Last Resort: Treasure Trail - Book 3 by Morgan Brice

Author:Morgan Brice [Brice, Morgan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781647950736
Publisher: Darkwind Press
Published: 2024-03-05T18:30:00+00:00

SEVEN

BEN

“Everything okay?” Jenny asked when Ben came into the rental office a little late. “You look like you didn’t sleep.”

“Someone tried to break into Trinkets last night,” Ben told her. “We scared him off, but that doesn’t make it any less upsetting.”

“Did anyone get hurt?”

Ben felt bad about mentioning the break-in because Jenny was the worrying type. Then again, he figured word would be all over Cape May by lunchtime.

“Erik and I are okay. But we don’t know who did it or why. Doesn’t make for a good night’s sleep.”

“On the bright side, no one tried to break in here for a change,” Jenny pointed out.

“I guess that’s something,” Ben agreed. “I’m going to do a little private eye work this morning, so please don’t let anyone bother me unless it’s urgent.”

“You got it.”

Ben grabbed a cup of coffee and a donut from the break room and then went in his office and closed the door. While his computer powered up he stared at the screen and planned his next move.

He logged into a couple of data bases for private investigators and typed in everything he knew about Holden Carr. Ben didn’t have a home address, and New York City was a big place, but he counted on the unusual first name to yield a few hits.

Several pings meant he’d gotten matches on his prompt. Ben watched the results scroll up his screen.

Carr’s got money problems. Overdue loans, poor credit score. Late payments. He said he was an actor, but maybe roles have been hard to get now that he’s not as young as he used to be. New York’s a pricy place to live. Did he get used to expensive tastes when things were good?

Holden Carr’s profile revealed a man teetering on the edge of ruin. While he hadn’t been in trouble with the law, a couple of notations pointed out Carr’s involvement with some dicey business ventures that had come under investigation.

He’s heard about hidden treasure all his life, linked to both his great-grandfather and his uncle. Then Tom suddenly shows up. How did Carr know? What did he expect? Was he going to hit Raines up for money? Or did he think that Raines left his hiding place because he’d finally figured out where Edwin hid his famous stash? Was Holden going to try to make a deal with Raines—or take the loot for himself?

Ben weighed which of his friends to call. Vic could access police resources, but Chief Hendricks might decide to share information, and Ben didn’t want to go around him unless he had no choice. Teag, on the other hand, had less orthodox connections but might uncover a different sort of evidence.

He decided to wait on the call to Vic and see if Hendricks would play nice. Teag answered on the first ring.

“Great to hear from you, Ben. What’s new up north?” Teag teased. Based in Charleston, SC, Teag’s weather was almost certainly warmer than Cape May’s chilly early autumn.

“Not much. Just murders and mobsters,” Ben replied, intentionally off-handed.

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