Her Deadly Secrets by Griffin Laura

Author:Griffin, Laura
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781472265159
Publisher: Headline
Published: 2019-07-01T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

SIXTEEN

SHE LOOKS bad,” Diaz said in a low voice.

Charlotte followed his gaze to the patrol car, where Kira Vance stood with her arms crossed, staring at her feet, while her security guy scanned the scene with an eagle eye.

Former military, Charlotte would bet on it. She’d meant to run his background, but she’d gotten sidetracked with about ten other aspects of this crazy investigation.

“Think we should take her in?” Diaz asked.

“Let’s keep it informal. We’ll probably get more out of her.”

Kira and her bodyguard had been here for a while now, waiting outside the gate. An officer had already interviewed Kira and relayed the basics, but Charlotte had some follow-up questions. As she walked over, Jeremy Owen’s gaze homed in on her.

“Ms. Vance?”

Kira looked up. Her face was pale, and she had the same blank expression Charlotte remembered from Brock Logan’s patio. Once again, they were standing a stone’s throw away from a bloody crime scene where someone had been shot at close range.

“Get you some water?” Charlotte asked.

“No.”

“I have a few follow-up questions about your interactions with the victim.”

“Okay.” Kira shuddered and wrapped her arms tighter around herself. She wore an oversize flannel shirt that swallowed her, but she still seemed cold. The knees of her jeans were damp, and her shoes were muddy.

“What about her?” Kira asked.

“How exactly did you find her? At this address?”

“She told me where she lived over the phone.”

“This was when she called you from her car?”

“That’s right.” Kira cast a wary look at the crime scene, where the ME’s people were still huddled around the body.

Charlotte dug out her notepad and flipped it open. According to Kira’s initial statement, the victim had done some work for Oliver Kovak shortly before his death, so Kira had interviewed her to learn more about it.

“How did you find her?”

Charlotte glanced up. “Me?”

“I noticed you were already here when we arrived,” Kira said, “but another detective’s in charge of the crime scene.”

Sharp girl. And maybe she wasn’t as out of it as she looked.

“We’d been trying to reach her for an interview,” Charlotte said.

“Why?”

“We believe she’s connected to the Kovak case.”

Another glance at the crime scene. “Do you think—” She halted and looked down, like she might get sick. Her face turned a sickly shade of green.

Jeremy eased closer and touched her elbow. “Kira?”

She shook him off and looked at Charlotte. “Do you think I might have led him to her? Whoever killed her?”

Charlotte considered how much to reveal. She sensed she might get more from this witness if she shared some information.

“That’s unlikely.”

Kira’s brows arched.

“We have reason to believe that on Monday afternoon, someone followed her to a mail store, where she sent a package to Oliver Kovak.”

“Post Place, by the courthouse.”

Charlotte frowned. “How’d you know that?”

“She told me.”

Charlotte studied the PI. Clearly, she knew a hell of a lot more about this case than she’d volunteered in her multiple interviews. She was withholding info, and it needed to stop.

“We believe the person followed Michelle Chandler

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