Hit the Road Jack by Willow Rose

Author:Willow Rose
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery, Murder, Thrillers & Suspense, Crime, Thrillers, Serial Killers, Police Procedurals, Thriller & Suspense
Published: 2015-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

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JANUARY 2015

I PLACED TWO books in front of Peter Walker.

“What am I looking at here?” he asked.

“Two books that are supposed to be written by your father.”

“I can see that much. But why am I looking at them?” he asked. He looked at his watch.

“Busy?” I asked. “I thought you worked the night shift.”

“I have a life outside of work too,” Peter answered.

“I’ll make this short, then,” I said. I leaned over my desk and pointed at the books. “Here’s my little theory. I don’t think these two books were written by the same author. And I think you know it. I think your sister Laura had her neighbor from across the street, Rhonda Harris, write three books for her, pretending they were written by John Platt. I think you noticed right away when you read the first book and you confronted your sister about it. Then, I think she offered you money to shut up about it. I think that’s why you were there on the night of her murder. You wanted more money. I think Rhonda Harris believed their scam would be revealed once Laura Bennett was killed, and therefore, she killed herself. To not have to live with the shame.” I paused for effect. Peter tightened his lips. That’s when I knew I was on to the right path. “Am I right?”

Peter Walker looked at me for a long time without speaking. His hands were shaking and he tried to hide them.

“Take your time.” I slurped my coffee while Peter fought within himself to determine whether to lie to me or tell the truth. Finally, he opened his mouth. He exhaled.

“All right. But…I…I…I didn’t come up with the idea. Laura did. I spotted it right away when I read the first one. There was no way my dad had written that. I confronted her and told her I would reveal it. That she was an imposter and everyone would know. She begged me not to, then offered me money to shut up. I took it. I didn’t want my family’s name getting dirty either.”

“Plus, you could really use the money. With the lifestyle you had been used to growing up, living in a small condo in Cape Canaveral and working the night shift at Ron Jon’s wasn’t exactly attractive to you.”

Peter stared at me. “So, am I in trouble?” he asked.

“That’s not for me to decide. I’m in homicide; I usually don’t deal with fraud or extortion. But, tell me one thing. Why did Laura Bennett do this? She had enough money, didn’t she?”

Peter shook his head. “She made a series of very bad investments. Plus, they were spending like crazy. She needed more money. They say it’s the worst thing that can happen to anyone. To suddenly get money. It’s like those lottery winners who take home three hundred million, and then two years later they tell the media they are now in debt in up to their ears and that winning the money was the worst thing that could have happened to them.

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