Chocolate Hazelnut & Murder_An Oceanside Cozy Mystery Book 27 by Susan Gillard

Author:Susan Gillard [Gillard, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Guardian Publishing Group, LLC
Published: 2018-03-28T22:00:00+00:00

Bunny Talk

“It certainly is strange,” Peters said.

“Everything about this case is strange,” Amy said.

Heather nodded. “She’s right. Is the chocolate related? Is the costume related? And why kill Brian Silver then? Was it because a crowd was there and the killer hoped to throw off suspicion? Using the metal detector might not have been the best choice of a murder weapon then.”

Heather and Amy had brought the Easter Bunny costume over to Ryan and Detective Peters at the police station. Ryan had sent the costume to the lab to check for hair and DNA traces.

Now, the investigators were sitting around a desk and eating Chocolate Hazelnut Cream Donuts as they discussed the case.

“What bothers me is the costume,” Ryan said. “Why would the killer return it to Gilbert?”

“Did he think that we wouldn’t relate it to his getaway from the crime scene?” Peters asked.

“Maybe he wanted to frame Gilbert having him be caught with it,” suggested Amy.

“It is possible,” Heather said, thinking about it. “Now if we find Gilbert Paul’s DNA on the suit, we won’t be able to say that it wasn’t there from before we saw him with it.”

“Maybe Gilbert did dress in the bunny costume and walk across the beach,” Amy said. “Then, he doubled around and came out asking about his costume to throw us off the trail.”

“Maybe,” said Heather. “But anyone else in the club could have done the same thing. Well, except for Jill or Mr. Rankle.”

Amy began to laugh, and they all stared at her.

“Come on,” Amy said. “Even without a broken leg, the idea of Mr. Rankle as the Easter Bunny is hilarious.”

The others started to smile at the thought.

“Well,” Heather said after the visual of the cranky bunny left her head. “Hopefully, there will be some DNA in the bunny suit, and it will lead the way to finding the killer.”

“Oh,” Ryan said. It was his turn to fill the private investigators on their latest development. “We did find something in the area in the trees that might be a valid clue. It should yield some DNA.”

“That’s great,” Heather said. “What is it?”

Ryan exchanged a look with his partner. They both cleared their throats, hoping the other would answer first.

“Well,” Ryan said, finally. “It’s vomit.”

“Vomit?” Amy asked. “That’s the clue we’re going on.”

“It was fresh,” Peters said. “It had to come from when the egg hunt was taking place.”

“And if a killer was squeamish about what he had done, then it could have happened,” said Ryan.

“It’s a good lead to look into,” Amy said. “But I am glad that you found it instead of me.”

They chuckled. Then, they heard someone approaching, and they all rose to their feet. Heather saw the short redheaded woman that was a part of the Beach Detectors Club and had been in some of her pictures.

“Can we help you?” Peters asked.

“Actually, I think I can help you,” she said.

“Who are you?” Amy asked.

“Nadine Grossman,” she said. “And I know who killed Brian Silver.”

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