Celtic Christmas by Kathi Daley

Author:Kathi Daley [Daley, Kathi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kathi Daley Books
Published: 2019-12-17T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Friday, December 20

Dinner the previous evening was delicious as expected. Adam, Alyssa, Jeffery, Sean, Connor, Evette, Tessa, and Hillary all went into the village for the rehearsal dinner, while the rest of us stayed behind and enjoyed Bonnie’s meal. I noticed that Gwen didn’t come down to dinner, which I supposed was understandable. Her son had just died, after all. Harry tried to put on a brave face, but he’d seemed distracted. Walter drank too much and diverted a lot of the attention from everyone else by acting like a complete and total moron. Carolina got into an argument with Victoria, which resulted in hair pulling on both sides. All in all, it was a very entertaining evening.

The morning dawned clear of the overcast that had blanketed the area since we’d been there. I had to admit it was hard to leave Zak cuddled up in the nice warm bed even though I was anxious to spend this time with the young woman who’d first come into my life six Christmases ago. Alex showed up early for our trip to the stables, and it seemed obvious to me that she was more than just a little excited. We were both bundled up in multiple layers.

As we rode along the beach, we discussed the suspect list the four of us had come up with yesterday. Like me, Alex had an active mind that worked a problem from all the various angles until she was able to make sense of things.

“Based on what we know, I still feel like Bobby and Daniel make the best suspects,” Alex voiced her opinion. “However, if Tyson was spending time with both Tessa and Victoria, that seems to give Roderick a motive as well.”

“I agree. I can see how he might be upset that this man, who is obviously a player, would be hitting on his daughter and his date.”

“I know Zak didn’t think it was him, and maybe it wasn’t, but in my mind, he should still be on the list,” she insisted.

“I agree. What do you think about Walter as a suspect? He doesn’t seem to have a specific motive, but he has been drunk the entire time he’s been here, and people under the influence of alcohol, can be impulsive and do things they might not otherwise do.”

Alex paused. I imagine she was thinking it over. “I haven’t been around Walter much at all, and I haven’t heard a lot of gossip about any motives he might have, but I agree about the influence of alcohol. Personally, I would add him to the list.”

“I’m not sure if Zak added him when we were coming up with our list yesterday, but if not, I do think I’ll add him when we get back. Buford too.”

Alex turned and looked at me. “Buford is the bartender?”

“Yes. He tended bar and helped to serve dinner,” I answered.

“Why do you think he is a suspect?”

“No particular reason except it seemed to me that Tyson spent more time with him than anyone else.

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