Mean Girl Murder by Leslie Langtry

Author:Leslie Langtry [Langtry, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
Published: 2018-09-22T04:00:00+00:00

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"Don't you see?" I was in the hospital cafeteria with Kelly. "Didi was in DC right after Mom said the coins were in the Smithsonian! I think she was in on it with Stan."

Kelly chewed on her sandwich thoughtfully. "Maybe. But he was pretty happy she was dead."

"Because she was a loose end, and he got to keep all of the money they'd make when they sold them!"

She nodded slowly. "That could be true. Her body was found in the barn, and so were the coins. Did your mother say how many coins were in the exhibit?"

"She thought four." I set down my can of pop.

"Is that the file?" She glanced at the folder on the table. With Mom's disappearance and Amber's murder, I'd forgotten all about it.

I nodded. "Do you think Rex still believes the break-in was for this?"

She pointed at me. "It's his investigation, and I'd suggest you don't ask."

She was right. The last thing Rex would do right now was throw me a bone.

"What about the dog?" Kelly asked.

"He's staying at Rex's. I think he wants to keep him."

Kelly took the envelope and opened it. After reading a few seconds, she looked up. "Didn't Andrews say Didi went to DC to see her mother?"

I bit into a cookie. "That's right."

"Well, here." She pointed at the file. "It says her mother's been dead for years."

I clapped my hands. "That's it! We've solved it! She's the thief!"

"Maybe…" Kelly didn't look convinced. "Stan has a nice house. He could be a fence. She might have stolen stuff for him before."

Was it all coming together? What a relief. I'd tell Rex, he'd arrest Stan, and we could move on with our other problems.

"But what about Darlene?" she asked. "We know she hated Didi. And she knew how she'd been murdered."

"That's true. But I can't tie her to Stan." Darlene was a strong suspect. We knew her motive, and she knew the method of the murder. "Unless…"

I told Kelly about my run-in with the woman moments earlier. "She could've worked with Stan on killing Didi. That might be why she was at the store."

"One thing I can't figure out," Kelly mused. "Whether it was Darlene or Stan, why did they dress her as a witch and put her in that particular barn?"

I shrugged. "The costume is a metaphor? They wanted to have the last word?"

Kelly leaned forward. "Yes, but the school also had a grudge since she'd gotten the Halloween party cancelled."

I slumped back against my chair. "I don't think anyone at the school would've killed her for that. But if you're right, it could be anyone—a teacher or a parent…anybody."

"I'll poke around," my best friend said. "Maybe someone here knows Darlene a little better."

That sounded promising, but I had to wonder if we were going about this all wrong. Didi Stoker didn't have friends. She had enemies. Everywhere. Could the murderer be someone we hadn't even considered?

Kelly must have been reading my mind. "Maybe Stan is innocent? Maybe he's just a scumbag.

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