Galleries and Gunmen: The Hemlock Inn Mysteries Book 5 by Josephine Smith

Author:Josephine Smith [Smith, Josephine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Western Coast Press
Published: 2022-04-21T16:00:00+00:00

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After my rendezvous with Nick, I left the farm feeling refreshed and a little giddy. He always knew how to make me feel better. And he was right—Michel deserved justice, and I wanted to do what I could to get that for him.

Of course, I had no idea where to go now. It was clear that Henry was keeping things from me, and there was more than one shady character running around my town with more knowledge about Michel’s past than I had. But I didn’t know how to find any of them, and I wasn’t sure where to go next.

While Barbara potentially had a motive, she also seemed to have an alibi, and I found it hard to believe that this kind woman could hurt another person, even if she had gotten upset with me when I’d said all those things in front of her family. Would she be willing to kill to protect her family? Maybe…but why would they need protecting? And why give herself an alibi that could be so easily disputed?

I felt stuck with the investigation, and this was never a feeling I liked to have. I wanted to do what I could to find the truth about Michel’s killer and get Benjamin out of my town soon, but there was no clear path in front of me.

There was obviously more going on with Michel than he’d led us to believe, too. What had he been up to before opening his gallery in Los Angeles ten years ago? Why couldn’t I find evidence of his activities online? His gallery seemed popular right from the start, showing up in old articles as an exemplar in the L.A. art scene.

So he must’ve made a name for himself before opening the gallery, yet I couldn’t find any proof of that online. Where was he making his connections, if not on the internet? He’d been in the business for a long time, even ten years ago, so he should have shown up somewhere on the internet. Maybe I just needed to keep digging.

Nadia had texted me while I was out at the farm with Nick, letting me know she was heading home early for the day with a headache. It was after seven at night, and we normally didn’t have anyone staffing the front desk this late in the evening, so it was fine that she’d left. She must’ve still been upset about Christos canceling on her.

The bistro would be closing soon as well, but I couldn’t go home yet without picking up Lola first. She could be alone for a couple of hours at the inn, but she didn’t spend the night there.

The lobby was quiet when I arrived, and Lola hurried out from behind the front desk at my arrival. I bent down to give her ears a ruffle and let her lick my cheek.

“It’s good to see you, too, girl,” I said, giving her back a scratch. “Let’s get you some dinner.”

I led her back to my office, pouring out a bowl of kibble I kept locked up for such occasions.

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