Homicide In The Hydrangeas (A Moorecliff Manor Cat Cozy Mystery Book 3) by Leighann Dobbs

Author:Leighann Dobbs [Dobbs, Leighann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-10T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

The seat where Jacob had sat for tea with Araminta had barely cooled before the doorbell at Moorecliff Manor pealed yet again. Daisy got up from her chair in the front parlor. “I’ll get it, Harold. It’s probably more flowers anyway, so it might as well be me.”

But no flowers waited on the other side of the heavy door. Instead, Ivan Hershey was there, his expression grim.

“We found Joey Tuccinelli’s vehicle. One street over. That’s pretty close to the place where he was murdered and stretches thin your claim to not be involved, Ms. Moorecliff. But that’s not why I’m here,” he said. Reaching into his vest, he pulled out a piece of what looked like paper at first glance and held it up for Daisy to see. “I’m here because I need an explanation. If you didn’t know the victim, never had dealings with him, never spoke with him, why then did we find your picture inside the car?”

Oh no. Obviously, Jacob hadn’t had time to point Ivan away from Daisy, Araminta thought. She got up and hurried over to have a look at the photograph Ivan was holding while surreptitiously checking on Daisy. Her complexion had lost a good amount of color, but her shoulders remained high and her back straight.

“I have no idea why there would be a picture of me in the car of a man I do not know, Detective. Perhaps you and your men should expend a bit of extra effort to find out?”

Daisy was trying to sound unaffected, but there was a tremor in her voice. Araminta knew Daisy was worried because of her past connections with Tony, but it was clear that even she didn’t understand why Joey Tuccinelli would have her picture. She peered at the image. Already, she had noted the photo looked damaged in that it was full of wrinkles, tears, and folds—almost as if someone had balled it up. The detectives must have straightened it out as best they could. What she couldn’t help but see, however, was the range of the subject in the picture. “It looks as if it were taken from a good distance, Hershey. Look how far away. And have a look at Daisy. Do you see what I see?”

Ivan seemed slightly irritated with her interjection. “I don’t have time to play games, Ms. Moorecliff. If you have something to say, just say it.”

Araminta’s mouth screwed up to keep her grin from showing. He was so much like Jacob, this boy. Determined. Serious, and yet at times, quite belligerent. “She doesn’t seem to be aware she is being photographed, Ivan. Plus, the corner of the photo is missing. Did your men miss it in their search of the vehicle?”

“We missed nothing,” Ivan declared. He scrubbed his hand over his face then said, “If there’s anything you want to tell me, Daisy... anything at all... now would be the time to do it.”

Daisy shook her head no. “There is nothing to tell, Detective. I

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