Old Loves Die Hard by Lauren Carr

Author:Lauren Carr [Carr, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Detective, Murder, cozy
Published: 2011-04-22T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“Now you have me so excited that I’m speeding,” Mac told Archie when he saw the Spencer police cruiser come up behind his sports car and turn on its lights. A glance at the speedometer showed that he had been going forty-two miles an hour on the twisting mountain road in a thirty-five-miles-per-hour zone in his hurry to take Archie back to Spencer Manor to enjoy their strawberries dipped in chocolate. He pulled over to the side of the road.

She laughed when she saw him reaching for his registration in the glove box. “That’s David. He’s not going to give you a ticket.”

Before Mac could reply, the police chief knocked on his driver’s side window. “Hey, don’t you ever answer your cell?”

“Was I speeding?”

“A little,” David replied. “You should watch that. I’d hate to give you a ticket. We got a call from the Morgantown police. They’ve picked up Cameron Jones for possession, and she’s singing like a canary about Stephen Maguire’s murder. Plus, one of my officers IDd the woman from the security video who Maguire was having dinner with on Saturday. Her name is Bonnie Propst. She’s the president of Propst Security. The Inn has bought some security equipment from her company.”

“Did the dinner Maguire was having with Propst look like a date?” Mac wondered if she was the one whose vaginal fluid had been found on Maguire’s bed sheets.

“I don’t think so. The tapes aren’t the best, but I didn’t see any lovey-dovey eyes.” David added, “Not only that, but I noticed something else in the security video. Remember that couple I told you about that came into my office demanding Maguire’s personal belongings? His wife and the judge?”

His last discussion with Judge Sutherland fresh on his mind, Mac replied, “I certainly remember them.”

“Guess who was having dinner within camera range of Maguire,” David said. “According to Ingle, they even had reservations for that evening. They were sitting three tables away from him while he was eating his last meal.”

“They failed to mention that.” Mac turned to Archie. “Do you recall them saying anything about that to you, dear?”

“Never said anything like that to me, darling.”

David continued, “Anyway, I’m going out to Morgantown to question Cameron Jones and wanted to know if you wanted to tag along as my consultant. I’ve been calling you on your cell—” Noticing her dress and his suit, David stopped. “I’m sorry. Were you on your way to get your back scratched?”

Mac glanced over at Archie. He was torn. He so wanted to be with her, but he was also anxious to get answers about what Stephen Maguire was doing in Spencer. If he declined David’s invitation, he’d have to wait until at least the next day to drag it out of him.

She grasped his wrist. “For that, you have to let me come along, too.”

* * * *

“I wasn’t planning for this to turn into a field trip,” David said while holding the back door to his cruiser open for Gnarly to jump up into what had become his seat directly behind the driver.

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