Silver River Secrets by Linda Hope Lee

Author:Linda Hope Lee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-09-18T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

RORY TIGHTENED THE fan belt on Jorgen Miller’s 1950 Ford and straightened up from under the hood. There, that ought to fix Jorgen’s old car just fine and allow him to join their car rally. He pulled out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Man, it was hot today. Grabbing a bottle of water, he stepped outside to catch the breeze.

A brown UPS truck pulled into the driveway and parked. After rummaging in the back, the uniformed driver, package and clipboard in hand, jumped to the ground.

Rory went to meet him. “Hey, Marty.”

“Rory. How’s it goin’?”

“Good, good.” Rory took the package Marty held out. A glance at the return label confirmed it was the part for Lacey’s car.

Marty offered a clipboard with a delivery confirmation for him to sign. “Next paycheck, I want to do some serious talking about that ’64 Olds you fixed up.”

Rory nodded as he signed his name. “It’s at my place, waiting for you.”

Marty left, and Rory returned to the garage. He set the package on the worktable and started an oil and lube job. The package still sat there, unopened, when Sam dropped by an hour later.

“Whatcha got here?” Sam pointed to the package. “The part for Lacey’s car, I bet.”

“Right.” Rory tossed an empty oilcan into the trash.

“Gonna let her help you install it? Like old times?”

Rory shook his head. “Those times are best forgotten.” He picked up a knife and slit the box’s wrapping.

“I thought you two were getting reacquainted. I know you said your association was all business, but I gotta say, I wasn’t buying it.” Sam pulled a couple of wrenches from their hooks on the wall and tossed them onto the table. “These ought to work.”

“Turns out you were right. She’s got an agenda.” He opened the box and removed the cylinder. He turned it over in his hands, checking to make sure it was in fact the part he ordered. It was.

“So how’d you find out?” Sam added a couple screwdrivers to the wrenches.

“Jorgen Miller told me that when she was interviewing him she also asked a lot of questions about when her mother worked at The Owl. When I asked her why, she said she plans to prove her father’s innocence.” Rory slammed his palm on the workbench. “Can you beat that? After all these years?”

“That’s a long shot, all right.”

“A long shot? It’s impossible. A jury convicted him. It’s a done deal.”

“True enough. But he wouldn’t be the first person to be sent up for a crime he didn’t do.”

“Okay, but he was guilty. You saw the trial.”

“I did. And the evidence was convincing. But Lacey must have some reason for believing he was innocent. Maybe she’s uncovered some new evidence.”

Rory folded his arms. “I don’t know. I didn’t ask.”

“Well, maybe you should.”

After Sam left, Rory picked up the new switch assembly and the screwdrivers and wrenches. Time to get to work.

As he ducked under the Camaro’s hood to disconnect the

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