Tell Her No Lies by Kelly Irvin

Author:Kelly Irvin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2018-09-25T16:00:00+00:00

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King’s approach didn’t help with Nina’s anxiety attack. She inhaled, counted, exhaled, exactly as her therapist had taught her. The attacks had almost disappeared when she left San Antonio for college. Now they were back with a vengeance. Get a grip. The image of Melanie’s face floated in her mind. The blood. More images of Dad. Inhale, exhale.

The morning’s event was like a rerun. Different location. Different time of day. But the same results. A body on the floor. Gun next to the body. A gaggle of reporters screaming at her, begging her for comment. Asking her if Melanie had been murdered. Asking her if she’d killed the reporter.

Why would she do that? Melanie was helping Nina prove she didn’t kill her dad.

Instead, she was finding proof that he was a corrupt judge.

Enough reason for Nina to kill her in some people’s minds.

Melanie had cursed like the old men who gathered around cans burning trash in the tent city and she drank more than most of them. She smelled much better, however. She smelled like Chanel No 5. During Nina’s short tenure at the newspaper, Melanie had been nice to her at news conferences and gaggles outside the courthouse or impromptu lunch gatherings before city council meetings.

“Take the handcuffs off.”

Fury raged in the detective’s dark eyes, but his tone was even. She held out her arms. The uniformed officer removed the cuffs.

Rubbing her wrists, she stood. “I know you’re mad.”

“Mad has nothing to do with it.” He turned to the paramedic. “Does she need to be transported?”

“No. Minor bump on the head. The cut on her cheek is worse than it looks because of the existing injuries.” He ripped off his latex gloves. “She should probably see a doctor about the panic attacks if she’s not already.”

“Don’t talk about me like I’m not here.” They didn’t need to know about her therapy sessions or her medical issues. “You want to question me, do it. I’m a big girl.”

“What were you doing here?”

“I’m sure Aaron told you.” Aaron was slumped in the backseat of a police cruiser again. He had to be devastated about Melanie. “I saw you talking to him. I’d like to make sure he’s okay.”

“He’s fine. Let’s talk about what you were doing here instead of staying at home and waiting for me to serve the warrant as previously instructed.”

“It’s still a free country. I wasn’t under arrest.”

“That could change since you decided to leave your home and bust in on another crime scene.”

“Am I under arrest?”

“You were found kneeling next to a gunshot victim. What do you think?”

“I think she was dead before Aaron and I reached the hallway to her bedroom.”

“How did it happen you were here at all?”

Nina recounted the phone call from Melanie, the open door, and the man dressed in black.

His expression doubtful, King rubbed his chin. “Black jeans. But still black.”

“It felt different. He was . . . taller, leaner than my intruder. He looked like someone who works out. I don’t think it was the same man.

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