Murder by Suggestion by Veronica Heley

Author:Veronica Heley [Veronica Heley]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Severn House Publishers
Published: 2018-05-07T16:00:00+00:00

TEN

Tuesday morning.

Everyone froze. Did Terry really want to try to have those beautiful dogs put down? Surely not.

Trish crumpled to the floor, whimpering.

The dogs, puzzled and unhappy, whined and yelped at Terry’s feet.

Russet swept down the stairs like an avenging angel. ‘How dare you, you piece of dog shit! Walt never wanted to bring you to the house and now I understand why! I also understand exactly why your poor first wife landed in hospital not once, but three times!’

The dogs began to bark as she raised her voice.

Terry laughed. ‘Get away with you, you tired old hag! I told Walt, it’s more than time he got rid of you and picked something juicier. I’m happy to see he’s done just that!’

Russet shrieked, ‘Walt was worth a dozen of you, you nasty little boil, spitting out poison every time you open your …’ She stopped and reached for the newel post at the bottom of the stairs to steady herself. She dropped her voice to a whisper. ‘You don’t know, do you?’

‘What? Quiet, dogs!’ They whined, cringing away from him. Were they expecting another slap?

‘You really don’t know?’ Russet broke into a painful laugh. Then stopped herself, fighting for self-control. She leaned against the banister for support.

Ellie stirred herself. ‘This has gone on long enough.’ She checked that Barbie was looking after Trish, and that Susan and Kat were too far away to help Russet. Ellie helped Russet to sit on the bottom stair. Then she faced Terry. ‘Your friend Walt died yesterday afternoon by falling down the stairs.’

He blustered, ‘What absolute nonsense! That’s ridiculous! I don’t know who you are, but what you don’t seem to know is that my good friend Walt had a very good reason to throw Russet out yesterday morning. And as for you …’

Thomas moved closer to Ellie on one side, and Rafael stepped up on the other.

Ellie said, ‘My name is Mrs Quicke. This is my husband, Thomas, and this is Rafael, a good friend of ours. Together we have been looking after your wife and her friends. I understand that you didn’t know Walt had died when you came here, but that’s no excuse for your bad behaviour. I suggest that you check with the police at the earliest opportunity to find out what’s been happening. They will no doubt want to ask you various questions. Now I must ask you to leave. Your wife’s injury has been photographed and can be used in evidence against you if you try to contact her again without her permission. She needs a period of recuperation among friends before she decides what to do in the future, so—’

Terry sneered. ‘Walt’s dead? I don’t believe it. I’d have heard if that had happened. Trish has fooled you with some wild tale or other. She’s not quite the thing, you know. She sleeps around. She needs to be with someone who knows how to make her behave herself. So, get out of my way, old woman.’

Old woman! Ellie winced.

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