Murdered by Success by Dianne Harman

Author:Dianne Harman [Harman, Dianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781074565992
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2019-07-11T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

Roger had to go to his office that afternoon to take care of some legal work, and Liz was secretly glad. Now she could investigate without his cloud of worry hanging over her head.

After he’d prepared lunch, Liz said, “Thank you for the sandwich, Roger. It was great.” He’d sliced the sandwiches in perfect triangles, their tuna and tomato and lettuce filling showing through. Chips and salad were on the side, and there was even a small brownie on each plate. Gina had brought them over for breakfast.

Roger decided to take his lunch to his office and pick up something to drink at Gertie’s Diner, the next-door octogenarian who he rented his office from.

He gave Liz a kiss on the forehead. “Don’t do anything wild while I’m gone, okay?”

“I won’t. I promise,” she said.

“I know I’m probably nagging, but I worry about you. Just take care of yourself.”

She smiled, knowing she was lucky to have someone who worried about her safety. “I will. Don’t worry, Roger. Everything’s going to be fine.”

“I hope so.”

“Trust me.”

“I think I’ve heard that before.” He smiled at her, then headed out the door with his brown bag lunch.

*****

Liz was just getting ready to look at the internet and see what she could come up with when her cell phone rang. She looked at the monitor and saw that it was Gertie.

“Gertie, your ears must have been burning. Roger will be walking in the diner in a few minutes to get some iced tea to go with the sandwich he made at home. How are you?”

“My ears ain’t burnin’ sweetie, but bet yers’ are. You’ve been the talk of the diner this mornin’.”

“Whatever for?” Liz asked.

“Last two days been gettin’ a bunch of people doin’ the dance fer that Hamilton Hotel property. Ya’ know, the realtors, the money people, and all the wannabes. Yesterday the talk was all about this wunderkindergartner who was gonna’ buy the property…”

“Whoa, Gertie, think you mean wunderkind.”

“Yeah, same thing. Jes’ somebody who did something wunnerful’ when they was jes’ a pup, like the guy that burned up was doin’.”

“How did you hear about that, and what do I have to do with it?”

“Well, lady, he and his assistant were jes’ happenin’ to stay in yer’ cottages, first of all. Second of all, been hearin’ that yer’ the one who’s gonna’ find out who did the dirty to him.”

“Where did you hear that? Oh wait, let me guess. Bet it was from the mouth himself, our illustrious Chief of Police, none other than Seth Williams.”

“Yep, ya’ got that right. Lotsa’ rumors swirlin’ ‘round here, girl. Guess yer’ boy weren’t gonna’ be goin’ for no Eagle Scout award anytime soon.”

“What do you mean, Gertie?” Liz asked.

“Well, talk is the wunderkindergartner liked the ladies, and he liked them a lot. Also that he was a barracuda and nobody in his industry liked him. Heard that he stiffed his mentor, some guy by the name of Joe Treadwell. Everybody said he’s really a terrific person, but he’s really gone downhill since yer’ boy took it to him.

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