The Bernhard File (An Aunt Bessie Cold Case Mystery Book 2) by Diana Xarissa

Author:Diana Xarissa [Xarissa, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-04-15T22:00:00+00:00

When Bessie opened her eyes, the intruder was the first thing that came to mind. Hurrying through her shower, she decided to skip breakfast in favour of a very early morning walk. As the sun wasn’t up yet, she picked up a torch and slipped it into her coat pocket. It was still overcast and windy, and Bessie found herself questioning her sanity when a light rain began to fall.

As she approached the last cottage, she began to look for footprints, but the wind and the rain seemed to have obscured even the ones that she knew should have been there.

“Hello?” she called in a low voice as she approached the sliding door. “If you’re going to call, you need to shout,” she muttered to herself. “Hello?” she said as she climbed the steps, speaking only slightly more loudly than before.

Switching on her torch, she shined it into the cottage. It was completely empty, just as it should be. Bessie felt as if she should rub her eyes and look again. She’d been certain she had seen a bag and maybe a pair of shoes on the floor in the room the previous evening. Was it possible that her eyes had been playing tricks on her in the dark?

Maybe I didn’t really see a person in the cottage, either, she thought as she slowly walked back down the steps to the beach. Feeling grateful that she hadn’t rung the police, Bessie walked around the cottage, looking into every window. There was no sign that anyone had been there, and the windows were all shut and locked, just as they should have been.

Sighing, Bessie slipped the torch back into her pocket and continued along the beach. When she reached the stairs to Thie yn Traie, she decided to turn around. It was still dark, it was cold, and it was raining. She’d take another walk later, when it would at least be lighter.

Back at home, she made tea and toast and then picked up the book she’d discarded the previous evening. She was struggling through another chapter when someone knocked on her door a short while later.

“Good morning,” Andrew said when she’d opened the door. “I woke up early and couldn’t get back to sleep. Have you already had your walk on the beach this morning?”

“I have, and it’s a bit cold and wet for another one, I think,” Bessie said, glancing up at the sky. “Why don’t you come in and have a cuppa?”

“That’s the best offer I’ve had all day,” he laughed as he walked into the kitchen. “But you were reading. I’ve interrupted.”

“You’re welcome to interrupt that book. I’m not enjoying it.”

“No?”

“I don’t know if it’s just me or if it’s because the author worked with another author on this title, but the characters just don’t feel the same.”

“Does that mean you’ll be happy to take me sightseeing today, then?” Andrew asked.

“I’m always happy to do that, even if I’m in the middle of a good book. But I thought you’d seen most of the island’s sights by now.

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