MURDER BY SUGGESTION a completely unputdownable cozy mystery by HELEY VERONICA

Author:HELEY, VERONICA
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Joffe Books cozy mysteries and crime
Published: 2024-10-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Tuesday morning

Trish pushed her chair back. ‘I can’t sit still and do nothing. I’m going to ring Terry. If he doesn’t listen, well, at least I’ll have tried!’

Barbie said, ‘No, Trish. You’d only be setting yourself up for an argument. I don’t honestly think we can ring Evan, or Terry, or Rupert, and tell them their life’s in danger without proof. We can’t just say, “We think this”, and “We think that”. They’d laugh themselves silly.’

Ellie agreed. ‘Yes, they probably would. I’m going to tell Monique, Evan’s first wife, what we know or suspect. Remember that it was she who masterminded your expulsion in the first place. She has never liked Diana,’ and here there was a quick exchange of glances among the wives, which Ellie saw and pretended she hadn’t. Diana put her chin up and pretended she didn’t care.

Ellie continued, ‘No doubt it gave Monique some satisfaction to organize Diana’s removal from Evan’s life, and she has gone along with his refusal to let Diana have access to their son. Monique had the evidence of the emails in front of her. The men wanted out of their marriages, and she was only too happy to help.’

‘You know that for a fact?’ asked Russet.

‘She admitted as much to me. Monique has a good business head on her and is nobody’s fool. I believe she organized the cleaning teams to pack up your belongings, but she is intelligent and fair-minded. If she is presented with the alibis which you all have for Walt’s death, then I think she might admit to a modicum of doubt about who was responsible for what. She might not be convinced that Bunny’s death was engineered’ — again a frisson of doubt ran through the room, and again, Ellie ignored it — ‘but she will be bright enough to accept that we are making a valid point in trying to get the men to be on their guard and yes, they will listen to her.’

Barbie wasn’t sure. ‘She will listen to you?’

‘Yes.’

Barbie made up her mind. ‘Very well. We would be grateful if you would do that, Mrs Quicke and, while we’re on the subject,’ she collected the eyes of the other women, ‘I would like to apologize if we have been less than polite to you. We were under the impression that . . . Well, I don’t think we behaved as well as we might have done when we arrived. In short, we are all profoundly grateful to you for taking us in and looking after us so well.’

Which, being translated, meant that Diana had told her friends that Ellie was a poor, weak creature, due to move into an old people’s home? And that they now know better.

Diana’s chin rose even further in the air. She got to her feet, looking at no one. ‘My mother has always had my best interests at heart. I am glad you have all been able to take refuge here. I’m sure the men will see sense soon.

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