Messenger Bags and Murder (A Haley Randolph Mystery) by Dorothy Howell

Author:Dorothy Howell [Howell, Dorothy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dorothy Howell
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

I woke the next morning thinking about Shannon and not feeling so great about myself—not the best way to start a new day.

I rolled out of bed and got ready ahead of Kayla—today I selected a navy blue pinstripe suit and jazzed it up with a Betsy Johnson shoulder bag—and told her I’d meet her at the first workshop, then left our room. The breakfast station was set up in the main corridor again this morning, so I grabbed a cup of coffee and a pastry—wishful thoughts of a mocha frappuccino from Starbucks dancing in my head—and found a spot at one of the tall tables. I definitely needed a caffeine and sugar boost to tackle my morning.

The thing with Shannon was really bothering me. I’d ratted her out to Olivia for totally ignoring Kayla and me after finding Elita’s body, and gotten her into trouble—and all along it was Shannon’s own stepmother who’d been murdered.

Of course, I hadn’t known that at the time. Obviously, Shannon had been trying to carry on. Maybe staying on the job at the conference center was easier than facing her sisters and the rest of her family. Maybe she was too overcome with guilt for arranging Elita’s presence at the place that got her murdered. It seemed odd to me that she would continue working even under those circumstances, but who was I to judge? People handled situations—especially anything to do with family—in different ways.

Getting Shannon into trouble with her supervisor was surely that one extra thing she hadn’t needed to deal with. I owed her an apology.

The crowd milling around and moving through the main corridor seemed tense this morning. Day three of the conference meant the newness had worn off, and the workshops, luncheons, and events seemed like a grind. Some people would start to miss their loved ones, others would worry about what was happening at their jobs, and most everyone would be concerned about all the work that was piling up in their absence. Tomorrow, everyone would lighten up because the end would be in sight. We just had to get through today.

After I finished my coffee and pastry and dumped my trash, my cell phone rang. Ty’s name appeared on the caller ID screen. I cringed slightly—not a good sign. He wanted to talk about our last conversation at my apartment, the one that had turned my world upside down. I’d put him off. No way was I up to dealing with it now—not with the Shannon thing uppermost in my mind. I let his call go to voicemail.

I headed down the main corridor and into the exhibit hall. I didn’t know where I’d find Shannon this morning but I figured this was a good place to start. I didn’t want to text her with a request to meet, figuring she’d think I wanted to complain to her about something else. Not a good way to start off an apology.

I spotted Zander right away—jeez, that guy must have

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