Deadly Intent by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Simon Pulse

Chapter

Eight

NED!” NANCY THREW her arms around the tall, broad-shouldered young man. “Sorry to keep you waiting. Have you been here long?” Nancy had found Ned sitting on the plush velvet sofa in the hotel lobby.

“Got here just about five minutes ago,” Ned said, bending down to give her a powerful hug. A lock of thick dark hair fell forward over his eye, and Nancy brushed it away.

“I want you to know,” she said, her mind still reeling from her frenzied afternoon, “your visit is the one bright spot in this entire trip.”

“Uh-oh. Sounds like my favorite detective is wrapped up in a tough case. What’s happened since we talked on the phone?”

Nancy let out a sigh. “First I had so few real clues that I didn’t even know if I had a mystery or not. Now, all of a sudden, there are all sorts of leads . . . and I don’t know which ones to follow first.” Nancy could see George coming across the lobby with the room keys she had picked up from the front desk. “Listen, why don’t you come upstairs, and I’ll tell you everything?”

A few minutes later, the three friends were seated around the table in the main room of the suite, drinking the Cokes they had ordered from room service. Nancy and George recounted the day’s events, from the newspaper headlines about Barton to their library research.

Ned looked thoughtful. “So you think the trail of evidence could lead to that record producer—”

“Harold Marshall,” George supplied.

“Right, or the Nordquist woman, or even Alan?” Ned’s voice dropped as he uttered Bess’s boyfriend’s name. “So, I’m sharing a room with one of your suspects, Nancy?”

Nancy shrugged. “I haven’t even seen Alan since you called, so I haven’t had a chance to ask him about sharing his room. And once I confront him about his lie, I’m not sure how generous he’s going to feel about doing any favors for my friends.” Nancy twisted a strand of hair around her index finger. “But don’t worry. There’s a couch in Dad’s room. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind having you stay with us.”

As if on cue, the door to the suite opened, and Carson Drew stepped inside. “Ned! Well, hello. I thought I heard your voice. It’s good to see you again.”

Ned stood up, and they shook hands. “Good to be here, Mr. Drew.”

“So.” Carson Drew turned toward his daughter and George. “Anything new on the case?”

“As a matter of fact, Dad, yes. I was wondering if you could arrange another meeting between me and Ann Nordquist. I need to talk to her.”

“I’m sure she’d be happy to. In fact, I’ll ask her tonight at dinner.”

“You mean you’re having another business meeting?” Nancy wondered if she should tell her father that Ann Nordquist was on her list of suspects. No, she decided. She’d keep it to herself until she had more information.

Carson Drew liked to tease his daughter, to remind her that her detective’s methods were a direct contrast to his own lawyer’s procedure.

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