Sky high pies 22- Malice on the menu by Mary Maxwell

Author:Mary Maxwell
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2018-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 23

After we watched the video again, Sally reached into her pocket, pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to me.

“What do you think?” she asked after I’d opened the sheet and read the list of names it contained.

I smiled. “I’m not following,” I said. “More suspects?”

“Those are the people from the restaurant association that Ryan didn’t get along with,” she explained. “In the last couple of years that he served as president, he got into some pretty nasty fights with a few folks about petty grievances.”

“Can you give me an example?”

“Well, Tamara Haynes,” she said. “Ryan accused her of trying to undermine his leadership role because someone forwarded an email that she sent to a few friends about how frustrated she was when he ignored her request for more outside speakers.”

“Seems like a fair thing to ask about,” I said. “I’ve heard from many people that Ryan seemed to give those slots to his buddies almost exclusively.”

“Almost?” Sally smiled. “He only invited his friends to speak at the annual conference and quarterly workshops. I suspect that was because they gave him a kickback for the new business they garnered from guild members after the meetings.”

“A quid pro quo type of arrangement,” I said.

Sally nodded, but didn’t say anything.

“What do you plan to do with your lists?” I asked.

“I’m giving both of them to the police,” she answered. “But I wanted to ask if you think I missed anyone. You attend our meetings pretty regularly, so I thought maybe you picked up on some tension between Ryan and other people in the group.”

I glanced at the roster a second time. Then I said, “Not that I can think of. I trust your judgment. You’ve been involve with the group a lot longer than me.”

“Do you think it will help?” she said.

“The police always welcome tips from knowledgeable and reputable sources,” I answered. “Since you qualify as both, I bet they’ll be happy to hear what you have to share with them.”

“I just don’t want to come across as a kook,” she said.

I reached over and squeezed her hand. “You don’t need to worry about that. You’ll come across as someone who wants to help identify the person responsible for your friend’s death.”

She looked into my eyes. “I actually liked Ryan,” she said. “There were a lot of people who didn’t, but I saw through the macho armor. I knew there was a good, thoughtful man behind the tough guy womanizer that he appeared to be at first glance.”

I returned the sheet of paper and watched as she slipped it back into her pocket.

“Feel like a bite to eat?” I asked.

She leaned back against the chair. “I want to take care of this now,” she said. “I called earlier and talked to a detective in Carlton Springs. She’s expecting me this afternoon.”

“Was it Zoe Logan?”

“Yes, that’s right,” Sally said. “I guess she’s handling the case.”

“I’ve talked to her a few times,” I said. “And she’s also friendly with Dina Kincaid from the Crescent Creek PD.

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