Killer View by Catherine Bruns & Catherine Bruns

Author:Catherine Bruns & Catherine Bruns
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cozy mystery, women sleuths, murder she wrote, detective mystery
Publisher: CMB Publishing
Published: 2022-07-10T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

“I don’t believe this,” Jacques muttered as his convertible flew down the highway. “If that Carmine is anything like his brother, I wouldn’t put murder past him.”

“He might not be like Tony at all,” I pointed out.

Jacques snorted. “Oh please, darling. From what I’ve heard about that family, they all have a skeleton or two in their closets. Their father was rumored to be associated with the mob. Tony himself was once arrested for dealing drugs.”

“What? I never knew that.”

“Hmm.” Jacques narrowed his eyes at the road. “It was before you were an agent, even before Tony himself entered the business. Because of whom his father was, he basically got off with a slap on the wrist. Now, I’m not saying that people can’t change or that Carmine is guilty because his family has mob ties. Still, I wouldn’t underestimate any of them. The Romanos are a powerful family.”

“You’ve never told me exactly what Tony had done to you in the past,” I said.

Jacques was silent for several seconds. “There was this one time when we were both at a real estate conference in Syracuse. He was with a couple of his agents at a bar. My manager and I were at one of the tables having a discussion, and he started making fun of me and the fact that I was gay. He had everyone in the place laughing at me.”

I was horrified. “What did you do?”

“What I really wanted to do was punch him in the face,” Jacques admitted, “and to be honest, I think that’s what he wanted too. Instead, I got up and left.”

He kept his eyes fixed on the road, but I could see the pain in them that he always tried to hide. Jacques had not had an easy life, and his parents had disowned him after he had come out to them. “It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do,” he admitted.

I laid my hand on his arm. “I’m sorry that you had to deal with that. My guess is that Tony’s jealous of you and your success.”

Jacques gave me a wry smile. “Maybe I should take it as a compliment. He wants to take business away from me so there’s more for him.”

“The market is doing great right now. There’s plenty of listings for everyone,” I said scornfully. “He’s a greedy homophobic jerk.”

“I wouldn’t be surprised if Carmine works in real estate law as well as criminal law in an attempt to help his brother deceive people,” Jacques mused thoughtfully. “I’m also surmising that if Carmine is at the wake tomorrow, Tony will be too.”

“If it bothers you, I can go alone,” I said.

Jacques laughed. “Nonsense. I wouldn’t dream of letting you go by yourself. He can’t hurt me anymore. Now, getting back to Kevin. I can’t believe that he would change his life insurance policy and make Katie the beneficiary instead of Pam, or at least his kids.”

"It sounds like Katie asked him to, and he obviously would do anything that she wanted.

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