The Sky Took Him by Donis Casey

Author:Donis Casey [Casey, Donis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Oklahoma, Mystery fiction, Women farmers, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical, Alafair Tucker (Fictitious character), Women farmers - Oklahoma, Family farms - Oklahoma, Women farmers / Oklahoma / Fiction, Family farms / Oklahoma / Fiction, Family farms
ISBN: 9781615950188
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2011-01-10T07:00:00+00:00

From her station in the foyer, Alafair watched curiously as Pee Wee Nickolls and Zip Kolocek talked to Olivia. She could tell by the way McCoy leaned forward a bit in his chair that Olivia and Pee Wee were having an interesting conversation. She wasn’t surprised. Pee Wee looked like the kind of person with whom you’d have an interesting conversation.

Pee Wee fit his nickname, she thought. He was a small man, but he looked robust and well put together, and had a direct and straightforward gaze. His missing eye and fingers gave him a dangerous look, but Alafair suspected that his scars indicated a man who had had a bit of bad luck, more than anything else. Olivia had called him “crazy.” Alafair didn’t see it.

After the family planning conference of the day before, Alafair had discreetly drawn McCoy aside and asked him to keep her informed, since she would perforce not be able to hear what was going on from her station by the front door. She knew that whatever McCoy felt about spying for her, he would be anxious to keep on Martha’s mother’s good side and acquiesce. She didn’t feel particularly guilty about manipulating him. She used whatever tools were at her disposal.

Martha was upstairs with the children, which didn’t please her much, but someone had to do it, and Lu was busy enough feeding the visitors and tending to Lester at the same time.

When Pee Wee took a preoccupied leave from Olivia and wandered toward the buffet table to join his young companion, Alafair looked toward McCoy. He was looking back.

He stood and walked across the parlor, and they stepped back away from the entrance.

“What did Nickolls have to say?” she asked.

“Him and Mrs. Crawford spoke about the provisions of the partnership agreement he had with Kenneth. Seems they arranged it so that if Kenneth died, Olivia gets his interest in the field. But, had Pee Wee died first, his shares would have gone to Kenneth.”

Alafair’s eyebrows flew up. “So if something happens to Nickolls right about now, Olivia inherits the whole field.”

“Yes, but she offered to make whatever changes Nickolls wants in that part of the agreement. He told her not to worry about it right now. It does seem he hasn’t thought about the implications.”

“Hasn’t had time to, more likely. Besides he don’t look like the type who’s concerned with much outside his well.”

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