Suspects and Surprises (Dune House Cozy Mystery Series Book 6) by Cindy Bell

Author:Cindy Bell [Bell, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Published: 2015-07-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

When Suzie arrived at Dune House, Mary was waiting for her.

“How did it go?” she asked as they shared a quick lunch of salad and half sandwiches.

“Not good,” Suzie shook her head. “The worst part is that Jason is getting really testy. He told me to stay out of it entirely.”

“He's only trying to protect you,” Mary pointed out grimly. “Kids that age think that they know everything.”

“I feel like I'm having to prove myself to my cousin, at the same time that I am trying to solve a murder.”

“Well, you and Jason really don't know each other very well,” Mary reminded her. “You've only been part of his life for a short time, and now you see each other just about every day. It's going to take some time for him to fully trust you.”

“I guess you're right,” Suzie sighed. “But I am not going to sit back and let the reputation of this beautiful place that we have restored be tarnished by rumors.”

“What can we do?” Mary asked. “We're at a dead end.”

“Not necessarily,” Suzie said thoughtfully and then took the last bite of her sandwich.

“What are you thinking, Suzie?” Mary asked.

“I'm going to check in with Dr. Rose,” Suzie said as she picked up her purse.

“Didn't Jason say to drop it?” Mary reminded her as she followed Suzie to the door.

“Last time I checked it's not illegal to drop in on a friend,” Suzie called back over her shoulder as she opened the door.

“I think you better think about this, Suzie,” Mary warned her. “I'm sure if you just ask Jason to check…”

“No, I don’t want to bother him,” Suzie said sternly. “I am going to make sure that we get to the bottom of this.”

“Okay, but call me if she found anything, promise?” Mary caught her arm before Suzie could get out the door.

“I promise,” Suzie said and paused to smile at Mary. “Don't worry, I won't spend your birthday in jail.”

“Good,” Mary sighed. “Because last time I had to bail you out it involved going into neighborhoods that weren't exactly safe and friendly.”

“Don't worry,” Suzie said firmly and tried not to laugh at the memory that Mary stirred up. Then she headed for her car. Mary watched from the door until Suzie pulled out of the parking lot.

Suzie turned on her radio to try to drown out her thoughts. She didn't like to be on the outs with Jason. She knew that he was just trying to do his job. But it hurt that he didn't seem to believe that she had been as careful as she claimed with the updates on the balcony.

When she reached the medical examiner’s office, there were no other cars in the parking lot. She stepped out of her car and ducked inside. There was no one at the front desk, but Suzie could hear music coming from the examination room. She knew that Dr. Rose liked to listen to music while she worked. Suzie walked up to the door and knocked lightly.

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