Murder in Belgrave Square: A 1920s cozy mystery (A Tommy & Evelyn Christie Mystery Book 4) by Catherine Coles

Author:Catherine Coles [Coles, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Inspired Press Limited
Published: 2021-05-02T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Three

The door creaked open, and Victoria stood in the entrance to the library with an incredulous look on her face.

“Evelyn! My goodness…”

“Has the detective spoken to you?” Tommy asked.

“He’s taken Lord Chesden off somewhere. He asked the rest of us to stay where we were, but I heard a baby crying and couldn’t resist finding out more.”

“How well did you know Georges Dubois?” Evelyn hoped her abrupt question would surprise Victoria into answering quickly. In her experience, a response given without too much thought was usually honest.

“Georges?” Victoria repeated and looked at Tommy, then back at Evelyn. She visibly gathered herself. The brief delay was long enough to give her time to decide how much she would share and which information she would keep to herself. “We knew Georges when we lived on the continent.”

“He lived near you in France?”

“Why all the questions?” Victoria asked sharply, a note of suspicion in her voice.

“Didn’t the detective say why he was here at the house?” Tommy interjected.

Victoria looked at her nephew. “He didn’t. I presumed there had been a theft or something.”

Evelyn frowned. “Why would that be your first impression?”

Victoria swept a hand around the room. “Houses like these attract the type of characters who would rather indulge in nefarious deeds than find gainful employment.”

Evelyn hated generalisations. Especially when voiced by a woman who hadn’t worked a day in her life. Still, she couldn’t deny that it was a common opinion.

“I insist you tell me what is happening.” Victoria stepped into the room and closed the door behind her. “Are you telling me there hasn’t been a burglary?”

“I’m afraid it’s much more serious than that.” Evelyn sat in the chair next to the now blazing fire.

“Darling…” Tommy warned.

The police would not be pleased if she told Victoria what had happened to Georges. Still, if they had wanted the information to remain confidential until they had spoken to everyone in the drawing room, it was up to them to ensure that happened.

“Georges has been murdered,” Evelyn said bluntly.

“But…” Victoria’s gaze swung wildly to Tommy for confirmation. “But he was here earlier this evening and he was fine. You must be mistaken.”

“Evelyn is telling the truth. We have both seen the body.” Tommy moved over to the sideboard. “Would you like a drink, Aunt Victoria?”

“There is tea, if you would prefer.” Evelyn lifted her own cup and took a sip.

“I don’t want tea.” Victoria shook her head. “Neither do I want sherry or anything else sweet and silly. Give me a measure of brandy, Tommy. And make it a large one.”

Evelyn considered the older woman. She was acting shocked, as was to be expected. Victoria was saying the right things, but there was something missing. It would be normal for a person acquainted with a murder victim to ask what had happened and then make some sort of statement as to his character. Either he was the sort of person for whom murder wasn’t a surprise or he was a pleasant young man, and his death was a terrible tragedy.

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