Room for Murder by Tim Myers

Author:Tim Myers
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: mystery, alex winston, lighthouse, cozy, Mystery & Detective, hatteras west inn, north carolina, Fiction, traditional, tim myers, inn, General, blue ridge mountains
ISBN: 9780425193105
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2003-08-15T12:12:50+00:00

Chapter 12

With Lester Williamson out of town, Alex knew he was taking a long shot going by Mor or Les’s, but the handyman had to go back for tools and parts sooner or later, and Alex hoped to catch him at the shop, where they could talk uninterrupted.

Mor was behind the counter, nibbling on a sandwich as he browsed through one of Les’s many magazines.

“Funny, you don’t strike me as the type to read Architectural Digest,” Alex said.

“It’s better than Modern Bride. I can’t imagine what Les was thinking when he ordered that one.”

Alex said, “He’s got an addiction, there’s no doubt about it. You know how the school kids flock to him when they’re selling magazine subscriptions, and he doesn’t have the heart to say no. Speaking of modem brides, have you talked to Emma lately?”

Mor pushed his sandwich way. “Alex, I know you mean well, but don’t.”

“Don’t what?” Alex tried to ask as innocently as he could manage.

“Don’t butt in,” Mor said. The two of them had been friends for so long that bluntness had long been one of the cornerstones of their relationship.

Alex said, “Okay, I won’t say what a pigheaded monkey you’re being about all this, and how you should be honored somebody would be willing to go to jail for you. I won’t even say how I doubt there’s another soul in the world willing to do that, and that includes me.”

Mor said, “For somebody who’s not going to say anything, you’re doing an awful lot of talking.”

Alex said, “What can I say, I’m a master noncommunicator.”

“Since you’re so all fired up to discuss my love life, let’s talk about yours. You never did tell me what happened between you and Elise on your big date.”

“There’s nothing to tell,” Alex admitted, uneasy with the spotlight turned back on him.

“Come on, Buddy, I know better than that. What happened?”

Alex said, “You want to know the truth? It was a disaster, from start to finish. I’m surprised she’s even still talking to me.”

“You didn’t do anything stupid, did you?” Mor asked.

“No, not what you’re thinking, but I surely made plenty of mistakes.”

Mor finished his sandwich with one bite, took a swig of chocolate milk, then said, “Did anything happen that can’t be fixed?”

“That’s kind of what I wanted to know about you and Emma,” Alex said, holding his ground.

Mor seemed to think about it, then shrugged. “I’ll get over it. I’ve gotta tell you, it stings to have her think I could do something like that.”

Alex knew he had to tread lightly now. He said, “It’s hard to believe he died waiting for you in your truck. Listen, I understand if you didn’t want to tell Armstrong, but are you sure you didn’t speak to him before you found him?”

Mor stood, and Alex realized yet again just how physically powerful his friend was. Intimidation alone would stop most men from pushing, but the two of them had been friends too long for Alex to let that happen.

Mor said, “I told him the truth, Alex.

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