Killer Spring by Sonia Parin

Author:Sonia Parin
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2020-06-21T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

A good friend is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks out

Derek Tucker had seen Wallace Greenaway at the market but had arrived too late to witness the clash. Then, the next day, Wallace had come into town in the morning. Derek couldn’t be sure, but he thought Wallace had headed to the florist shop.

Eve remembered Jill saying the Farmers’ Association had an office at the florist shop. Had Wallace gone ahead with the ban?

They left the newspaper office with no other information. Unfortunately, after seeing Wallace, Derek had gone out to lunch on the mainland and hadn’t returned to the island until later that night.

“Wallace must have gone to Belle’s to lodge his complaint against you, Eve.”

“I’m surprised you’re not making any comments about Derek staying in the mainland until late.”

“Oh, he must have been with his girlfriend.”

“Aha, I see.”

“You didn’t know?”

“You’d think someone who is constantly labeled a busybody would know, but I didn’t.” Eve slowed down. If they went to Belle’s Blooms, Eve would have to ask about the ban, but she didn’t want her relationship with Belle to become awkward. What would she do for flowers if Belle took exception to her snooping around?

Eve looked up and down the street.

Still no sign of Mira and David.

“I’m not surprised Bernice hasn’t been seen around today but what about on the morning of Chad’s death? Someone must have seen her.”

Jill laughed. “You’re hoping she won’t have an alibi so you can pin the death on her.”

“No, I just want to find the killer. I mean…”

“You want to outsmart Detective Phil Forrester.”

Did she? “Maybe I do. He didn’t even take a nibble of my cookie. I would have forgiven him if he’d said he didn’t like cookies. But he didn’t.”

“Ordinarily, I’d say you were reading too much into it, but in this case, I think you’re right. If you can’t trust the detective working the case, then you have no hope.”

“I’m sure Jack is doing all he can… From the sidelines.”

Jill grabbed her arm and tugged her along. “Quit dragging your feet. Let’s do this. I need a coffee.”

They found Belle working on an elaborate flower arrangement. She wore her usual twin set and pearls with her honey blonde hair swept into a chignon.

“Eve Lloyd.”

Eve tried to read her mood, but Belle had given nothing away other than a hint of surprise.

Brightening, she asked, “Oh, are those flowers for the inn?”

“No, this is for Chad Burrows’ service. The inn is getting some daisies.”

Eve thought Belle’s voice had hardened slightly. Then again, she might have imagined it.

“Who’s organizing the service?” she asked.

“Bernice Glover.”

“Didn’t he have any family?”

Belle gave a distracted nod. “There’s an uncle and a cousin.”

“It’s good to know he had someone to think of the details,” Eve said and tried to keep her tone conversational. “When did Bernice come in?”

“She phoned the order in,” Belle clipped out and stepped back to inspect her work. “Was there something you wanted?”

Nope. She hadn’t imagined it. Belle had definitely sounded different.

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