Carolyn Arnold - McKinley 01 - The Day Job is Murder by Carolyn Arnold

Author:Carolyn Arnold [Arnold, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery: Cozy - Homicide Detectives - Albany
ISBN: 1496175050
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2014-03-22T05:00:00+00:00

Dead Man Talking

CUNNINGHAM’S HOUSE WAS A MODEST two-story, located in a sketchy part of the city. It remained cordoned off and a seal was intact across the front door.

“What do you expect to find?” Sean asked, having a hard time looking Sara in the eye. There were days like that, when he was afraid that if he did, he would kiss her.

“Hopefully something that will lead us to his killer, Sean.” She laughed, and looked over at him.

“You know what I mean. Any way that you’re leaning?”

“At this point no.”

They broke the seal and made the appropriate notes in the record. Everything would follow precise protocol to ensure that if they found anything, the evidence would be admissible.

Sean scanned the main floor of the house, concentrating on the entry where Cunningham was found, and the great room off to the right. French doors led into the space from the foyer.

Sara pulled out photos of the scene. In the first, Cunningham lay on the front runner, one arm to his side, the other over his abdomen. His eyes held the blank stare of death and his face was shocked, more than relaxed. It wasn’t his time to die.

“I can tell by that look that you’re onto something. What is it?” Sara asked.

“Okay, see him in this picture.” As he angled the photo for her to see better, their arms brushed and it sent his heart into a thumping fit. Instinctively, his eyes went to hers. Big mistake. He had to breathe. Focus.

A few seconds later, composed, he shared his observation. “All right, we’re used to seeing people’s eyes like this, but look at his facial expression.”

She glanced at the photo for a second. “He didn’t see this coming.”

“Yeah, exactly what I thought. He found the fact he was going to die hard to accept, if not impossible. He was confused.”

“So he didn’t know his killer.”

He shook his head, a negative movement, but in this case, confirmation. “I don’t think he did.”

“I’d even say he looks perplexed.”

“We think alike.” He dared to glance at her again and she smiled.

“All right, so what do we know about this guy?”

“Our killer or our victim?”

She batted Sean’s arm. “Our victim.”

“Hey, fair question. Well, our victim hijacked his neighbor’s cable.”

“That lead has been exhausted. Next.”

“He was single, didn’t smoke, and he wasn’t involved with drugs. He held a decent full-time job.”

“Then why steal the cable?”

“Good question.”

“I’m afraid the only one who would know the answer to that is in the city morgue right now.”

“I have a feeling you’re right.”

Sean stepped through to the great room. Crime Scene had been over everything. They had collected all the evidence in relation to the stolen cable and had even taken in Cunningham’s laptop.

Sara took a few steps toward Sean. “If we think his killer was a stranger to him then—”

“It opens up a lot of possibilities. All right. So the guy never saw it coming. Here he is just having a nice evening, watching his stolen pay-per-view and there’s a knock at his door.

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