Raina Sun Mystery Boxed Set Vol 2 (Books 4 -6) by Anne R. Tan

Author:Anne R. Tan [Tan, Anne R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Anne R. Tan

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The Dragon’s Lair

Instead of heading upstairs with her grandma, Raina got roped into helping Kwan Gong see the remaining guests off. She did her duty as Sonny’s fiancée and accepted condolences like they meant something to her. Once the last car headed away from the house on the driveway, Kwan Gong said Raina and her grandma could make themselves at home and locked himself in the library.

Po Po turned to Raina. “Why do you have cobwebs in your hair?”

Raina brushed her ponytail with her hands. “You couldn’t have told me this earlier?”

“I didn’t want to draw attention to it.”

“Yes, I can see why saying nothing would be better.” Raina didn’t bother hiding the sarcasm in her voice.

“I thought it would establish you as an eccentric in the Kwan family. You can get away with murder if you’re eccentric.”

Raina gave her grandma a sideways glance. She didn’t even know how to respond to the comment, so she ignored it. “I found a secret passage just like you suspected.” She told her grandma about the broken wineglass she’d found and her conversation with Sonny and Myling. “I should call Detective Bibb.”

“Sonny wouldn’t want the police snooping around the family home again.” The smile slipped off her grandma’s face. “I don’t want him angry at you.”

“I can always play the bimbo card when he finds out.”

“Now that would be a great excuse. I’m too stupid to live. Kill me now.” Po Po fluttered her lashes like a twitching bug on steroids.

Raina burst out laughing. “Okay, maybe it won’t work, but I have to do what is right. Let’s go upstairs and pack up. We can use your cell phone in private there.”

They didn’t encounter anyone on their way upstairs, and their footsteps echoed in the hallway. Raina inched a little closer to her grandma. The house was already in mourning.

At the intersection leading to the east wing of the house, Raina glanced at the alcove where Jerry had died. A white wreath of roses lay on the bench. Where were the joss sticks? What if his spirit hung around the place waiting for his family to honor his death? She shivered and turned away.

Inside the guest bedroom suite, Raina dialed the number for the detective, turning her back to her grandma and looking out the window at the rolling green lawn outside. Back in California, the lawn would have been a brownish gold with the watering restrictions from the drought.

Two Dobermans led a guard along the fence line at a distance. Although she couldn’t see any firearms, he was probably heavily armed. She turned away from the view. Either the Kwan family was a paranoid bunch, or they needed this level of security from their enemies. She bet they dealt with the latter like movie stars did with the paparazzi.

Someone picked up the phone. “Detective David Bibb.”

Raina hesitated. Making this call would signal to the police she wasn’t in the Nine Dragon’s pocket. Would the detective use this against her in the future?

“Hello?” Detective Bibb said.

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