Murder on Mokulua Drive by Burrows-Johnson Jeanne;

Author:Burrows-Johnson, Jeanne;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Artemesia Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-11-05T04:07:43+00:00

CHAPTER 13

As a small child, I felt in my heart two contradictory feelings,

the horror of life and the ecstasy of life.

Charles Baudelaire [1821 – 1867]

The next morning, Keoni and I decided to take a long stroll around the neighborhood. Except for the remodeling of one of the last vintage cottages, we did not find anything remarkable. We returned to find Joanne busily at work in her garden.

“Even though we don’t know what will happen to the cottage, I would hate to let the garden go to ruin,” declared Joanne. She then bent to dump her handcart of yard clippings into the composter.

“It’s great that you’re taking such good care of the garden. I’m not officially in the loop, but John Dias has indicated things are winding down in the analysis of Miriam’s home. I’m pretty sure you’re about to receive a status report pretty soon,” volunteered Keoni.

“With that end in sight, I should go inside and begin the assignment John’s given Nathan and me,” I said. “We’ve been asked to read Miriam’s journals, to see if there’s anything that might be relevant to her murder.”

“Good. I hope you’ll learn something that’ll help the police,” responded Joanne with a weak smile.

Soon Keoni was on his way into Honolulu to follow up on his new clients and I sat down at the computer. I then spent several hours online, researching Miriam’s career in international affairs. Mid-day Joanne and I met in my kitchen and prepared a lunch salad with vegetables from the garden, Italian bread and tea. Just as we were setting the table, the doorbell rang. When I opened the front door, I found John Dias staring at Miss Una perched on the fountain’s edge.

Turning around, he said, “Surprise. I’m about to do a final walk-through at Miriam’s and thought I’d return the keys to The Ladies. Is Joanne around? I can fill her in on what I’ve learned.”

“Good timing, John. In fact, why don’t you have a bite of lunch with us while you do that?”

“Thanks for the invitation. I’ll accept, since it’ll keep my time in Kailua fairly short.”

After adding another place setting, we all settled down for a working lunch. Confirming that the women could move back to Miriam’s cottage, John handed Joanne the keys she had given him after the murder.

“Maybe it would be a good idea for both of you to join me in my walk-through. Ken`ichi and the CSI team have already cleared out, and it could be useful for us to look things over together before I leave. I have to inform you that while you, Izzy, and Samantha are welcome to return to the cottage, something might develop that will require another official look at the property. Also, Natalie and Nathan have keys so they can complete their study of Miriam’s journals, so I trust you can find a schedule that will work for all of you.”

Joanne glanced over at me, before answering him. “Of course. And, with all the talk in the

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