The Ghoul Next Door: A Ghost Hunter Mystery by Laurie Victoria

Author:Laurie, Victoria [Laurie, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2014-01-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

After struggling to find a parking space and finally settling for the nursing home across the street, I hustled into the hospital anxious to meet with my ex. I’d checked my rearview mirror constantly, hoping that I wasn’t being tailed, and couldn’t find any sign of anybody following me, but it made me nervous to take such a risk.

Still, I knew it was the right thing to do. I met Steven in the hospital cafeteria. I asked to see him alone, but he brought Courtney, and it felt super awkward because I knew he was firmly establishing his loyalty and commitment to her even though the display wasn’t necessary—my heart belonged to Heath. I tried to hide my irritation and impatience with the unspoken message, but it was tough. “There’s something you should know,” I said, trying to get right to the point. “Actually, there’re two things you should know, but if I tell them to you, then I put myself at risk, so I’m a bit hesitant to speak about it because of that.” I watched Steven and Courtney absorb that, and then my ex cupped his fiancée’s hand and leaned just a touch closer to her. “That’s why I wanted to meet you alone, Steven,” I said, the ice in my voice surfacing despite my best efforts.

“I understand,” he said, perhaps a bit defensively.

I squared my shoulders and decided to quit quibbling and just say what I had to say. “I don’t believe Luke is a murderer.”

“Of course he’s not,” Courtney said, and I could see how much she loved her brother as her eyes watered. “He could never do anything so horrible.”

I pressed on. “A few days ago, I went to the crime scene and felt around in the ether for some impressions. I wasn’t able to connect with Brook’s spirit, but I did get a pretty good feel for how the murder took place. I’m convinced someone other than Luke murdered Brook Astor.”

“Did you see the killer?” Steven asked me, his eyes searching my face for any hint that I might be able to give him a name that would help clear Luke.

“No. I didn’t see the killer. But I felt him, or rather, I felt the ether which absorbed the attack. The killer was right-handed.”

Steven blinked. “Why is that important?”

“Luke is left-handed,” Courtney whispered.

“Yes, but there’s a little bit of a wrinkle here. Luke is left-handed, and so is the spook that got inside his head.”

Steven and Courtney adopted identical expressions of confusion. “I don’t understand,” Steven said.

I shifted in my seat, trying to find a way to tell them as little as possible while revealing the parts they’d need to take to Luke’s lawyer. “Heath and I are still working on Luke’s behalf, even though we can’t formally claim that we are. We’ve managed to track down another man with a connection to Luke’s old rental house who’s currently serving time in a prison up in New Hampshire. His name is Guy Walker and he murdered a girl named Amy Montgomery in the mid-seventies.

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