Liar's Moon by Kate Sweeney

Author:Kate Sweeney [Sweeney, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Thrillers, Mythology; Celtic, Ireland, Suspense & Thrillers
ISBN: 1935216198
Google: xUb3TgEACAAJ
Amazon: B005HF5WII
Publisher: Intaglio Publications
Published: 2010-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

The rain that pelted the window made the outside world seem distorted, as if Kathleen were peering through a kaleidoscope. When the car pulled into the museum parking lot, she sighed heavily. She was sure Dr. Rourke would not be looking forward to this meeting. As she looked at the clock on the wall, she realized Dr. Rourke was running late and Kathleen couldn’t blame her. She had rushed to her office, waving a hello to Kathleen.

She knocked on Dr. Rourke’s office before opening the door. “Mr. Bradley just pulled up.”

“Yes, Kathleen.” Neala turned her chair back to her desk and nodded. “I saw him.”

“Dr. Norman is to see him first, I’m told.” Kathleen walked into Neala’s office and sat in the leather chair by the desk. “What will you tell him?”

Neala sighed with a shrug. “The truth. Mr. Tynan took the stone as a safety precaution. He told me he had heard it was going to be stolen. I suppose, given the amount of money he has, he had a right to decide.”

Kathleen couldn’t hide the doubtful frown.

“This is what Mr. Tynan told me, Kathleen.”

Kathleen sat forward. “Then why not bring it back by now?”

“I don’t know. But I’m sure he has a good reason.” Neala angrily picked up a pen and tapped it against her fingers. She glanced at Kathleen. “What else is on your mind?”

“What about the American policewoman that was here the day Mr. Tynan stole, took the stone? Perhaps she can…” She hesitated before continuing, “…persuade Mr. Tynan to return the stone.”

Neala rubbed her temples. “This is for the museum officials to decide. I’m sure they want to keep this as quiet as possible. I know I do.”

“But…”

“Kathleen, please. Enough. It’s out of my hands,” Neala said. “And yours. So let’s just go on about our business and let Mr. Bradley and Dr. Norman take care of this.”

Kathleen nodded and sat back. “Well, how about some lunch?”

Neala smiled and shook her head. “No, thanks. You go on ahead. As a matter of fact, I’ll be tied up all afternoon with this. Why don’t you just take the rest of the day?”

“Are you sure?”

Neala laughed at her incredulous tone. “Quite. You’ve worked hard and you could use the time. Go on now before I change my mind.”

“Thanks, Dr. Rourke. Have a good weekend.”

“You too. We’ll do it all again on Monday.”

Kathleen ran to her desk and grabbed her coat.

“You must be hungry,” Michael Dornan said, looking up from the file in his hand.

“I have the rest of the day off.” She slipped into her coat and picked up her purse. “What are you looking at?” She motioned to the file.

“Oh, nothin’. Just a file on Mr. Tynan,” he said absently and leafed through the pages.

“Why are you looking at his file?” Kathleen buttoned her coat. “Tell me.”

Michael scratched his chin before answering. “It just doesn’t make sense, Kath. Why take the stone? Why not just get more security around it? God knows he can afford it.

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