Skein of the Crime by Maggie Sefton

Author:Maggie Sefton [Sefton, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: PENGUIN group
Published: 0100-12-31T22:00:00+00:00

“That salmon salad was delicious,” Jennifer said, polishing off the last tidbit of spinach on her plate.

“Wow, you went through that fast,” Lisa said, poking through the arugula and sprouts for a garbanzo bean.

“I was starving. I don’t know about you guys, but all that shopping wore me out. I feel like Miz Scarlett for real.”

“How could it tire you out?” Kelly asked, forking the lone asparagus on her plate. “We were either in the car or in the shops.”

“It was the stress,” Jennifer said solemnly. “Ruffles, beads, trains too long, take off the tulle. Exhausting.”

Kelly sipped her coffee as laughter bounced around the table again. She and her friends had stopped for lunch at a favorite café in Boulder, only an hour from Fort Connor.

“I can’t help if I’m picky, guys.” Megan shrugged. “I want what I want.”

“That’s okay, Megan.” Jennifer held up her glass of iced tea. “You deserve to have your wedding exactly as you want. We’ll be your forward guard. We’ll run interference whenever you need it.”

“One for all and all for one,” Kelly declared as they all held up their glasses and cups. Just then, her cell phone rang. “Excuse me a sec.” She dug out the data phone and flipped it open. Patty’s name and number flashed on the screen. “Hey, what’s up?”

“Hi, Kelly. I simply wanted to tell you what I found out at last night’s party.”

Last night was Friday night, Big Time Party Night on college campuses. Kelly stepped away from the table for privacy. “Oh, yeah. Did you hear anything interesting?”

“As a matter of fact, I did. I checked what you told me yesterday and learned that Holly really was cheating on Tommy. I talked with several of our old friends from high school, and they confirmed it. This guy’s name is Eddie something, and he is from Greeley. Apparently he and his buddies show up in Fort Connor every weekend to party, like you heard.”

“So Rachel was telling the truth.”

“Oh, yeah. And you’ll never guess what else.”

“Okay, you’ve got me. What else?”

“One of the guys said this Eddie sells pills regularly. Apparently he’s got quite a little business going on.”

Kelly’s mind started racing. Maybe Eddie was the driver of the dark car that picked up Holly the night of the party. If he regularly sold pills, then he must have been the one to give Holly the opiate narcotics that killed her.

“Whoa, Patty, that’s important information. I’m gonna tell Burt on Monday. Did you check with any others? Did anyone see Eddie selling pills at the party?”

“According to one of the guys, this Eddie is pretty careful when he comes into Fort Connor. He doesn’t usually sell at parties because he doesn’t want to take the chance he’ll get on the cops’ radar screen here. But he makes contacts and meets people, then sells to them later on.”

“Clever.”

“Yeah, it is,” Patty continued. “You know, Kelly, I’m beginning to think Eddie was the one who picked up Holly that night and gave her the pills.

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