Murder Well Done by Constance Barker

Author:Constance Barker [Barker, Constance]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Constance Barker
Published: 2017-09-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

It had been such a stressful few days, so I decided to come home after the breakfast rush was over. I needed time to relax and think about all of the details that seemed to be coming at me at 100 miles an hour. The fire, the body, the autopsy evidence, the council connection, the other fires, the mayor and his wife at Joan Pianowski’s office, and then the fire at Julia’s coffee shop. Were two teenagers on bicycles really our murderers? I just couldn’t make sense out of it all. The pieces just didn’t seem to fit. Something was missing.

I called Brody and asked him to stop by when he had a chance, and he said wanted to talk to me about the stakeout too and would be by in a couple hours.

I threw in a load of laundry and then sat on the tufted armchair in the living room. “So, who killed Tom Hopkins and started all those fires, Wizard?”

His theories were worse than Junior’s.

“No, I don’t think some guy from Indiana just decided to swoop into Paint Creek and randomly kill somebody and create havoc in our little town – although that would explain why the evidence doesn’t paint a nice cohesive picture.”

My cell phone rang as I paused to actually consider the possibility that this was all just a random crime spree. It was Ruby calling, and that made me smile. “Hello there, girl.”

“Hi, neighbor! I saw your car in the driveway, and thought you might want to...”

“...find out the juicy details of your date with Troy last night. Yes! Come on over.”

“Are you sure? I don’t want to bother you if you’ve got things to do.”

“Please, come over, Ruby. I need someone to talk to – and bring your dog. I’d like to meet him.”

“Oh, I don’t know. I mean, she’s been professionally trained, but...”

“Just bring him...uh, her! The coffee is ready.”

Ten seconds later, the doorbell rang. That can’t be Brody yet... I opened the door with a curious look still on my face.

“Ruby! That was fast.”

“Well, I called when I saw your car, just as we were getting back from our walk, so I just came right here instead of going home first. This is Goldie.”

“Oh! Come in,” I said, a bit cautiously. “Your ‘little pooch’ is a full-size golden retriever.”

“She’s a Yellow Labrador, actually. Golden Retrievers usually have longer fur, and I’m pretty sure that Labs are smarter. Yeah, I kind of figured you were expecting a little Chihuahua in my purse.”

“I guess I was.” Goldie was still on her leash, so I opened the door all the way. “Hopefully she doesn’t have a taste for Hamsters!”

“Don’t worry, Wizard and Gracie are safe! Put out your open palm and let her sniff it. Goldie, this is my friend, Mercy.”

Goldie sniffed my hand and then kind of did a little sneeze and licked my hand.

“There...okay now, shake hands...now you’re friends for life. She’ll never forget you – and since you’re my friend, she’ll protect you too.

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