Murder on the Candlelight Tour by Ellen Elizabeth Hunter

Author:Ellen Elizabeth Hunter [Hunter, Ellen Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
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Publisher: Magnolia Mysteries
Published: 2003-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

20

"Rachel's parents were here this afternoon," I said. Nick, Jon, Binkie and I were gathered around my kitchen table to share Thai takeout. "They came to Wilmington to arrange to have Rachel's body sent to Greensboro for burial. Talking to them was one of the hardest things I ever had to do."

Little Spunky, for that is what I named the kitten, was asleep on a heating pad in a basket at my feet. Nick was still clueless about my fall into the root cellar that morning. I told him the kitten had turned up at my back door. I reflected that if I'd gone to New York as I'd planned, this little guy would have starved to death. Sometimes things work out the way they're meant to.

"Rachel's home is in Greensboro," Nick told Jon and Binkie.

The Thai food was fragrantly spicy. We had See Ew--noodles with black soy sauce, broccoli, and shrimp--and chicken Gra Prao, plus Gang Ped, red curry with fresh vegetables. I was working on my salad. Peanut dressing, I was addicted.

I swallowed quickly. "Oh, the Jacobs told me something interesting. Evil Eddie is from Greensboro too. Rachel and Eddie met at UNC-G. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs never liked him. Well, I can sure understand why."

Nick said, "The Greensboro police are working with us. They went to Eddie's parents' home with a search warrant but he wasn't there. And they claim they haven't heard from him."

Well, I should have known that Sherlock Yost would be one jump ahead of Ashley Watson.

"You'll get him," Jon said. "I'll bet he's hiding somewhere here in town. He doesn't strike me as a man with many resources."

"He hinted that he was about to come into big money," I said. "He's probably involved in drugs."

"He's got a rap sheet," Nick told us. "Dealing."

That didn't surprise me.

"Is Eddie now your prime suspect?" Binkie asked Nick, inserting the knife and giving it a twist. Not that I blamed him.

Nick blanched. "Professor, you aren't a suspect in Rachel's murder. We know you didn't kill her."

"I didn't kill Sheldon either. Lord knows I hated him enough, but I'm not a killer."

"I know you're not, Professor. It's just that all the evidence points to you."

Well, that got my attention. Just when I think I've got him pegged, Nick surprises me. "Circumstantial evidence, Nick," I argued. "No witnesses."

"True. But the D.A. has won cases with less. I shouldn't even be sitting here talking to you about the case, Professor."

Binkie gave Nick a half-smile. "But you are. You wanted to see Ashley. And I'm not feeling kindly toward you so I'm not bowing out. I was here first. Besides, you know I didn't kill him, no matter how much evidence points to me. If you had any sense you'd be asking for my help. But you young people, you think you know it all."

Jon choked on his food and got up and went to the refrigerator for a bottle of iced tea. He stood leaning into the refrigerator for a long while, his hunched shoulders shaking.

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