Crumbling Up Crooks by Emmie Lyn

Author:Emmie Lyn [Lyn, Emmie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sweet Promise Press
Published: 2019-11-21T16:00:00+00:00

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After hearing AJ’s bombshell, I was speechless. I knew that earlier they’d both suspected each other but with these details, it gave them both strong motives to have killed Nick North. Motive, means, and opportunity. A bad combination and a thought that gave me no pleasure.

Kelly basically told AJ that she was worried he’d kill Nick. Did he? And AJ, at least, considered the idea that Kelly killed Nick for lying and deceiving her.

After a big intake of air for courage, I asked, “Well, AJ. I have to ask you this—did you kill Nick North?”

“Of course, I didn’t.” He stared at me with an unwavering look. “In hindsight, I wish I had gone straight into that backroom while Kelly was still there, though. I tried to follow her request and paced around the store trying to distract myself by looking for a gift for Maggie. So, there’s that fifteen or twenty minutes of time that someone could have snuck in through the back door. If I’d gone in right away, I’d know for sure whether Nick was still alive when Kelly left. That’s the problem. I don’t know for sure and it’s eating me up.”

“Okay, let’s put all that aside for now. Who else had a motive to kill him?”

“Harry Glassman,” AJ mumbled.

“Right, and he went out for a two mile walk early this morning. It’s not hard to imagine that he walked by Creative Designs, made a detour into the back room, saw Nick and killed him in a rage. Don’t forget, we all witnessed his anger at the open house.”

I was on a roll, but I didn’t want to hit AJ with too much information all at once. He was so upset and distracted, I had to give him time to let each piece settle, marinate, and form his own picture of what might have happened.

“You know, AJ, just because you’re off the case, doesn’t mean you have to stop thinking like a detective. Quit feeling sorry for yourself and put that detective hat right back on,” Rose said in her no-nonsense voice.

I knew it well from living with her for so many years. I was glad I wasn’t the only one trying to knock some sense into AJ. Plus, advice coming from Rose gave it a lot more clout. He wouldn’t dare talk back to her.

“So, Harry is one suspect, but I want you to consider Marion Glassman, too.” I continued with my information. “Penny heard the door of the Blue Moon Inn open early this morning. Marion admitted that she went to her car to get something. Kind of vague, right?”

AJ sat up a little straighter, and the furrows in his brow smoothed out a bit. “I see where you’re going, Dani. Marion could have gone anywhere. From the Blue Moon Inn to Creative Designs is only a few minutes at best so the same scenario you described for Harry applies to Marion, too.”

“Exactly! Now, let’s talk motives,” I said.

AJ pulled his detective notebook out of his pocket.

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