The Death Planner (Storage Ghost Murders Book 6) by Gillian Larkin

Author:Gillian Larkin [Larkin, Gillian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-09-19T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Jenny pulled her knees up to her chest and mumbled, “It can’t be Letty, she wouldn’t do that to me.”

Grace needed to take Jenny’s mind off her murder for a while. She pressed some keys on her laptop and brought up some videos. “I’ve got a few things to do, have a shower and all that. Look, here’s a video of local and national events over the last five years. Do you want to watch it?”

Jenny said quietly, “Has it got all the Olympics’ news on it? I had parties already booked for that summer.”

Grace nodded. “And it’s got all the pictures from the royal weddings and the births.”

Jenny smiled and released her knees. She moved closer to the laptop. Grace pressed play and then left Jenny alone for a while.

Grace retreated to her bedroom and quickly wrote down the details of all the murder suspects. Letty was top of her list, followed by Giles Redfern. She hadn’t had time to check on him yet. What about Elsa? Was she really capable of murdering her sister? Grace didn’t think so. But she didn’t rule her out.

Grace took a long shower and tried to put all thoughts of murder from her mind. Once those thoughts had gone, they were replaced with ones about Frankie and his new girlfriend. Was he really serious about this one? It was early days. There was no need for Grace to be concerned. A selfish thought pushed its way forward. She didn’t want Frankie to leave the shop, she didn’t want him to move on with his life. She didn’t want to be left behind, on her own.

She gave herself a mental shake and told herself not to be silly.

Grace returned to her bedroom and saw that she’d got a text from Frankie. She read it and her heart missed a beat:

‘Do you know any good estate agents? Thinking about getting a house. Have you got any spare toilet rolls? I’ve run out.’

Grace’s hands shook as she typed a reply. No, she didn’t have any spare toilet rolls. He could buy his own. And, no, she didn’t know any estate agents. She left it at that. Looking at houses was one thing, actually buying one was a totally separate matter. There was no need for Grace to panic. Then why did it feel like the earth was moving beneath her?

Grace spent a few more minutes upstairs and then returned to Jenny.

Jenny was looking at the bookshelf in Grace’s living room. She was writing on her clipboard again. “You could put these in alphabetical order. Or in author order.”

“Yes, I suppose I could.”

Jenny floated over to Grace’s CDs and DVDs. She waved her pen over them. “These aren’t in order at all! I’m surprised that you find anything.”

“I manage,” Grace replied. She sat on her sofa again. “Let’s have a quick look for this Giles person.” She stifled a yawn. “Then I think I’m ready for my bed.”

Jenny came to her side and watched as Grace typed in Giles’ name.

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