Killer Crop by Sheila Connolly

Author:Sheila Connolly [Connolly, Sheila]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Orchards, New England, Organic Farming, Apple Growers
ISBN: 9781445837147
Publisher: Chivers
Published: 2010-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

16

“Kenneth seems nice,” Elizabeth said in the car on the way home.

“He does,” Meg agreed. “Interesting that he thought Daniel was onto something. But as he pointed out, we may never know what. I wonder where he was last weekend.”

“Are you seriously considering Kenneth as a potential murderer? I’m sure any number of people can vouch for his relationship with Daniel over the years. Are you suggesting that Kenneth may have taken out a hit on Daniel out of professional jealousy? That he couldn’t stand to be trumped one last time by a long-term rival?”

Meg laughed. “That does sound a bit melodramatic, but anything is possible. Too bad Kenneth doesn’t know Patricia—he could’ve asked to look at Daniel’s papers. He might actually know what he’s looking for, if he found it. I wonder if the police will think of that. Did Patricia say if she worked outside the home?”

“She didn’t mention it,” Elizabeth said. “You know, I could probably ask her about Daniel’s papers, and whether she would mind someone going through them.”

“Not the police?” Meg asked.

“Do you seriously think that they would recognize an academic discovery?”

“No, I think that’s beyond them. But are you thinking that might be a motive for killing Daniel?”

Elizabeth sat back in her seat. “It’s been a long time since I’ve been involved in the academic community, but it is a possibility, if remote. Do you have any better ideas? I’d like to be able to hand that detective of yours something to look at, other than me.”

Meg sighed. “Mother, Marcus isn’t stupid, and I doubt that he sees you as a serious candidate for killer. But he does have to do his job, so you’re on the list. Still, I think this angle is worth looking into, and the police aren’t the best ones to do that. You have a plan?”

“Let me talk to Patricia tomorrow and see if she’ll let me look at Daniel’s papers. That’s a start. Maybe she has some idea what had Daniel so excited, but no one has asked her yet and she doesn’t see a connection.”

“Well, I promised Bree that I’d help with picking tomorrow, so you’re on your own.”

“That’s probably for the best, dear. I can speak to Patricia as a peer, and if you came along, she might feel that we were ganging up on her. I think I can handle a simple conversation with a grieving widow.”

Meg wondered just how seriously Patricia was grieving. She had seemed relatively composed at the service, but she had almost broken down when she had visited Meg’s home. On the other hand, Meg had sensed a certain coolness when she’d spoken about Daniel, and there was that odd crack about Emily Dickinson as the “other woman.” “Then go, and come back and tell me all about it.”

They drove a couple of miles in silence. Then Meg said, “I know this is an idiotic question after two teas, but have you thought about dinner?”

Elizabeth burst out laughing. “Not exactly. So far I’ve had four meals today.

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