Snow Happens (Alaska Cozy Mystery Book 3) by Wendy Meadows & Tickled Pink Reads

Author:Wendy Meadows & Tickled Pink Reads [Meadows, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Majestic Owl Publishing LLC
Published: 2017-06-14T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Conrad and Sarah walked into a warm office that resembled the interior of a log cabin. A wooden desk covered with files and papers stood facing a blazing fire singing in a stone fireplace. The walls of the office were hung with family photos. The floor was decorated with a simple but tasteful green rug. “Please, sit down,” Roger Pence said in a welcoming tone.

Sarah walked to a wooden chair with a green cushioned seat, sat down, and smoothed out her dark gray dress. Conrad sat down in the chair next to her. “Thank you for seeing us, Mr. Pence.”

Roger looked at Sarah. The woman was beautiful and obviously very brilliant, he observed. With her hair covered by a pink beret and her black leather jacket, she conveyed a certain toughness in her personality. Conrad, on the other hand, looked unkempt in his wrinkled black suit. “I have no more than ten minutes. I’m a very busy man.”

Conrad folded his arms. The small, thin man sitting behind the wooden desk reminded him of a boy he had known in grade school. Roger Pence had narrow eyes and a thin, tight face that didn’t seem to understand how to smile. He was nearly bald, and currently he bore the expression of someone very constipated. “Sure,” Conrad said.

Roger nervously adjusted his gray suit and focused on Sarah and Conrad. “I’m sorry,” he said, “I know you two are investigating the murder of a very good man. Charlie Raymond was one of the best. Caring, smart, outgoing... great with the public... always had a joke to tell. Everyone liked him.”

“That’s not the story his co-workers in Alaska told us,” Conrad said. “The report we were given indicated that Mr. Raymond was a cold fish.”

Roger’s eyes widened and he shook his head. “No, no,” he insisted, “Charlie was a delightful man. I admit that I don’t smile very often... I blame my mother for that... but Charlie always brought out a smile in me.”

“Mr. Pence, you mentioned that Mr. Raymond requested a transfer to Alaska after a group of scientists left Yellowstone?” Sarah asked.

Roger tensed up. “Look,” he said worriedly, “that was a slip of the tongue.” He leaned forward and retrieved a piece of peppermint out of a crystal candy dish. “Peppermint?” he offered.

“Speak to us,” Conrad told Roger in a tough voice. “We need answers.”

Roger popped the peppermint into his mouth and then nervously began to rub his hands together. “Detective Spencer,” he said, “I...”

“You’re scared,” Sarah said.

Surprised, Roger bit down on the peppermint in his mouth so hard it sounded as if he’d cracked a tooth. “I’m leery,” he told Sarah.

“Why?” Conrad asked.

Roger continued to rub his hands together. “Detectives,” he said, “the scientists who visited Yellowstone were not American. They were British. They visited ostensibly as nothing more than mere tourists. They took a tour of the Old Faithful geyser, visited the hot springs... normal tourist stuff. Charlie, rest his soul, took the group of scientists out each day. They stayed for four days and then left.

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