Deadly Circumstances by Reid Terri

Author:Reid, Terri [Reid, Terri]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2015-12-20T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty

Margo took a deep breath and then checked her reflection in the restaurant’s glass door. Good, she thought, I don’t look as nervous as I feel. Pushing against the door, she immediately smelled the familiar scents of a corner diner: hot coffee, deep fry grease and hamburger. The hostess was at the door greeting her immediately.

“Hi, booth for one?” she asked with a friendly smile.

“I’m meeting someone for lunch,” Margo said, scanning behind the woman to see if Melvin was already there.

“Oh, are you meeting Mel?” the hostess asked.

Margo nodded. “Yes, I am.”

She inclined her head towards the back. “He’s back here,” she said. “I’ll show you.”

They passed a few other tables with customers, passed the salad bar and finally arrived in the far corner of the room at a secluded booth. “Here we go,” the hostess said.

Melvin stood up and smiled. “Margo, it’s so wonderful to see you again.”

“Hello, Melvin” she replied, hoping her smile reached her eyes. “Thank you for inviting me to lunch.”

“Please, have a seat,” he offered, waiting until she sat before he did. “Did you get a chance to look at the list I gave you?”

“Yes,” she said, reaching into her purse and pulling it out. “It was quite comprehensive.” She leaned forward and lowered her voice. “I really didn’t know the Kochs very well,” she said. “Passing acquaintances really. But this list paints an entirely different picture of them than I had. Did you know them very well?”

“Well, I’m fairly new to the area,” he said. “I just moved here about ten years ago. But I think I have a pretty good instinct about people.”

Margo nodded. “Do you?” she asked.

Sitting back in his seat with a self-satisfied look on his face, he nodded. “Yeah, some people might actually accidentally think that I was a detective,” he said.

Margo bit back a smile. “Really? A detective?”

“Yeah, I’ve got a real knack about people, a real knack,” he said.

“Well, perhaps we could go down this list,” she said, sliding the list towards him. “Which of these people do you think would be on the top of your suspect list?”

Melvin looked down the list, a frown on his face. “Well, you know, I would hate to get any of these folks in trouble,” he said.

“But if they killed Frasier and Shirley,” Margo replied.

Melvin shrugged. “Well, really, I’m not too sure they killed anyone,” he hedged.

“But I thought you gave me this list because you thought these people are potential suspects,” she said.

Melvin cleared his throat and looked around the room. “Well,” he said, turning back to Margo, “actually…”

He broke off when the waitress approached. “Oh, good,” he said with a relieved sigh. “We should order.” He turned his attention to the waitress. “What’s the special today?”

“Meatloaf,” the waitress replied. “One of our best sellers.”

“That sounds great,” Melvin said. “I’ll take the meatloaf.” He smiled at Margo. “How about you? My treat.”

Margo turned to the waitress. “I’ll have the chef salad,” she said, “with ranch dressing on the side.

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