Seek the Truth by Lynette Eason

Author:Lynette Eason
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-05-14T13:44:27+00:00

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Quinn Murphy read through the extensive list of names of all the kids who’d attended Brady’s party. The letters blurred and he had to blink to focus.

He rubbed his eyes, forcing himself to stay awake, even though he’d been up for the past thirty-six hours straight. There were already forty-one names on the list, and he was certain there were more that had been forgotten. Kids who’d come only for a few minutes, or those who blended into the woodwork to the point no one ever remembered.

Had the murderer stood back, watching? Waiting for the right moment to strike? He had no way of knowing. Wishing there was at least one solid lead to go on, he picked up the list again. Brady’s girlfriend’s name was glaringly absent. Anna Belfast had gotten hysterical when he’d told her about Brady’s death. No college student, even one in the theater program, could be that good of an actress.

Anna won the lead role of Hannah in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and had done a performance at the theater starting at seven o’clock the night of the party. She’d been irritated that Brady hadn’t come to see her and claimed she’d refused to go to his party afterward, choosing to attend a cast get-together after the show instead.

Her alibi was solid, confirmed by several other theater students. Although the suspicious part of his mind insisted there was likely time for her to come to Brady’s party after the cast get-together had broken up. Had Anna come to the party to find Brady with another girl? Her roommate, Maggie Carson, also had a role in the play and claimed Anna had come home right afterward, but there was a chance Maggie had lied to cover for Anna. Or Anna could have slipped out even later, after her roommate fell asleep.

Sweet little Anna didn’t seem to be the type to bash Brady in the head, but her on-again, off-again relationship with his little brother was enough to keep her on the suspect list.

They didn’t have the official report confirming the time of death, but the coroner at the scene had estimated it to be somewhere between five and seven in the morning.

His phone rang, startling him out of his thoughts. He frowned. The number wasn’t one he recognized, but he answered it anyway. “Murphy.”

“Officer Murphy, this is Shanna Dawson. I’m sorry to call you so late, but the crime scene took much longer than normal to process.”

“I’m not surprised.” He could easily believe that going through the party mess had taken several long hours. He glanced at his watch and realized it wasn’t as late as it felt—just eight-thirty.

“If you’re still available, I’d love to talk to you. But if you’d rather wait until tomorrow, I’d certainly understand.”

He pursed his lips, thinking fast. The polite thing to do would be to wait until morning. Shanna had to be as exhausted as he was. But he also knew he wouldn’t sleep, couldn’t rest until he’d done everything possible to find Brady’s killer.

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