Murder & The Secret Cave: High Desert Cozy Mystery by Dianne Harman

Author:Dianne Harman [Harman, Dianne]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-12-08T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

Marty and Jeff heard the sirens approaching the shack, and moments later two sheriff’s cars pulled to a stop on the dirt road below the shack. Three uniformed men quickly made their way up the trail. Jeff walked over to the first one and gestured towards the dilapidated shack. The officer motioned to the two men to follow him. In a few moments he stepped out of the shack and walked over to where Jeff was standing with Marty.

“I’m Sheriff Juan Antonio,” he said to Marty. “I understand from Jeff you were the one who discovered the body. I’m sorry, but at some point, now or later, I’m going to need a statement from you.” He turned to Jeff. “Coroner’s on his way. From what I’m seeing in the shack, I think I better call the Bureau of Land Management, too. I’m sure they’ll be very interested in some of those things he had in there.”

Marty’s eyelid was twitching furiously, and Jeff knew by the telltale sign she was even more nervous than she was letting on. “Marty, can you tell us what happened? I thought you were going to be up here earlier this afternoon. I’ve been waiting for your call.”

She started to talk but was interrupted by the sheriff. “Do you mind if I record this? I can use it as your statement, and you won’t have to tell it again.”

“Sure, that’s fine.” For the next half hour Marty told them everything that had happened from the time she’d first gotten to the shack to when she’d returned, including what Randy had shown her in the shed and the cave.

“Marty, did you see anything suspicious while you were with Randy? Did you notice anything that would make you think someone was lurking nearby?” Jeff asked

“No, nothing, but then again, I was so caught up in the unbelievable collection of artifacts I was seeing, I’m not sure it would have even registered.”

A few minutes later a dark government looking sedan pulled to a stop on the road below, and a man waved to Jeff and Juan when he got out of it. He walked up the path and Juan introduced him, “Marty, this is Rich Willis with the BLM. Rich, Marty Morgan. She’s an appraiser Randy was going to hire to appraise his Native American collection. Looks like he had a lot of things he shouldn’t have had.”

“Marty, I’m sorry to ask you this,” Rich said, “because I’m sure this has been a horrible experience for you, but would you mind telling me what Randy said about his collection? If you’re not up to it, I won’t ask you to go back in the shack, but would you mind walking through the shed and the cave with me? Again, I’m sorry to ask you this, but I’m concerned that as soon as the word gets out that Randy’s dead, people who know about his collection will try to loot it.”

“Did you know him?” Marty asked.

“Not personally. I’m not

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