The Moment He Vanished (Kendra Dillon Cold Case Thriller Book 2) by Rebecca Rane

Author:Rebecca Rane [Rane, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

The DNA test results were now due. Any day, any hour, they’d have that piece of the puzzle.

As they waited, they debated how to move the podcast forward when the happy ending was about to happen in the middle of the season.

Kendra spent her evening mulling over options for the best way to proceed. She was in full swing when her phone vibrated.

“Hi, Mom,” Kendra answered.

“What’s this? You’re dating a police detective?”

Kendra’s mom was the reason she had married Scott, at least in part. Her mom’s view of marriage would be at home in Tudor, England. Stephanie Dillon wanted Kendra to marry an upwardly mobile man… or someone who could help Stephanie’s idea of controlling the universe in Port Lawrence.

Stephanie’s own marriage to Big Don helped her become Mayor of Port Lawrence, with a few key labor endorsements. Certainly, a rich, well-educated, schmoozing husband would be perfect for Kendra.

Except up wasn’t the direction that Kendra’s career was headed. And schmoozing sucked if half the people you were supposed to schmooze were connected to institutions you were investigating for corruption.

But the issue for Stephanie, was Kyle Carver.

“Dating is a strong word, and how did you hear this?”

“Your sister.” Stephanie didn’t have time for weekly dinners with her family. If Stephanie was eating at a restaurant, you could be sure it was to make a deal.

“I took Kyle Carver to the awards dinner, for an award I didn’t win. He was very helpful with the Sister David story, so it was a thank you kind of thing.”

“You know, I’m livid you didn’t win. Livid. I have donated to the press club for its entire existence and…”

“Mom, donating is not how I want to win awards, and actually, I don’t care about awards.”

“Nonsense, that’s why awards even exist.”

“So, is this why you called? The awards?”

“No, though I was mad about that. I called to tell you the Ethan Peltz stuff is riveting.”

“You listened?”

“Well, podcasts are my new productivity hack.” Her mother was sounding like a Silicon Valley tech executive instead of a midwestern politician all of a sudden. “Johnathan showed me how to find them on my phone, and I’ve been listening on my treadmill. I know it was hard for you to talk about your own incident, but you did a good job.”

Her own incident was the kidnapping. Stephanie did not like to mention that. After meeting Margie Peltz, Kendra had a better sense of why. If you allowed yourself to think about your child missing—real, imagined, or, in Stephanie’s case, happily resolved—it could be all-consuming. Thinking about it opened the door to a parent’s worst fears. Margie Peltz had opened the door and lived there every day since Ethan disappeared.

“Thanks, we had to let the listeners know that I have a personal experience with this. And that, well, I’m unique and lucky.”

“You’re scrappy as hell. That’s what you are. Always have been. And you’re just as good as Serial, and that Sarah Koenig. I’m telling you; you’re going to be huge.

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