Phantom Evil 1 by Graham Heather

Author:Graham, Heather [Graham, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Murder, Suspense, Murder - Investigation, New Orleans (La.), Paranormal, Fiction, Psychological, Investigation, Supernatural, Visionary & Metaphysical, Large Type Books, Mystery Fiction
ISBN: 9780778313182
Publisher: Mira
Published: 2012-03-27T07:00:00+00:00

“Good work,” Jackson said.

Jake grinned. “It’s all in knowing how to play it. Don’t you agree?”

“More or less,” Jackson said. “So, the kid had motive.”

“Yep. What did you get?”

“Well, let’s see—I think that the senator did sleep with another woman, and I think that the other woman was his secretary, Lisa Drummond. She’s not a femme fatale of any kind, but she was there, that’s what I’m thinking. And she cares about the senator.”

“Hmm. A man with a secret, and it seems that it was actually a secret. But the senator is the one who brought us all in. Even if he was sleeping with another woman, he might have loved his wife.”

“I agree.”

“So where are we?”

“With a pack of motives. Turns out that our bodyguard, Blake Conroy, has a juvenile record—killed another kid in a fight. But he’s a born-again Christian, and he admits to lots of religious debates with Regina Holloway. Oh, and let’s see. He doesn’t like Martin DuPre very much, but he thinks that the chauffeur is okay.”

“And what’s the story with DuPre?”

“Didn’t talk to him. He wasn’t there. Seems like he does a lot of running around. Errands, you know.”

“Yes, he’s got a busy life. That’s one of the things that makes Grable Haines very unhappy. He gets to chauffeur Martin DuPre around town.”

“But the chauffeur is here now, and DuPre isn’t,” Jackson said.

Jake shrugged. “I don’t know where DuPre is now. Grable has got his paper. He’s just sitting in the car. Tonight, he has to take DuPre around town. He said that he was taking some folks to a restaurant on Chartres tonight. One of the big new tourist places.”

“What people?”

“Grable didn’t say—I don’t think he knows. He says that when he’s out with DuPre, the man lords it over him. He says that Senator Holloway never acts that way—like they’re all just servants. But Martin DuPre loves to play the big man, and that he wants to be Senator Holloway.”

“Is it jealousy? Sour grapes?” Jackson asked.

“Could be. Could be that the guy is an ass, and that’s why everyone dislikes him.”

Jackson laughed. “Got it. I don’t dislike you because you’re male, female, black, pink, Christian, Jewish—I dislike you because you’re a total jerk. Hmm. Then why does the senator keep the guy?”

“Maybe he’s good at errands,” Jake suggested.

“Any errands.”

“Whatever those errands may be,” Jake agreed.

Jake’s phone rang. When he excused himself, flipped it open and answered, he frowned. He glanced quickly at Jackson, and tried to look away—a sure sign that the conversation had something to do with him. “It’s all right… We’re on our way. And I won’t say that you called.”

Jake turned. “There’s been an incident at the house. Apparently, they got some ghosts in the basement on tape. They manifested for Angela.”

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