Caramel Cream & Murder: An Oceanside Cozy Mystery - Book 31 by Susan Gillard

Author:Susan Gillard [Gillard, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Guardian Publishing Group, LLC
Published: 2018-05-03T05:00:00+00:00

The Girlfriend

Back at the police station, Heather was excited about their next interrogation. It finally looked like their case was pointing to a suspect. If there were problems with Chris and Ellie’s relationship, it could be the motive for murder. It might not have been planned, but Ellie could have grabbed a brick and swung it at her boyfriend in a fit of rage. That could have been how she lost her barrette.

Amy joined her with two Caramel Cream Donuts as they waited for the suspect to be escorted in. She handed one to her bestie.

“Do you feel good about this one?” Amy asked.

“Do you mean the suspect or the donut?” Heather said with a smile.

“I know you feel good about the donut,” said Amy. “What do you think of the suspect?”

“She’s the first person who seems to have a potential motive. But we shouldn’t get ahead of ourselves. We should hear what she has to say before we jump to any conclusions.”

They ate their donuts, thinking of potential questions that they wanted to ask. Chief Chet joined them long enough to snag a donut, and then Ryan and Peters returned to the station with Ellie Kay.

She had long hair held back with a pink barrette and a sour look on her face. She entered the interrogation room and sat down at the table without saying a word. Heather and Amy joined the detectives across from her.

“Thank you for coming in to speak with us, Miss Kay,” Ryan said.

“Like I had much choice,” she said. “You would have thought I killed him if I didn’t agree.”

“It’s interesting that you’d come to that conclusion,” Ryan said. “Why would you think that? Did you have some reason why we might suspect you?”

“You always suspect the wife or girlfriend,” Ellie said. “I saw that on TV.”

“Me too,” said Amy. “Can we believe everything we see on TV? Is it right in this case?”

“No,” said Ellie. “I didn’t have anything to do with his death. I didn’t even know he was dead until a few hours ago. And now here I am being questioned about it.”

“We need to question everyone involved in his life,” Detective Peters explained. “Because we need to figure out why this happened.”

“That’s a pretty barrette,” Heather said, changing the subject.

“Thanks.”

“Do you wear them often?” Heather asked.

Ellie nodded. “I like the way they look in my hair. I have all sorts of styles and colors, depending on whether I want them to blend in or stand out. If I knew the sort of day I was going to have, I would have picked a different color when I got dressed this morning.”

“Do you ever lose your barrettes?” Heather continued.

“Sure,” said Ellie. “If it’s not a good brand that can hold my hair back, they can come unhooked. I’ve lost them before. There’s this one brand I’ll never buy again. They were weak.”

Heather nodded. “I need to ask you a little more about Chris Henderson. How long have you been dating?”

“About eight months,” said Ellie.

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