Evelyn David - Sullivan Investigations 01 - Murder Off the Books by Evelyn David

Author:Evelyn David [David, Evelyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery: Cozy - P.I. - Washington DC
ISBN: 1603640231
Publisher: Echelon Press
Published: 2007-03-10T01:00:00+00:00

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“You shouldn’t be using my phone.” Rachel nervously watched her office door, wishing she’d had a chance to lock it. When she’d picked up her phone, she’d never dreamed her brother would be on the line. He’d been sound asleep when she’d left the house, no doubt exhausted from his week on the run.

“I needed to talk to you,” Dan argued. “I didn’t think walking down the street to a pay phone was a good idea. Or maybe you’d rather I asked one of the neighbors to use their phone. I saw Elinor out sweeping the walk in front of her house earlier. Maybe–”

“Stay away from the windows too. Are you crazy?”

“No. I’m bored. When are you coming home? How come you don’t have cable?”

“I told you I work Saturday mornings. And I can’t afford cable. I’ll be home around 12:30, which is what I said in the note I left tacked on the refrigerator door. Can’t believe you didn’t see it there!”

“Sorry. I wasn’t interested in the stuff on the outside of the refrigerator. Do you know you’re out of milk?”

“Yes!” She sighed and tried to calm down. There was no reason for anyone to suspect her brother was at her house–not with all the people who’d been going in and out. She really doubted that her phone line was tapped. And if it was, it was too late now to worry about it. “Hear any sirens approaching?”

“No.” He chuckled. “Sis, are you okay? You need to lighten up. If me being here is freaking you out too–”

“I’m fine. No, actually, I’m not fine. I’m not going to be fine until you’re no longer on the FBI’s most wanted list. But I’d rather have you hiding out in my house than worry about where you are and if you’re about to be shot by some gung-ho cop.” She took another calming breath. “Okay. What was so important that you had to call me here at work?”

There was silence on the other end of the line.

“Dan?”

“I told you already. Do you really think I’m on the FBI–”

“Tell me again!” She clenched her teeth in anticipation of his answer.

“Uh. You’re out of milk.”

Rachel slammed the phone down, hanging up before she said something she’d regret.

“Idiot!”

A knock sounded on her door and Carrie stuck her head in. “Did you find the mail I put in your in-basket. I took care of some of it for you, but I left the personal stuff. Some of it was forwarded from Franklin’s.”

Rachel nervously ran her hand through her hair. “Okay. I’ll put it on my ‘to do’ list.”

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