fantasy football or something like that I'm sure,” Suzie said with a wink. She waved to Jason until her movement got his attention. He glanced up at her with surprise at first and then smiled as he walked over.

“What are you up to today, Suzie?” he asked and nodded politely at Mary.

“I was wondering if you could fill us in on some details about a case,” Suzie said eagerly. Jason ran his hand back over his cropped red hair and studied the two intently.

“What kind of case?” he asked.

“Robbery,” Mary said quickly.

“Murder,” Suzie replied.

Jason's eyes widened. “I thought you were going to ask me about trespassing or something, what are you two involved in?”

“Well, we stumbled across something very interesting,” Suzie admitted. She studied her cousin intently. She didn't know him very well, but so far he had demonstrated that she could trust him. Still, she proceeded with caution. “It's a painting that belongs to a local artist,” she explained. “We wanted to know more about her, so we began searching for information. Her story is very intriguing, and we were just hoping that you might be able to fill in some of the gaps.”

“What local artist?” Jason asked, though his gaze was skeptical as he looked between the two. “Why do I feel like you're not telling me the whole story?”

“Alexandria Black,” Mary said quickly before Jason could investigate their intent any further.

“Oh,” he nodded and then glanced over his shoulder at the other officers. “That's a bit of a ghost story around here.”

“Is it?” Suzie asked as she leaned a little closer to him. “How about the husband? Darren Black?”

Jason shifted uncomfortably and then steered Suzie and Mary over towards a quiet corner.

“Listen, I was a bit younger than Alexandria at school and Darren only moved to Garber when he married Alexandria. I didn’t really know them but I knew of them. As you both know, this is a town that doesn't like its dirty laundry aired,” he looked directly at Suzie. “If you have questions I'll do my best to answer them, but it's best to keep this as quiet as possible.

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