Shamrock Pie Murder by Carolyn Q Hunter

Author:Carolyn Q Hunter [Hunter, Carolyn Q]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Summer Prescott Books
Published: 2018-03-15T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

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“At this point, unless we can find your brother and he can verify his whereabouts, Harry will peg him as the main suspect. He had a clear motive as well as the means,” Bert admitted.

“I know that,” Carla sighed, nervously shaking her hands.

“So, it’s going to be up to you and me to make sure he isn’t the only person in Harry’s lineup.”

Carla finally looked up from her shoes at her best friend. “How are we going to do that while we are stuck in this building?” Her voice was low, her eyes darting around the room at the other people standing there.

Bert looked around as well, seeing many strange and unfamiliar faces. “I think it’s pretty clear that most everyone who was out here eating lunch couldn’t have been the killer. I mean, we all saw the body together.”

“Wait a minute, Bert. What’s to say someone didn’t kill him and then come back out and have a seat like nothing was wrong? I mean, if the killer was smart, wouldn’t that be what he’d do?”

Bert glanced at all the faces one more time and sighed. “You’re right. Which means that this is going to be a lot more complicated than I originally suspected.”

“Someone could have pretended to go to the bathroom, done the killing, and come right back.”

“True, but it couldn’t have been a quick kill. I mean, you saw how many of those needles were sticking out of his body. Someone had to have set that all up for everyone to see.”

Carla made a slight gagging sound. “It’s horrible to think about. Who would do that to someone’s body and put them on display like that?”

Bert tapped a finger on her chin. “That’s true. You’d have to be pretty angry to put so much showmanship into your killing.”

“Showmanship? That makes it almost sound like a craft.”

“You’ve watched some of those serial killer documentaries with me. You know how crazy some of these people can be.”

Carla gasped. “Do you think it’s a serial killer?”

Bert shook her head. “Hardly. I’m just saying it must have been someone with a serious grudge. Maybe the murderer really wanted to show the body off, so everyone knew the guy got what he deserved.”

Carla’s jaw hung open in horror. “Got what he deserved?”

“You know what I mean. I’m not saying anyone deserves to be murdered, but the killer might see it differently.”

Carla rubbed her lips together in thought. “If that’s the case, then who has a strong motive like that?”

“Someone who really hated him.”

Hesitating for a moment, she formulated an idea, snapping her fingers. “I know. That woman we saw outside.”

“The protestor. The one who got up in the Travis’ face.”

Bert hummed thoughtfully. “That’s one option, but does she really have a motive for murder?”

“Who knows? Maybe it runs deeper than that. Someone with that much passion usually has a deep-rooted history behind their hate. Maybe she had gone to Travis as a chiropractor at some point in the past.”

“It’s certainly possible, but we’d need more solid evidence first.

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