Dying to Keep a Secret: The India Kirby Witch Mystery (Book 6) by Sarah Kelly

Author:Sarah Kelly [Kelly, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lepak Monkey Publishing
Published: 2017-01-28T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

“I think you know something,” Constable Middleton said, narrowing his eyes at them. He’d hauled them into a room like India had seen on old English crime dramas, nothing like the sleek, mirrored interrogation room Xavier used to work in. It was nothing but a dingy, old fashioned space with a little window looking directly out onto a tree, which blocked the light as it struggled to stream in. A simple bulb hung overhead. Constable Middleton sat across from them, a desk that look like it came from a flat pack furniture store between them. All three chairs were like the kind in a school auditorium, and the whole place had a functional, uncomfortable vibe.

India looked at Xavier again. “We told you what our thoughts were already. But it could still be anyone.”

“I’m not talking about that,” Constable Middleton said, placing his fingers on the desk, his palms raised into little mountain peaks as he stood. “I’m talking about back in Florida. Are you affiliated with any enemies of Alexander Drummond-Coe?”

“No!” India said.

“We’d never even heard of him until we came here,” Xavier said patiently. “As we’ve told you, we are professional investigators.”

Constable Middleton tittered. “Yeah, yeah, if you say so.” He strode over to the window, then turned abruptly. “Okay, India, answer these questions.”

India suppressed an urge to roll her eyes. “Sure.”

“What’s your name?”

She sighed slightly. “Mrs India Kirby-Bradford.”

“What is your occupation?”

“Xavier just told—”

Constable Middleton’s nostrils flared and his voice was harsh as he repeated himself. “What is your occupation?”

“Private investigator.”

“Why are you here?”

She couldn’t believe they were wasting time with all this when a murderer was out roaming the streets. “We were called by Lord Laurence Drummond-Coe to investigate the disappearance of his niece, Felicia Drummond-Coe.”

“Then she was found dead, by yourselves,” Constable Middleton said, striding back and forth between the narrow walls. “And then Liam Dancer is also found dead, by yourselves.”

“And Laurence,” Xavier added.

Constable Middleton glared at him. “Sergeant Taylor didn’t mention him being there when he came to secure the crime scene.”

“He nearly fainted,” India said. “He went back to this studio to calm down.” As the constable paused to think she asked, “Do you still think he did it, then? Killed Felicia? What about Liam, do you think he did that, too?”

“I… I… Uh,” the constable said, looking flummoxed. “I can’t tell you,” he said eventually, sticking his chin up. “And you shouldn’t be getting involved in police business.”

Xavier looked at India. He was one of the politest guys she had ever met but even so it was evident his patience was wearing thin. “I don’t mean to be rude, sir, but there could be a murderer out there and Laurence has asked us to look into it, so we’re going to. Can we please leave now?”

Constable Middleton’s eyes shone with malicious delight. He sat back in the chair heavily, like he wasn’t expecting to move for a good long time. “Oh no,” he said, savoring the words like they were candy on his tongue.

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