Face Her Fear: An absolutely addictive crime and mystery thriller filled with heart-pounding suspense (Detective Josie Quinn Book 19) by Lisa Regan

Author:Lisa Regan [Regan, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781837909476
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2024-01-29T18:30:00+00:00

TWENTY-NINE

As Josie approached their cabin, jogging up the steps to the open door, she could hear their voices, loud and angry. They stood in the center of the main room, facing off. Brian said, “Just give it up. We’re not going to get what we want. She’s a closed book.”

Nicola shot back, “Of course we’re not. I’m the only one trying here!”

“This was a total waste of time,” Brian complained. “I’m sick of this shit. I just want off this mountain.”

Josie was standing in the doorway when Brian turned from the middle of the room to storm out. He pulled up short when he saw her, face turning ashen.

Josie looked back and forth between the two of them. “Everything okay in here?”

He opened his mouth to speak but nothing came out. Nicola walked up behind him, her arms crossed over her chest, eyes like deadly lasers. “What do you want?”

Josie looked up and down the path. Taryn was coming out of her cabin, now wearing her hat, scarf, and gloves, a tote bag over her shoulder. Josie said, “I heard you two shouting. I just wanted to make sure you were both safe. Can I come in?”

Brian stepped out of Josie’s way to admit her while Nicola said, “It’s none of your business what we were shouting about.”

With the three of them inside, the space felt claustrophobic but while she was here, she might as well look for any evidence of a hidden camera. She quickly scanned the area behind Nicola for any evidence of one but saw nothing.

Nicola said, “Are you even listening to me?”

Josie gave her best conciliatory smile. She had Nicola as alone as she would ever get her here in this freezing cabin. Josie was still curious about what had made Nicola and Brian believe that Sandrine was a fraud, but she wasn’t going to get any information out of them while Nicola was trying to cut her down with a deadly look. “I just wanted to apologize for before, for forcing the issue about your… sister, and then for being insensitive to you earlier at breakfast. It wasn’t my intention to publicly embarrass you or Brian. Everyone is on edge, myself included. I just wanted to say that whether it happened to your daughter or your sister, it’s a horrific tragedy and I’m very sorry for your loss.”

Josie could sense Brian staring at his wife. Quietly, he said, “Nic.”

Nicola’s expression softened. “Thank you.”

“Yeah,” Brian muttered. “We appreciate that.”

Josie turned toward him, taking the opportunity to do a visual search of that side of the cabin. Nothing that looked like a camera. While they had a few bags tucked away beside the dresser, the place was otherwise empty. “Can I ask you something, Nicola?”

With a sigh, Nicola said, “I guess.”

What Josie really wanted to know was what they had been talking about when she walked up to the cabin. Who was a closed book? What did they want? Nicola had already made it clear that it

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