Faith Bold Mystery 07-So Alone by Pierce Blake

Author:Pierce, Blake [Pierce, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspense, American Suspense, Police Procedural, Crime Thriller, Murder Investigation, FBI, K9
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2023-10-03T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

“Thank you for seeing me, Mrs. Merrill.”

“Miss Wade,” the severely attractive, forty-one-year-old brunette corrected. “I resumed use of my maiden name when George and I split.”

Like the previous victims, Miss Elizabeth Wade, nee Merrill, nee Wade, didn’t seem too upset at the victim’s loss. Miss Wade didn’t appear to have been grieving at all. Her eyes showed no sign of puffiness, and her hair and makeup were flawless.

After meeting at the station, the investigators decided to dig deeper into the three victims and see what might connect the three of them besides the fact that they were, apparently, not easy to get along with. Or if that was the connection, then who would have interacted with all three of them?

David was looking into Gigi Demtrious while Tom looked into Gerald Conway. Faith was responsible for the latest victim, George Merrill, and so was now interviewing his ex-wife.

“Miss Wade,” Faith corrected with a professional smile.

Elizabeth returned a brief smile of her own, then poured coconut milk into a blender. “I hope you don’t think me rude,” she said, “I always enjoy my lunchtime smoothie at one-thirty. I have to be strict with my diet if I hope to maintain my figure.”

“No problem at all, ma’am,” Faith replied.

“Would you like me to make you some?” Elizabeth asked.

"No, thank you," Faith replied. "I just ate."

Elizaeth offered a suit yourself shrug and pressed the button on the blender. The machine came to life with a loud whir, and Faith glanced around the small but well-appointed apartment. Elizabeth was a conservative decorator but a talented one. Everything was arranged tastefully and precisely. Faith wouldn't be surprised to open Miss Wade's underwear drawer and find everything arranged by style and color.

Elizabeth stopped the blender and poured a tall glass of soupy green liquid. Despite looking horrific, the drink actually smelled all right, at least from where Faith sat.

Elizabeth sat across from Faith and smiled at Turk. “What a lovely dog,” she said. “What’s his name?”

“Turk,” Faith replied.

“Well, Turk,” Elizabeth said to the dog. “You are just the most precious thing I’ve ever seen in my life.”

She reached for Faith, and Faith and Turk both waited patiently while she scratched under his chin and made smoochie noises at him. “I just love dogs,” she said when she sat up. “Mine’s at my sister’s today visiting my nephews.” She shook her head. “It’s too bad George never felt the same way about dogs. I would have dealt with everything else if he had a soft spot for dogs like I do.”

“Everything else?” Faith prompted.

"George was not an easy person to love," Elizabeth replied. She took a sip of her smoothie and wiped a thin line of green from her upper lip with a folded napkin she produced from somewhere underneath the table. "He was a very angry man." Faith raised an eyebrow, and Elizabeth clarified, "He wasn't violent." She chuckled. "He was too lazy to be violent. He was just angry all the time. Everything was sore,

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