Threads of Suspicion by Dee Henderson

Author:Dee Henderson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic Suspense;Cold cases (Criminal investigation)—Fiction;Christian fiction;Mystery fiction;FIC042060;FIC042040;FIC042000
ISBN: 9781493410705
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2017-03-23T16:00:00+00:00

Evie finally gave up looking for a television show to watch. I should have stopped and bought a book. She would have called Rob, linked up with him for dinner, but he was in New Jersey for a wedding his parents had talked him into attending. The plane trip there and back was one she was glad to have missed.

She picked up her collection of facts and theories on Jenna, read through them again, but found nothing to spark another line of inquiry. They now had several hundred names across the five missing women, even before they considered fans related directly to Maggie. Odds were good they had the name of Jenna’s killer. Time and patience and a steady push would identify him.

In some ways the case had turned boring—it was simply elimination work now, going name by name, the inevitable middle-of-the-case syndrome. Hours would be spent on it, but the answer would appear out of that effort. Evie had faith in the process, even if she couldn’t predict how long it would take. She sighed and set aside the notepad.

She wrapped her arms around one of the pillows she’d tossed onto the couch. Quit ducking it, Evie, she told herself. Now’s the time to at least get started on David’s assignment.

She reached for a new pad, turned halfway into it to provide privacy from casual glances at the top page. She divided the blank page into two columns, numbered the lines one through twenty, being optimistic on the number of entries. On the left side, she wrote Stay Friends, and on the right, Get Married. And then she let herself think about Rob Turney.

She began with the right column, Get Married:

1. He loves me

2. He’s a good guy

3. I trust him

4. He wants to marry me—his decision is made

5. Options to explore for a job change that would eliminate most of my travel—move to the local PD, work with a private security firm, or _____?

6. I like his home, his lifestyle—more upscale than mine, but not impossible to bridge for my personal comfort

7. I’m at ease with his core group of friends, even though we don’t have much in common

8. If I want children, it’s time I marry

She didn’t write I love him. Though it felt true, to say “I love you, but I won’t marry you” felt incredibly harsh. So for now she didn’t add it to the list.

Under the left column, Stay Friends, she began with the obvious:

1. His mother wants someone else for him—she’s in good health, I’ll likely see her weekly for the next thirty years—mother-in-law tension is a real issue—do I want to live under that cloud of being a disappointment?

2. My indecision tells me I do not deeply want to be married or I’m not ready to be married

3. I’ve already had three failed engagements—do I want Rob to possibly be a fourth?

4. If we stay friends—a big “if”—I could remain a state detective with its required travel and no job change

5. I could become head of BOI one day if I stay with the state—a dream of mine

6.

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