Red Julie (An Olivia Miller Mystery Book 2) by J A Whiting

Author:J A Whiting [Whiting, J A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J A Whiting
Published: 2014-04-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

They changed clothes and made coffee and carried their mugs into the yard to sit by Joe’s fire pit. They leaned back in their chairs and watched the stars shining in the night sky.

“Did you have a nice time with Magdalene Streeter?” Brad asked, smiling.

“Thanks for letting her get her claws into me. I’ll remember how you deserted me,” Joe said. “It was the usual. Trying to get me to sell. Also trying to get me to convince Liv to sell. The woman is relentless.” Joe let out a deep breath. “She didn’t seem to know anything about the cross necklace.”

“No she didn’t,” Brad said. He glanced at Olivia. “Are you awake?”

“I’m thinking.”

“Uh oh,” Joe said. “Means trouble.”

“What are you thinking about?” Brad asked.

“The past couple of weeks…all the things that have happened,” Olivia said. “I feel like I need a chart to keep things straight. All these loose ends…they must be parts of a common thread.” Olivia continued, “Aggie is connected to the mess of it all.”

“Liv…” Joe started. “Nothing seems to add up. Magdalene Streeter can’t be behind it. It’s just too far fetched. How could Aggie be connected to Martin Andersen? How could their deaths be connected in any way?”

“Joe, nobody gets murdered in this town,” Olivia said. “And then there are two murders within a month.”

“Aggie had a heart attack.”

Olivia cut Joe off. “Then why did she have a gun in her dresser? Why was my picture in Andersen’s wallet? My name and address? Aggie could have given it to him.”

Joe didn’t answer.

“Somebody killed her,” Olivia said. “And I’m going to find out who and why. Somehow.” She shifted her gaze to the darkened sea. “If only she hadn’t been cremated. We could ask to have her body exhumed. Make the coroner inspect the body for foul play.” Olivia let a long sigh. “All of this. It’s like scenes in a dream. I just need to pull it together.” She paused. “But the more I think about everything, the more I feel like its just water running through my hands.”

“I think you’re right, Liv,” Brad said. “The circumstances of the two deaths…and just a month apart…it has to be more than coincidence.”

Olivia nodded at Brad. “I need your help. To figure this out.”

She looked across the fire pit to Joe. “I need you’re help too, old man.”

“I was afraid of that,” Joe replied. “And don’t call me old man.” Joe took a deep breath. “Well, it’s way past my bedtime anyway. We may as well stay up all night.” Joe stood up from the chair. “Come on, children. Why don’t we go inside and write down what we know. Maybe putting it on paper will help shed some light on all of this.”

Olivia bolted upright and knocked her coffee mug off the arm of her chair onto the grass. “Dmitri Siderov,” she exclaimed.

“What? So?” Brad said.

“Dmitri Siderov. The cross necklace. The letter ‘S’ is engraved on it. Could it be his necklace?” Olivia asked.

The three stared at each other.

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