Death at the Dog Show by Catherine Lee

Author:Catherine Lee [Lee, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Catherine Lee

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"Was that wise?" Addison asked Isaac once Adam had left. She'd given the young man the keys to her car to drive into Riverwood on his undercover mission.

The corner of Isaac's mouth turned up in a cheeky half-smile. "We've already interviewed the head pharmacist. He can't do any harm, and you never know, he might just uncover something we missed."

"Maybe," said Addison. "So do you want to get rid of me as well?"

"No, you can stay."

Addison's feet were getting sore from standing, so she took the opportunity to rest and seated herself at one of the two spare desks in the room. She found herself facing the whiteboard with its photographs of the three suspects so far taped in a line at the top. Richard Divola, Sam and Vanessa Clayton, and Helen Abbott. There was also the list down the side that Isaac had made yesterday, with Ted King at the top.

"How were your interviews with the rest of the dinner attendees?" Addison asked Isaac. "I don't suppose anyone saw anything suspicious?"

The detective shook his head. "We spent hours and ended up with nothing terribly useful," he said. "People think they make great witnesses. They'll swear blind that things happened a certain way, and they'll have you convinced, until you speak to the person standing next to them who swears equally enthusiastically to a completely different version of events." He nodded at the photo wall. "This is much better evidence."

"They were all consistent on one thing, though," said Short.

"What was that?" asked Addison.

"That Perry Abbott was an arrogant and disagreeable man. We didn't find many people who liked the head judge at all."

"Yes, that's what Mrs Jones and Juliet both told us," said Addison. "I'm beginning to feel grateful I never met him."

Addison had no time for horrible people these days. There were enough lovely people in the world, and in her life, that she didn't need to waste her time on the nasty ones. She changed the subject. "What about Ted King? The other judge at the dog show besides Juliet. He was top of your suspect list yesterday. Have you interviewed him yet?"

"No not yet. When we went to his house on Sunday he'd apparently just left to drive to Brisbane. His wife said he was working there for a few days, due to come home tomorrow evening. We'll speak to him then."

"But he's still a suspect?"

"Yes. A few witnesses mentioned he didn't like Abbott, and was keen to take over as head judge."

"It's not much of a motive though, is it? I mean, by all accounts it seems like he wasn't alone in disliking the victim. And with the Abbotts heading off to travel next year, that got him out of the way with regards to the judging job. Surely Ted King didn't need to resort to murder?"

Isaac nodded. "He's not my main suspect anymore, but we still want to talk to him when he returns tomorrow."

Addison agreed. She checked the time; it was almost lunch. She should be heading back to the beach house.

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