Sister Sleuths Mystery Series Box Set (Books 1 - 3 Plus Prequel) by Rayna Morgan

Author:Rayna Morgan [Morgan, Rayna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raya Morgan
Published: 2017-10-09T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

When Tom walked into the Theatre Saturday morning, the air of death hung over the place. From the bustling, exciting center of energy it had been on Opening Night, it had turned into a lifeless, empty shell. The only movement was a man wearing a carpenter's belt of tools.

"Tearing the set down already?" Tom asked.

"That's right. The production has been canceled. Terrible thing that happened, but there's always a waiting list of people who want to use the building for a wedding or an event of some kind. The owner's lined one up for next weekend."

"Is she here? I have an appointment with her."

"Downstairs in her office. Second door on the right."

The downstairs was as empty and ghost-like as the upstairs except for the voice Tom heard in the second office. When he stepped into the room, Julia waved him to sit down pointing to her cell phone and raising one finger.

"Sorry, Detective," she said after ending the call. "Making funeral arrangements."

Strands of her hair were falling out of the bun on top of her head. There were dark circles under her eyes, but her eyes were dry.

"I'm sorry for your loss, Ma'am."

"Call me Julia, please."

"I hate to invade your privacy at a time like this but the more I learn about the victim, the better my chances are of finding the truth about his death."

"I understand. Ask your questions. I want to get all this behind me as quickly as possible."

"How did you and your husband meet?"

"Barrett and I met at a Renaissance Faire, of all places. I'd just graduated from the local university. Barrett had attended an acting college, one of the less expensive ones, and had been picking up whatever acting jobs he could get in the time he'd been out of school.

I wasn't particularly drawn to the arts in college. My major was in English, but I was quite uncertain about what I wanted to do with it. After graduation, I was even uncertain about where I wanted to live. I had some ideas about moving away from the small town where I grew up but was without a definite goal or career objective. I envied some of my friends who either knew exactly what kind of job they wanted or were happily opting to get married as soon as possible and start a family. I wasn't interested in either a career or a family."

"What were you interested in?"

"Travel. I would have loved to take a couple of years off, to see what the rest of the world was all about. Of course, I lacked the financial means for that kind of undertaking.

I came from a family of four siblings. My mother was quite understanding when I graduated without a clue as to what to do next, but my father was anxious to get another one of us out on our own. Mother suggested I take some temporary jobs; give myself a chance to try different kinds of work. I lived at home during college

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