Crimes Past by Lauren Carr

Author:Lauren Carr [Carr, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance Suspense, Romantic Suspense, Mystery, Police Procedural, Thriller, Suspense, whodunit, Crime Fiction, Romance
Publisher: Acorn Book Services
Published: 2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“I guess things are going well with you and Hope and—” Mac paused to suppress a snicker, “your son.”

“So far, so good.” David shot a grin at him.

They were hiking down the back side of Spencer Mountain to Robin’s, a lakeside pub that rested at the bottom of the ski slopes, where many of the wedding guests were hanging out.

During ski season, the Spencer Inn’s slopes provided excellent winter sports. During the other three seasons, guests used the paths that zig-zagged across the slopes for hiking, biking and other sports. It was not uncommon to see guests riding the ski lift, which operated year-round, to the mountain top with their bikes strapped into the seat next to them.

Named after Mac’s famous late mother, the pub had a stone fireplace, game room, and pool tables. It was a popular out of the way spot for guests who preferred the “put their feet up” atmosphere to the five-star opulence at the top of the mountain.

“That word sounds very strange when referring to you,” Mac said in reference to the words, “your son.”

“Sounds strange to me, too.” David stepped off the trail just in time to keep from being clipped by a bicyclist. He looked over his shoulder to make sure more bikes weren’t following it before stepping back onto the trail. “What’s up with Underwood? Rosa said he told his wife that he was hanging out with the bride’s grandfather. Why are two grown men hiding down here like little kids forbidden from playing together?”

“I have no idea. Sanchez and Underwood used to be the tightest partners you could imagine. Their families even went on vacations together.” Mac shot over his shoulder. “Kind of like you and me.”

“No one’s like you and me.”

“We are unique,” Mac said. “Joan and Sanchez’s first wife were best friends.”

“First wife?”

“Clarissa. She had died of anaphylactic shock. She had a severe peanut allergy. She and Joan had gone to the athletic club to work out and stopped for lunch afterwards. Clarissa suddenly had an allergic reaction. Some peanut bits must have gotten into her salad. She was dead within an hour. She was only in her late thirties. Left two little kids.”

“Didn’t she have an EpiPen?”

“Carried it with her always,” Mac said. “Joan took it out of her bag and used it as soon as she started to show a reaction, but it wasn’t enough. Sanchez sued the restaurant. Got a lot of money, but that didn’t make up for losing his wife. He was totally devastated.”

“I can imagine.”

“Now this is what I don’t understand,” Mac said. “This all was happening about the time that their department was breaking up because of Gannon’s betrayal. It was a rough time for everyone.”

“Plus, they’d lost a detective to an unsolved double murder.”

“What should have brought these two buds closer, didn’t. Three years later, Underwood was working with the Secret Service. What’s with that?”

“Maybe losing her friend was too painful for Joan,” David said. “Being around Sanchez reminded her of Clarissa.

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