Murder in the Moonlight (Ava James FBI Mystery Book 8) by A.J. Rivers

Author:A.J. Rivers [Rivers, A.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Ava James FBI Mystery Thriller
Publisher: A.J. Rivers
Published: 2023-06-01T16:00:00+00:00

The Bianchi estate never lost its appeal, it seemed. The drive up never lost its gut-tossing abilities, either, but Ava was glad to have the opportunity anyway. She always tried to see the silver lining.

“You don’t look as green around the gills this time,” Jason quipped as he put the car in park.

“Not because you tried to make the ride any less puke-inducing,” she countered. “Seriously, though, I think I’m getting used to it. It’s not nearly as bad this time.” It was a lie.

He chuckled. “Told you it gets better with repetition. Lots of stuff does, as a matter of fact.”

Like smiling or laughing, you should try it, she thought but didn’t say.

Jason rang the doorbell and banged loudly on it for good measure. The self-satisfied smile on his face was small but prominent and kind of out of place. His was a face that wasn’t accustomed to hosting many smiles whether caused by genuine pleasure or something a smidge darker.

Ava braced herself, fully expecting to be thoroughly browbeaten by Ms. Hampton, but this time, Leonardo himself opened the door. “Hello, Agents,” he said, flashing a smile that never reached his eyes.

“Mr. Bianchi, we need to speak with you again, if that’s alright,” Ava said with a genuine smile.

“I don’t suppose that was really a question, now, was it, Agent James?” He stepped back and motioned for them to enter. “I mean, if you really intended to request an interview with me, you would have called me from back in the city instead of driving for two hours to knock on my door and then ask.”

She chortled. “Okay, you got me.” She really wanted to keep the mood light.

“We need to speak with you whether it’s here or at the station; whether it’s alright or not; whether it’s a good time or not,” Jason said in a flat tone with a flatter expression.

Leonardo snapped his fingers and pointed to Jason. “Now that’s the kind of brutal honesty that I wish everyone had. That’s something a person can work with. I like that kind of integrity, Agent Ellis.” He led them into a small office and shut the door. “And by the way, the timing is fine, speaking with me is fine, here or at the station doesn’t matter to me. Just for the record. All I want is to find who killed my Ivana, and I’ll do exactly anything to find that person.”

“What would you do if you found said person, Leo?” Jason asked, leaning forward in his seat.

Ava’s mouth nearly dropped open before she could stop it.

Leonardo’s mouth curled up on one side in a grin and the temperature of the expression in his eyes dropped about sixty degrees. “Well, now, Agent Ellis, I would do exactly what was right.”

“I bet you would, Mr. Bianchi. I bet you would.” Jason sat back, and the two men assessed each other for several seconds.

Ava wouldn’t have been too surprised if one of them had said some cheesy line from an old western like: ‘This here town ain’t big enough for the both of us.

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