Lights Out at the Lighthouse by Danielle Collins

Author:Danielle Collins [Collins, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fairfield Publishing
Published: 2019-03-30T16:00:00+00:00

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Henrietta was almost to the shop when she remembered that she hadn’t yet told Ralph about what she’d learned from the preservation committee. She pulled out her phone while at a stop sign and saw that Olivia had said things were going well, even more quiet than normal, so Henrietta took that as a sign to stop by and see Ralph.

Rather than park in the back as she usually did, Henrietta found a spot out front and parked. She knew she wouldn’t be there for more than fifteen minutes, so she wouldn’t run the risk of maxing out the hour parking limit.

Shoving her purse under the seat, she jumped out and locked the car before pushing open the front door of the Gershwin Private Investigators office.

“Hey, Henrietta,” Scott said, looking up from his bank of three computer screens. She couldn’t imagine focusing with three screens in front of her, but she was sure they were helpful when it was your full-time job. He pulled off his large over-the-ear headphones and grinned up at her. “What are you doing here?”

“I wanted to chat with your father really quickly about the case. I think we may have some more work for you.”

He rolled his eyes in mock frustration. “Between you and the police department, I’m going to be working ninety hours a week in the off season.”

“It’s good for ya,” Ralph said, coming out into the front room. “Hey ya, Henri.”

“Hi.”

“What’s up?”

“I found out some interesting information at the preservation committee today.”

“The what?”

“For historic houses,” Scott supplied.

“Exactly.” She nodded her head toward him. “Your son is right on. Gerald was a prominent member, and I discovered some potentially helpful information.”

“Such as?” Ralph prompted.

“The fact that Gerald, not the Historical Society, owned the Starlight Lighthouse.”

Ralph looked unimpressed. “Uh, that’s important how?”

“Scott?” she prompted to see if he knew the significance, but he looked just as dumfounded.

“I was operating under the assumption that Gerald worked for—or with—the Historical Society in order to preserve the lighthouse, but it was completely a private thing.”

“And…you gotta help us out here.”

“You two. Can’t you see?” She huffed out a breath, but they waited patiently for her to explain. “That’s a valuable piece of real estate. If it were to be accepted into the historic register, then no one would ever be able to purchase it. It would be protected.”

“You’re assuming there are people who would want that property, though.”

“True. I would concede that point, but I have a feeling this has something to do with his murder.”

“Scott?” Ralph said, looking over at his son.

“On it, but it’s going to take a bit.”

“He’ll look into property value and connect with some local real estate agents to see if anyone has an interest in that land, and therefore motive to stop Gerald from getting it registered,” Ralph explained.

“Sounds like a good idea. Thanks, Scott.”

“Of course, what’s one more thing?” He laughed, and his fingers attacked the keys with renewed fervor.

“Do you think this adds to Amelia’s motive?”

“We actually don’t know if she has a motive yet, do we?”

“I’m still working on that.

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