The Gambler Grimoire: An Urban Fantasy Mystery (Wicklow College of Arcane Arts Book 1) by BR Kingsolver

Author:BR Kingsolver [Kingsolver, BR]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-21T16:00:00+00:00

Soft whispers woke me. Opening my eyes, I saw David Hamilton and a nurse standing near the door of my room.

“What time is it?” I asked.

“You slept for about an hour,” the nurse answered.

David walked over and put a stack of paper held together with a large clip on the nightstand. “Kelly has your copies.” His eyes flicked toward the door. “The cops are here.”

“Did you see anything?” I asked.

He shook his head. “I was at the end of the breezeway, on my way to my office, when I heard the explosion. I turned around and saw the smoke coming from your door.”

“No one else around?”

“When I got there, I saw a couple of people coming from the parking lot. Otherwise, no. I’ve already talked to the police. Do you feel up to it?”

“Yes, I’m fine. I think the adrenaline and shock have worn off. I really wasn’t hurt, was I?”

“The doctor said we need to watch for concussion symptoms.”

He turned and nodded to the nurse, who opened the door. An older man in a police uniform came in, followed by Sam Kagan.

“Dr. Robinson?” the uniformed man asked. “I’m Alistair Crumley, chief of the campus police department. Do you feel up to answering some questions?”

I tried to give him a smile. “I think I have more questions than answers, but I’m glad to tell you what I know.” I went on to tell them what happened from my point of view.

“So, you didn’t see anyone?”

“I never made it through the door. The first person I saw was Dr. Hamilton.”

Kagan walked over and looked at the papers on the table, then looked at me.

“Those are for you,” I said. “I found them mixed in with some scholarly papers in Dr. Kavanaugh’s desk. I planned to call you after I got to my office.”

He picked them up and thumbed through them, then tucked them under his arm.

“Thanks. Any idea why someone tried to kill you?”

“The only thing that comes to mind is someone might have seen me go with you to Kavanaugh’s apartment. And you’ve come to my place a couple of times. I don’t care what anyone else thinks, this and his death have to be connected.”

That caused Kagan’s eyebrows to shoot up, but that was his only reaction.

“She has asked quite a few questions of various people about Dr. Kavanaugh and his murder,” Hamilton said, “but I think you would agree that’s understandable, in her situation.”

“What if he was killed because someone didn’t like alchemists?” I asked. “Or they don’t want this position filled? I’ve been here less than a month, and I never heard of him before.”

“Or they don’t like blonds,” Hamilton said. Everyone looked at him, and he shrugged. “Both she and Brett are blond. Or, in his case, was.”

“We are persecuted a lot,” I said, and gave him a wink. “People are jealous because we have more fun.”

Both Kagan and Crumley rolled their eyes.

“I also discovered Agnes Bishop and Joshua Tupper. Maybe someone thinks I know more than I do about their murders.

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