Deadly Noel by Margaret Daley

Author:Margaret Daley
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2015-11-30T08:00:00+00:00

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Later that afternoon in her office, the words on the pages began to blur together for Kira. Gabriel wasn’t picking her up for another half an hour, and she’d run out of steam. At least tonight she shouldn’t have any trouble falling asleep. She used her folded arms on her desk as a pillow while she laid her head on them and closed her eyes.

But her mind wouldn’t shut down. She kept thinking about different passages from Marcie’s journals. He was rough today. I kinda liked it.

Who was he? This morning, Gabriel said that was one of the passages that didn’t refer to him. It had been written right after she’d come home from visiting her friend in Oklahoma City. Kira had to leave a message on Hannah Waters’ voicemail, asking her to call as soon as possible. She hoped Hannah could help the investigation.

I let him tie me up. It was exciting. He’s different. Not anything like I thought.

When she and Gabriel had discussed that entry at breakfast, his hurt tangled with his anger. The more they talked about the journals, the more they decided the mysterious “he” was the most likely candidate for the killer. Last winter when she’d read those passages, she’d assumed it was Gabriel, and the behavior hadn’t surprised her because she was sure he was the murderer.

Her new perception of what was written in the journals changed the list of suspects from one man to all the other men in the area. Although for Marcie to be involved with him, the suspect had to be a certain type. The problem was Kira hadn’t known her friend as well as she’d thought. What type of man had Marcie liked? When Marcie turned eighteen, she dated whoever was forbidden before she’d become a legal adult and had inherited her grandmother’s trust money—enough to live on her own.

A knock at the door sounded.

Kira lifted her head. “Come in.”

Bill entered her office, tired lines grooved deep into his tanned face. He took a seat in front of her desk, removing his Stetson and laying it on the empty chair next to him. “We went back to the original burial site of the first three women and looked for a fresh grave. We worked out from there and didn’t find anything. I even used a cadaver dog. I let it sniff one of Mary Lou’s jackets. Nothing. No one has seen her. Her car was found abandoned on Tyler Road.”

“Any evidence of foul play?”

“No. Her car wouldn’t start. It must have stalled. We canvassed that area, too. No sign of her, and no one saw her.”

“I’ve been thinking about the victims. I figured out one thing everyone had in common besides going to Pinecrest High School.”

Bill sat forward. “What?”

“We were all members of the youth group for teenagers at Pinecrest Community Church. That leaves an age range of five to six years. Even Mary Lou fits in although she is younger than Marcie, Shirley, and Rebecca.”

“Okay.” A doubtful look clouded his eyes.

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