Died with a Bow by Grace Carroll

Author:Grace Carroll [Carroll, Grace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781101589533
Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime
Published: 2012-09-03T14:00:00+00:00

Ten

Just as Geoffrey was putting his helmet on, I hurried over to say hello. “I’m Rita Jewel from Dolce’s,” I said. “We spoke on the phone.”

He frowned. “How’d you know it was me?”

“I saw you one day when you picked up Vienna from the shop. And I saw your picture on your web site.”

“Oh.”

“How did you like the wake?” I asked, hoping he’d say something I could wrap my mind around. Even though I’d just solved the murder myself, I didn’t want to leave any stone unturned, so to speak.

“Only one I’ve ever been to. Kind of weird. So that guy you were talking to in there, he’s the cop, right?”

“Yes, he is. Isn’t he the one who interviewed you?”

“No, it was a woman. She came to my studio. Asked some questions, then she left. Wanted to know where I was Saturday night.”

“I didn’t see you at the auction,” I said.

He snorted. “I don’t do that charity crap.”

I wanted to say, “What do you do?” but I didn’t. I knew what he did for a living, but I didn’t know where he was that night. He didn’t tell me.

“They find the killer yet?” he asked, a little too casually I thought.

“Not that I know of. I mean, Detective Wall wouldn’t tell me if he had. I’m just an ordinary citizen. If and when he solves this case, I’ll probably read about it in the paper.” It was probably true. The idea made me furious. After all I’d done for the police. And yet no one appreciated me. “Those other guys you mentioned, Raold and Emery, were they here today by any chance?” I didn’t want to pass up an opportunity to meet all the men in Vienna’s life, just in case my case fell apart.

“Yeah, they were. I don’t know why. Maybe to get some free food. They didn’t know her that well.”

Didn’t know her that well? Then why had they picked her up after work? Or didn’t they? “I suppose they left already then?” I craned my neck to look back at the house. How had I overlooked two twenty-something guys who I wanted badly to meet? I hated to leave without checking out everyone I could.

He shrugged, straddled his motorcycle and turned the key in the ignition. I got the message. He’d had enough of me.

“Okay,” I shouted over the roar of the motor. I realized I wasn’t getting much out of this interview and I’d been dismissed. “Good to meet you. If you have any other ideas about who killed Vienna…”

“Besides you?” he said, his eyes narrowed. He didn’t really think…Yes, maybe he did.

“Since I didn’t do it, I’d like to know who did.”

“Got it,” he said. But the look he gave me wasn’t reassuring. I had the distinct feeling he still thought I was guilty. Join the club. Had he told Ramirez that? Because I was sure she was the woman cop he’d mentioned. I watched while he tore out of the circular driveway. Then I

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