Thin Crust Killers by Chris Cavender

Author:Chris Cavender
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: pizza, mystery, cozy, food, series, chris cavender, a slice of delight
Publisher: Chris Cavender
Published: 2014-12-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

“Hello? Is anyone there?”

I’d knocked on the door of the Timber Talk several times, but no one had answered. The building was made of old faded brick, though it had no particular style to it that I could discern. It was a few blocks away from the promenade, but Maddy and I had decided to walk instead of drive, as much for my waistline as for the fuel economy.

I tried the door handle, and was surprised to find that it was locked. “What’s going on here?” I asked Maddy. “I’ve heard a dozen people over the years say that Trent never locks this door. He’s too paranoid that he might miss something, and he’s always boasting that there’s nothing in his office worth stealing.”

“Maybe there is now,” Maddy said.

“Do you have any idea what that might be?”

“You’re the one with all of the theories,” my sister said. “I’m counting on you.”

“Even if that were true, which I’m not conceding, I’m fresh out of them at the moment. Trent told me he’d be here for the rest of the day. Something’s going on.” I noticed a piece of paper on the ground near the door. I reached down and grabbed it, then opened it to see what it said.

In bold letters, it said, ‘gone, maybe for good. trent.’

I showed it to Maddy, who took it and studied it for a second before handing it back to me. “That’s odd, isn’t it?”

“It makes me wonder what’s happening,” I said. “What would drive Trent off like that after he was so excited earlier?”

“Maybe whatever was in his file is going to come to light soon, and he had to get out of town before he got caught up in it.”

I shook my head. “Sometimes you have too vivid an imagination,” I said.

“Can you think of any other reason he’d leave town like that?”

“Not off the top of my head,” I said. “What should we do now?”

“We could always call Kevin Hurley.”

“And tell him what, exactly?”

“There’s that,” she said. “I wonder if Trent ever found Steve.”

“I don’t know. I have no idea where he is myself.”

“So, now we have two missing people on our list. That doesn’t bode well for our investigation, does it?”

A gust of wind came up and ripped the note from my hand. After I chased it ten feet, I managed to grab it before it could get away for good.

“Steve’s not on our list,” I said as I rejoined Maddy on the curb.

“Maybe he should be.”

I looked carefully at my sister to see if she was kidding, but it was clear she was dead serious.

“Come on. What possible reason could we have to suspect him of anything? His name wasn’t on a file, remember?”

“Maybe he took it with him. That would make him the smartest one of the bunch, wouldn’t it?”

“Just because you don’t like the man is no reason to accuse him of murder. He hasn’t been in town since Joe’s funeral.”

“Maybe he had a reason to stay away.

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