The Reed Ferguson Mystery series Box Set 3 by Renee Pawlish

Author:Renee Pawlish [Pawlish, Renee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Creative Cat Press
Published: 2019-09-07T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

I sat for a moment in the Subaru while I dialed Trevor’s friend Quinn. I got his voicemail and left a message, explaining who I was, that Betsy Ladner had given me his number and that I wanted to ask him some questions about Welch. For good measure, I added that Betsy was very worried about her son. I ended the call and drove down the road. A few seconds later, my phone rang. It was Quinn.

“Is this the ‘private eye’?” he said after I answered. The tone was part sarcasm, part humor. It reminded me of another voice, but I couldn’t place it. Maybe a character from one of my film noir favorites? Certainly not Bogie.

“Thanks for calling me back,” I said.

“Hey, man, the only reason I called you back is because Trevor’s mom called and told me she’s worried. But I’m not going to get Trevor in any trouble with her.”

“It’s too late for that.”

“What’s going on?” The sarcasm vanished.

I glanced at the clock on the dashboard. Quarter to five. “Are you still at work?”

“Until five.”

“How about I buy you a beer and we can talk.”

“Sure. I work at the cash register building. You know it?”

The Wells Fargo Center is the most recognizable building in downtown Denver. It’s locally known as the “cash register” building because its unique curved roof resembles an old-fashioned cash register.

“I know it,” I said. “Do you know where B 52’s is?” Since he was downtown, I suggested my favorite hangout. B 52’s was a little north of downtown, but an easy drive for him.

“Yeah, they’ve got some good microbrews there.”

“I’ll be there by five-thirty,” I said. “Depending on traffic. There’s a bartender named Natalie. Tell her where you’re sitting.” Natalie Bowman was a regular bartender at B-52’s, and since I played pool there often, we’d gotten to know each other. She was working her way through school – pre-med – and she was tough and no-nonsense. She could handle the drunks better than most of the bouncers.

“All right,” he said. “Take your time, because the beer’s on you.”

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