Eve Lloyd’s A Deadline Cozy Mystery Box Set 2 by Sonia Parin

Author:Sonia Parin [Parin, Sonia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

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“Let me get this straight,” the detective interviewing Eve said. “You saw a chair and decided you had to have it so you went around the back of the store—”

Eve shook her head.

“No?”

Eve tried to remember the detective’s name. Ben McLain? Len… McLain? “Well, yes… but I didn’t set out to want the chair. I don’t even like shopping.” Eve straightened. “I happened to peer through the store window and thought I caught sight of someone in the store, so I knocked on the door. When there was no answer, I thought Florence might not have heard me, so I hurried down the alleyway to try to catch her, but she’d already left.”

“And how do you know that?”

Ted McLain? She’d never had any trouble remembering Jack’s name. From the first time she’d heard it, it had stuck.

“Sorry, what was the question?”

“How did you know Florence Buchanan had already left?”

Eve explained about the young woman she’d seen disposing of some cardboard in the recycling bin.

“But the back door had been left open,” the detective said.

“Yes.” Eve bit her lip and refrained from saying Florence wished someone would rob her or set the place on fire. “After making sure Florence wasn’t inside, I locked the back door. I know I did because I heard the click.”

“Did you try the door handle?” the detective asked.

Eve gave a slow shake of her head. She couldn’t remember if she had. “I didn’t have to. I heard the click.”

The detective signaled to the interview room door. “That door clicks but doesn’t lock without a key.”

“Oh, well… I owned a restaurant and the back door had a lock set to automatically click locked. I know because I had it installed. It took some getting used to. I don’t mind admitting… well I do, but I’m happy to make an exception to illustrate a point, I locked myself out a couple of times.”

“And what point are you trying to make?”

Eve tried to remember where she’d been headed with her response. “Oh, yes… That I know the difference between a door shutting and a door locking.” She looked up at the ceiling and then nodded. “Yes, that’s the point. I know I locked the back door, which had been left open. It makes sense. Otherwise, why would Florence leave the door open? She must have walked out and safely assumed the door had simply locked… but it didn’t.”

“Is there anything else you wish to add?” the detective asked.

“Yes, do you think I could get my chair tonight? My aunt and I will be driving back home and I run a busy inn so I doubt I’ll have any free time to drive back here.” They actually only had three guests staying at the moment. That had been the only reason Eve had decided to take the day off.

“The store is a crime scene, Ms. Lloyd.”

“But the chair is hanging from the rafter. There won’t be any fingerprints on it.”

The detective shook his head.

“Would you consider releasing it into David Bergstrom’s custody? He’s a retired detective.

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