Scissors, Siblings and Surprises (Paper Crafts Club Mystery Book 6) by Emily Selby

Author:Emily Selby [Selby, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-14T23:00:00+00:00

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Katie sat tight while Jack talked to Ally, who confirmed that she had, indeed, gone for a drive after receiving a distressing call from a good friend. She might have driven past Une Tasse...

No big deal.

At least that's what Katie kept telling herself, long after Jack finished the call, going over and over her virtual list of suspects. The more she thought, the less clear it all became. And when the clock's hands approached ten to five, Katie got up, and then, her phone rang.

It was Ally.

'Hi Katie, are you at work?' Ally's voice brimmed with anxiety. 'At the station that is? '

'As a matter of fact, I am.' Katie replied quietly, but Chris and Jack had noticed, and they both glanced at her.

'I'm outside. By the staff car park. I can see your car. Can you come out?'

'Wait a second, I'm on my way out. I need to pick up Julia.' Katie nodded at her colleagues, hoping that the overheard snippet of her conversation was enough of an explanation for her sudden disappearance.

She disconnected the call and left the building.

It was dark outside, but in the dim light of a streetlamp, a tall, hunched silhouette waved at her from behind the fence.

Katie strode across the car park to her Micra.

'Sorry to bother you, Katie,' Ally said when Katie approached her. 'I don't want to be seen.'

Katie ignored the "why not?" question pushing into her mouth and opened the gate to the compound. 'Let's sit in my car,' she said.

They climbed into Katie's Micra. Ally's face was pale, she was wringing her hands.

'What's going on?' Katie asked. She could probably guess, but it was better to hear it straight from her friend.

'The guy who called me, what is he actually doing here?'

'DI Heaton is investigating the mur- the death of Mr Benjamin Fischer.'

'Ben's death?' Ally's eyes popped out. 'But why? Ben was very sick and died of a heart attack. I thought it was suicide. This shouldn't be a police matter.'

Whatever Ally's sources were, she seemed quite confident about them.

'It's not up to me to make a call whether it was a death of natural causes. Obviously, DI Heaton thinks he has enough evidence to believe it needs investigating. Why are you asking?'

Ally's temples glistened.

'Do you think he might have been murdered?' she asked, her jaw tensing.

'I can't comment on that.'

'What time did he die? It was you who found the body, wasn't it?'

'Yes. He died around seven o’clock, and I found his body at seven thirty-five. Why are you asking?'

Ally looked away, a line etched on her forehead.

'You found his body near the Community Centre, right?'

Katie nodded, checking the dashboard clock and thinking about Juila.

Ally leant back in the seat. 'Seven thirty-five at the Community Centre. That's okay then.'

'What's okay?'

'Nothing, I'm just thinking aloud.'

'Why? Were you at Une Tasse at the same time as Benjamin Fischer?'

'No!' Ally sat up straight, her face tense again. 'I wasn't there... I mean, I drove past there later. Hadn't he left before seven? I was there around maybe ten past seven.

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