Murder and Misdirection, a Ditie Brown Mystery, Book 6 by Sarah Osborne

Author:Sarah Osborne [Osborne, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sarah Osborne

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“Mrs. Strout is in a wheelchair and no one else looks pregnant,” I said.

“I’ll search for more photos closer to the time of Luke’s birth,” Lurleen said, “and I’ll see if I can find out where everyone was when he was born.”

“Thanks, Lurleen. I have to go. The kids will be starving for dinner.”

“This might change the questions Kevin will want you to ask Jonathan tomorrow, assuming the interview is still on,” Danny said. “I’ll talk to him about this. It seems likely Jonathan would know if Nicole was Luke’s birth mother; that would be a hard secret to keep from others in the family.”

“And that would mean Stephanie would also know,” I said.

“My guess would be that everyone in that family knows,” Danny said. “And as for you, Lurleen—,”

She stopped him by waving one well-manicured hand in the air. “I will continue to do what I do best, a little research on the internet.” She paused. “I can see that gleam in your eye, Danny. You think that will keep me out of mischief!”

“The gleam is about all the information you will gather that we can dump in Kevin’s lap without putting you in danger.”

I drove home, checked on the kids and started dinner. I asked Mason to call Noah’s mom and Hannah’s grandfather to see if both kids could stay for dinner.

He left and came back five minutes later.

“They can. I said I’d drop them back before nine. That work for you?”

“Perfectly. How did I manage without you?”

“No idea,” Mason said.

Dinner was homemade pizza. I’d finally found a good pizza dough recipe and kept some of it ready to go in the freezer. The kids put on the toppings they liked, and I popped two large pizzas into the oven. I left Hannah and Lucie in charge of the salad.

Jason and Noah set the table and then headed outside for a little soccer before it got too dark. Mason and I sat on the sofa in the living room.

“I can’t tell you much,” I whispered to him. “Too many ears, but Danny will call you later to fill you in about what we’ve found out.”

“Does it change plans for tomorrow?” Mason asked. “I wouldn’t mind if I could keep you out of this.”

“I don’t think it does,” I said. “I have to say I’m very curious about what it is that Jonathan might feel he can tell me and no one else.”

“Is Danny going to call Kevin directly?”

“Yes,” I said.

“That’s good,” Mason said. “He and Kevin are close friends. Actually, everyone in the precinct is Danny’s friend. None of them wanted him to leave the force including me.”

“Why did he leave?”

“Danny’s a little like Lurleen, and that’s probably what makes them a good fit. He doesn’t like rules much.”

I laughed at that. “It’s good they have both of us to rein them in,” I said.

“You think we rein them in?”

I laughed louder at that. Lucie stuck her head in the living room. “What’s funny? When I hear you two laughing and then whispering, I know you’re saying stuff you don’t want us to hear.

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