Murder in India : A 1920s cozy mystery (A Tommy & Evelyn Christie Mystery Book 7) by Catherine Coles

Author:Catherine Coles [Coles, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Inspired Press Limited
Published: 2023-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

Clark Peterson was in the library scribbling away in his notebook. He looked up as Evelyn entered the room. “Good afternoon, Lady Northmoor. I trust you are feeling well today?”

“I am. Thank you for asking, Mr Peterson.”

“May I say how thorough you and your husband are in your investigations. I have already spoken to him this morning, and now here you are. I assume you also wish to interrogate me? I am at your mercy, Lady Northmoor.” Evelyn smiled as Clark waggled his eyebrows.

“If you don’t mind, I’d like to know more about the family trust. It has been suggested to me that Anna didn’t have access to the entire inheritance.”

Clark sighed. “I suppose it makes me look guiltier that I didn’t explain that to your husband when we spoke earlier. I can assure you it has no bearing on what happened to Anna. I didn’t kill her.”

“Why would it make you look guiltier?”

“Let me explain.” Clark put down his pen and closed his notebook. “Please take a seat. It’s giving me quite a pain in my neck to look up at you, and it may take a few minutes for me to explain how this thing works properly.”

“As you wish.” Evelyn sat in the chair opposite Clark. “Go slowly, please, Mr Peterson. I’m afraid I rather switch off when my husband talks about legal matters. He can spend hours with Mr Ryder discussing business, and I confess I find it jolly dull.”

“Don’t you worry, Lady Northmoor.” Clark gave her a bright smile. “I only understand how the trust works, and was set up, insofar as it concerns me and relates to money. Other than that I have no interest in legalese either.”

“That makes perfect sense to me,” Evelyn told him. She couldn’t help but hope Clark hadn’t killed Anna because he was a very personable fellow, and she rather liked him.

“Now, as I told your husband, Anna and I are cousins and share a grandmother. Anna is an only child. I have a sister. Our grandmother did not like my father very much at all. Although he was the eldest child, and obviously male, Granny decided against leaving him her millions. She favoured her daughter, Anna’s mother.”

Evelyn held up a hand. “Where did this money come from?”

“Granny’s father left it to her in his will. All I know about him is that he was involved in the railroads and, obviously, made an absolute fortune.”

“I am following along so far,” Evelyn said. “Carry on.”

“The trustees were instructed to give Anna an income during her lifetime. I believe there’s a clause that states her children would then receive that income upon her death.”

Evelyn frowned. “But she has no children.”

“She does not,” Clark confirmed. “Which means the income then comes to my sister and I jointly.”

“I can see why you would feel that information increases your motive.”

“It’s an exceedingly large trust, Lady Northmoor.“ Clark looked at Evelyn earnestly. “With an incredibly generous yearly income. Yet somehow Anna always managed to spend the money before the end of every year.

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