Murder with a Twist by Tracy Kiely

Author:Tracy Kiely
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mystery, mystery fiction, mystery novel, martini, mob, new york, new york city, tracy keely, tracey keeley, tracey kiely
Publisher: Midnight Ink, an imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.
Published: 2015-04-08T04:00:00+00:00

twenty-three

It took several minutes to get a coherent story out of Audrey. Finally, she told us that after Olive told her about Lizzy, she’d gone home and tried to calm down. “But I was just too mad,” she said, once her tears had subsided. “Why was he with her of all people? I’d given him everything! Everything! And he humiliates me by going off with her! He promised he would stop. After Aunt Olive told me about her, I figured that that’s where he’d been holed up. I decided to go there and tell him what I thought of him. When I got there, I saw that the door was open. I knocked, but there was no answer. So I … I walked in. That’s when I saw her. She was lying on the floor. I knew she was dead. Her eyes …” Audrey closed her own eyes at the memory. After a minute, she continued. “I know I should have called the police, but I just wanted to get away from there. I had to get away from her eyes.”

“What time was this?” I asked.

“About eleven-thirty.”

“Did you see anything that might have indicated that Leo had been there?”

“No. Absolutely not,” she said immediately.

“Take your time. No need to rush your answer.”

She took a deep breath. “I didn’t see anything. I just saw her. And then I left.”

“Did anyone see you there?” I asked.

“No, I was careful not to let anyone see me,” she said with a hint of pride.

I sighed. “Actually, it would have been better had you been seen. The police think Lizzy was killed earlier in the evening.”

Audrey stared at me, her eyes wide. “I don’t understand.”

“Yes. That much I know,” I said.

From the other room came the sound of crashing glass. Nigel put his cup on the table and stood up. “Excuse me for moment,” he said before heading toward the chaos in the other room.

Audrey and I sat in silence listening to Nigel try to coax Skippy back onto his leash. Audrey sat quietly and picked at her nails. “Audrey, if you know something, you really need to tell me,” I said.

Audrey continued to stare at her hands. “I’ve told you everything,” she said, her voice small.

I took a sip of my coffee. I didn’t believe her for one second.

After Nigel got Skippy onto his leash, I called Daphne and told her what had happened. “Balls,” she said, her voice annoyed. “The little idiot.”

“I agree. But she’s in no condition to be left alone. Can you come over?”

“I’ll see what I can do. I just got a call from one of my clients and have to take care of something for them. If I can’t come, then I’ll send Toby.”

“Fine. We’ll wait until one of you shows up.”

“Okay. Bye.”

_____

Toby arrived twenty minutes later. “What’s happened?” he asked as he shrugged out of his overcoat.

“When Audrey heard that Leo was seeing Lizzy Marks, she decided to pay her a visit. Unfortunately, when Audrey got there, Lizzy was dead.

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