Murder in Admonishment: A Doyle & Acton Mystery by Anne Cleeland
Author:Anne Cleeland [Cleeland, Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-02-28T07:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 21
Heâd sent word to The Remnant; there would be no sales this week. Everyone stay quiet. Stay quiet and pray.
Once at the recycling center, Doyle and Williams approached the man who was slouched on a stool behind the battered counterâa lanky, tattooed fellow who looked as though heâd worn the same denim jacket every day for several years without a washâand introduced themselves.
âWhatâs this?â the man asked with some alarm. âNever say thereâs another complaint about the dogs? If you donât want to get your arse bit, then donât climb the fence.â
âNo,â Doyle reassured him, and made a mental note to avoid the yard. âWeâre homicide detectives, and weâd like to know if you recognize this woman.â She pulled-out Mallory Flynnâs photo, and turned it toward him.
âNahânever seen that bird before,â he replied, after squinting at the photo. âAbove my touch.â
In a firm tone, Williams said, âWe think she may have been involved in a drug-running rig. Take another lookâare you certain?â
âHey, now,â the fellow said, much affronted by the insinuation. âI run a clean shop.â
âYou donât sell drugs?â asked Williams, for Doyleâs benefit.
âNo,â the fellow repeated adamantly. âYou lot shouldnât be harassing meâIâm saving the environment, here.â
âAnd much appreciated,â Doyle assured him. She then showed him the photo of the other figure. âCan you help us identify this person?â
Again, the man squinted. âIt looks a bit like Yandra, maybe?â
Doyle stared at him in astonished silence for a moment, and then managed to find her voice. âYandra Corso?â
He shook his head, still scrutinizing the photo. âDunno her last name. Sheâs started coming around, once in a whileâwears that hoodie, when she comes in, like sheâs ashamed to be seen. It does look a bit like herâhard to tell.â He flipped the photo back onto the counter. âIâd be surprised to hear sheâs doing drugs, thoughâsheâs a prim-and-proper type oâ bird.â He shot a glance at Williams. âGave it a go, but she wasnât having it.â
Doyle, however, was struggling mightily with this surprising revelation, and the rather ominous prospect that Corso may have been the last person to see Flynn aliveâcould she have killed her? Was that the reason Acton had called her in on the caseâto cover-up her own crime? It would fit-in with the scolding, certainly; could it possibly be that Acton did have feelings for Corso, and was helping her off the hook?
Stop it, she commanded herself abruptly; for the love oâ Mike, lass, pull yourself together and act like a detectiveâActon doesnât know who killed Flynn, and so that theory is flawed six ways to Sunday.
In an attempt to put herself back on track, Doyle asked the fellow, ââWhy does Yandra come âround here?â
The man raised his brows at Doyle, and explained as though speaking to a simpleton, âShe brings-in bottles, lady.â
There was a small silence, and then Williams stepped in, since he could see that Doyle was at a loss for words. âDoes she live around here?â
The man shrugged. âDunno. We donât take personal information unless the person brings in hazardous materials.
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