Frozen Ground by Webb Debra

Author:Webb, Debra
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pink House Press
Published: 2019-12-04T16:00:00+00:00

Livingston 31 News

Camille Dutton had never been so cold in her life. She stood just inside the doors of Gil’s bar at the historic Murray Hotel. Christmas lights twinkled in every window. Since darkness had crept in, Livingston had become a ghost town. Snowdrifts banked against anything not moving. Trees, buildings, vehicles. It was a mess. She could just imagine how bad it would be by morning. Snowplows were doing all possible to clear the roads, but the sheer volume of snow was overwhelming. Guests from the hotel were hanging out in the bar, but Camille didn’t mind an audience. She’d had a change of clothes and freshened her makeup since her last broadcast. She was good to go.

Since Garrett hadn’t returned her calls, she’d spoken to his deputy sheriff, Kyle Wagner. According to Kyle, Garrett was staying close to this morning’s homicide scene. Camille was relatively certain that wasn’t entirely accurate since Scott Pearson had told her about Garrett offering to drop off a delivery to Abbey Gray. Camille had already heard that Abbey was back in town. Those who knew the two had told Camille that everyone had always suspected there was something more than friendship between them. More likely, Garrett was staying close to his old flame. Oh well, Garrett had made it abundantly clear he wasn’t interested in a relationship. Whatever, she had bigger plans than this two-horse town anyway.

The thing that really got under her skin was the idea that she could be reporting on a murder instead of this storm if Garrett had bothered to give her a heads up. At least the storm was national news. She’d be getting some major face time across the country for this. Reporting on some old woman who was murdered in her backyard wouldn’t have done much for her career. Still, he could have at least told her about it.

“And we’re live in,” her cameraman announced, “three, two one.”

“Holly has certainly lived up to her promise, friends. In some areas as much as three feet of snow has fallen already. Roads are impassable. Snowplows are out in full force, but they can’t stay ahead of the snow that continues to fall. I’ve checked in with the Park County Sheriff’s Department and we’ve been very lucky so far. No known casualties related to the storm. The north western part of the state hasn’t been so lucky. Stay off the roads, please. Stay in your homes. By noon tomorrow Holly will be forging a path through Wyoming. The Jackson Hole Airport has already closed due to the wind and snow. For now, folks, everything in Livingston and the surrounding area is closed to ride out the storm.”

Camille pressed a hand to her chest. “I urge you to please stay inside. We’re hovering at fourteen degrees, but it feels far colder with the wind still gusting a good thirty miles an hour. Unfortunately, it’s going to get worse before it gets better.”

She smiled, showing off the gleaming white teeth she worked so hard to keep that way and infused pride into her expression.

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