Dodgy Dealings (Dune House Cozy Mystery Series Book 5) by Bell Cindy

Author:Bell, Cindy [Bell, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2015-01-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

When Suzie and Mary returned to Dune House, Suzie was still a little troubled by not being able to reach Jason. She had considered stopping by the police station, but she didn't want to risk him asking about where she had been. She settled behind the computer at the front desk instead to do some research on both Dominic and Baylor. She was fairly experienced at digging up information on people. She wasn't convinced that Dominic was telling her the whole truth about the situation that he was facing. As she scrolled through articles, Mary prepared them something to eat.

“It just seems so odd to me that he doesn't want the police involved at all,” Mary said through the open kitchen door as she made them each a sandwich. The soup at the restaurant had not exactly been filling.

“Well, a man like Dominic doesn't exactly have the best track record with the police,” Suzie pointed out. “A lack of trust for the police has probably been handed down through his family.”

“Still,” Mary shook her head. “If it was one of my children, I wouldn't hesitate to seek out every resource I could find.”

“Maybe, since he thinks he knows who has Daria, he feels he can handle it,” Suzie frowned as she scanned an article about an apparent drive-by-shooting that Baylor was the prime suspect in. Several people were injured and two people had died. If Baylor had truly committed the crime then he seemed every bit as violent and uncaring as Dominic had described. Of course Suzie couldn't overlook that Dominic was also named as a suspect in the crime.

“I just hope he can,” Mary said as she walked over with Suzie's sandwich. “It's so hard to know what’s the right thing to do. With Daria's life probably hanging in the balance, I feel that we should tell Jason what we know, but at the same time, if Daria were to be killed because we went to the police, I don't think I could ever forgive myself.”

“It is tough,” Suzie agreed. “But I think we have to let it be Dominic's decision right now. He's going to know how to handle Baylor better than any police officer could.”

“Good point,” Mary nodded and took a bite of her sandwich.

There was a light rap on the front door that drew Suzie's attention from the computer. She glanced up at Mary who was already walking towards the door. Neither had to speak to know what the other was thinking. Was it Daria outside the door? Was it Dominic? Suzie stood up from her chair as Mary opened the door. Mary froze for a moment.

“How can I help you, detective?” she asked.

Curious, Suzie began walking towards the door.

“I thought I'd pay a visit to see what the two of you were doing in Parish asking about Dominic Palov,” he replied in a grim tone.

Suzie's heart skipped a beat as she recognized his voice. Detective Brown was not always the most pleasant man to be around.

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