Fog of Dead Souls by Jill Kelly

Author:Jill Kelly
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2012-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Ellie refused to pay $75 for a cab out to the airport so she retraced the bus–train–bus route that Michelle had shown her. It was early morning and the commuter train was mostly empty heading away from the inner city.

Knowing Danny was coming at the end of the week, knowing she wouldn’t be alone for a while, had changed things for her. She’d wandered the neighborhood with more purpose, scouting out places where they might eat, plays and films they might see. Danny had never been to Paris as far as she knew, and he might want to do all the tourist spots. The Thursday before he was due to arrive, she cleaned the apartment, got fresh flowers from a market vendor, stocked the refrigerator with food and white wine, and made sure there was a bottle of scotch. Buying the liquor made her uncomfortable for a moment, but it wasn’t for her, she told herself, but for Danny. Just because it was there didn’t mean she had to drink any.

On the train, she reread Sandy’s last email.

Arlen was interviewed by the police again. They kept him several hours. He said they just wanted his opinion on where the case was going. That doesn’t make sense to me. What could he know? What help could he be? He didn’t know Joel as well as you did, and they aren’t talking to you anymore. Detective Hansen was there too. Why would he drive all the way from Gettysburg just to listen to Arlen’s ideas? I don’t get it.

Roger seems to have settled in at your place, though I don’t know how much he is there. I’ve called several evenings and he’s been out. I think he’s driving over to Akron to see Carol some and probably to connect with his mom and his brothers. Maybe he wants to get back with Carol. I hope so. She’s such a sweet girl. I hope he isn’t dating someone new in Pittsburgh.

I miss you, Ellie. Lunch on campus isn’t any fun without you. I sure wish none of this had happened to us. Keep in touch, Sandy.

Ellie felt a small wave of indignation. This didn’t happen to you, Sandy. It happened to me. But she let it go. She thought about Arlen and a rush of uneasiness touched her. They had suspected him before. Did they still? It was clear he wasn’t the man in the hotel room. It wasn’t his DNA. So what part could he have played? She didn’t know why the police would want to talk with him again or why Hansen would come all that way. Had he come to see her? Maybe she should have emailed him that she was leaving.

She looked up to see that the train was one stop away from her station. She turned her focus to Danny’s arrival.

The airport was surprisingly crowded for eight on a Friday morning. She wove between the many colors of people and rollerbags and backpacks to a spot where she could see the arrival times.

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