Honolulu Hottie by Terry Ambrose

Author:Terry Ambrose [Ambrose, Terry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cozy mysteries new releases 2016, good mystery books, Hawai‘i mystery novels, cozy thrillers, Amateur Sleuth, Oahu book, funny mystery books
Publisher: Terry Ambrose
Published: 2016-05-16T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

The picture on my laptop captured one of those intimate moments a woman with Cody Stellon-Woodham’s reputation would never want others to see. Gone was her overly formal exterior. This woman was enjoying herself. Having fun. Not promoting. Not…pretending. “I can’t believe he put it on social media.” I closed my eyes. “Now I’m talking to a ghost. Or the furniture.”

In the dream, two women had stood out—one wore red, the other green. I’d been convinced Cody was the woman in red because of her hair color. Could she instead be the woman in green? I continued combing through Victor’s Facebook pages. His posting pattern was very consistent. He posted only one photo of any given person, and all of the photos were taken in the conference room. All were taken from almost exactly the same angle.

I’ve always been a huge fan of candid photos. In my younger days, back when film and processing costs controlled how many photos I took, I’d always had people avoid smiling for the camera. No “watch the birdie” BS. No, I liked catching people unawares because I felt the end result was better. But these were different. Nobody looked directly at the camera, but to get such consistent results, Victor would need a professional photographer—or a hidden camera. Had any of them known what was going on?

The online search for a solution didn’t take long. Bluetooth camera remotes were less than twenty bucks. Once Victor paired the remote with his phone, he could take a shot of anyone from anywhere without their knowledge. Would Cody have sat so close if she’d had any inkling?

My phone rang. I glanced at the display. Chance. “Hey, how’s lunch?”

“I just dropped Lexie off. We’re having dinner on Saturday.”

Now, if the kid had just gotten some new intel I’d be really impressed. “What’d you learn?”

A loud roar drowned out his voice, but I thought Chance said, “Hang on.” A moment later, the thunder was gone. “Darn busses. Anyway, Lexie told me why Victor was going to lose his virtual office space. Someone from their corporate office suspected that Victor was engaged in illegal activities. Be there in five. We’ll talk then.”

Chance hung up before I could tell him we now had enough to visit Cody. While waiting for him, I cranked up the ceiling fan a notch, drank a glass of water, and contemplated how to approach the reverend’s wife.

It was only a couple of minutes before I heard the familiar rumble in the parking lot. It was quickly followed by someone whistling. The someone was Chance and he was whirling his Ferrari key fob in little circles. When he saw me, I motioned for him to take a seat. “You look happy,” I said.

He stuffed the keys into his pocket and stammered, “Yeah, it was fun. Lexie’s…a nice girl.”

Who’s got you flustered, I thought. “You said Victor was going to lose his office space, yah?”

“She was much more talkative outside the office. Lexie’s worked there for about six months.

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