The Body in the Hallway (Sunset Lodge Mysteries Book 8) by Diana Xarissa

Author:Diana Xarissa [Xarissa, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2025-01-03T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Kim sighed. “I hate this. I hate everything about this. Just so you know.”

Joel nodded. “I’m sorry, but I need you to tell me everything that could be in any way related to your husband’s murder. The more I know, the closer I get to finding the killer.”

“Sophie came to see me,” Kim said. “And I’m going to cry if I have to repeat everything she said to me.”

“I can do it,” Carrie offered. “You and Abigail can correct me if I get anything wrong, but we were all here while Sophie was here. Kim doesn’t need to be the one telling you what happened, does she?”

Joel shook his head. “If you were all here, then any one of you can tell me what was said.”

Carrie nodded. She took a sip of her soda before clearing her throat. Then she launched into an account of the conversation with Sophie. Abigail listened carefully, interrupting once when Carrie forgot what was probably an insignificant detail. When Carrie was finished, Joel looked up from his notebook.

“Do either of you have anything to add?” he asked Kim and Abigail.

They both shook their heads.

“In that case, Kim, do you think that Sophie was telling you the truth?” he asked.

Kim sighed. “I wish I knew. We were going to go through Anthony’s desk and see if we can find any evidence of anything, but we decided to have lunch first. And then Austin arrived. And everything he said made it seem even more likely that Sophie was telling the truth.”

“Tell me about your conversation with Austin, then,” Joel said.

“I’ll do it,” Carrie said quickly.

Again, Abigail paid close attention. This time she didn’t think that Carrie missed anything in her retelling.

“Okay, so it now seems as if Anthony was doing something behind your back,” Joel said to Kim. “I need you to try to find out more, please.”

Kim nodded. “We’ll start going through Anthony’s things now. Do you want to stay to see if we find anything, or do you want to come back later?”

“I can stay for a short while just in case you find something interesting immediately. But I do have an appointment at two,” Joel replied.

Kim and Carrie quickly tidied up the kitchen, putting all of the leftover food in the refrigerator. Abigail did her best to help but wound up feeling mostly in the way. Joel spent the time on his phone, sending and receiving text messages.

“There are only a few places Anthony kept anything,” Kim said thoughtfully as she washed her hands. “Most of the stuff in the office was mine, but he did keep a few things in one drawer. Otherwise, he threw just about everything in the dining room.”

“Let’s start with that one drawer,” Carrie suggested. “The dining room is a mess.”

Kim laughed. “Yeah, it is, but that wasn’t my fault. Anthony used to come home from work and drop everything in there. I had to go through it all and find what I needed to bill our customers

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