Murder at the Boat Club: a 1920s cozy historical mystery (A Ginger Gold Mystery) by Lee Strauss

Author:Lee Strauss [Strauss, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
ISBN: 9781774090206
Publisher: La Plume Press
Published: 2019-06-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

The next logical step was to begin second interviews with the subjects on their new list, and once they’d finished their meal, Basil drove them to the Imperial Institute.

The senior tutor assisted them in their quest to track down Mr. Harry Brooks, and they found the former oarsman in the courtyard, legs crossed as he sat on one of the benches with a book on his lap.

Basil thought the young man resembled Garrett in size and looks, though where Garrett had had a playful countenance, Harry Brooks scowled as if he had a thundercloud over his head.

He spoke first. “What do you want with me? I wasn’t even at the race.”

“Mr. Brooks,” Basil said, “let us start with a proper introduction. I’m Chief Inspector Reed, and this is my consultant, Lady Gold.”

Harry Brooks’ gaze lingered on Ginger with mild interest before turning back to Basil. “Like I said, I wasn’t there.”

“Can you recall where you were the night before the race, Mr. Brooks?” Ginger asked.

Harry Brooks shrugged a muscular shoulder. “I’m afraid I can’t. Off drinking in some pub, likely, washing my blues away.”

“Why were you removed from the team?” Basil asked.

“Don’t you read the rags? The scandal surpassed the reach of the university paper to the London Daily Herald. Mrs. Ainsley and I had an attraction, you could say,” Mr. Brooks said bitterly. “In my defence, she was the one to pursue me, yet ultimately, I was the one punished for it.”

“Are you saying you were powerless to resist her charms, Mr. Brooks?” Ginger asked.

Harry Brooks scoffed. “Have you met Carol Ainsley?”

“A little self-control goes a long way,” Basil admonished.

“I daresay. Am I here for a sermon?”

“You didn’t like Garrett Edgerton, did you?” Basil said.

“I had nothing against him personally.”

“But he took your place on the team?” Ginger said. “Your place of glory.”

“If not him, then it would’ve been someone else. What’s this all about anyway? The chap died in full view of dozens of people without anyone laying a hand on him.”

“The coroner’s report indicated that Mr. Edgerton died as a result of foul play,” Basil said.

“I know, I was there,” Mr. Brooks said without empathy. “Well, it certainly had nothing to do with me. Like I said, I was in the pubs. I can get you names of people who saw me there.”

“That would be splendid,” Basil said. “I’ll get an officer from the Yard to contact you.”

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