When Noonday Ends: A Southern Romantic-Suspense Novel - Nantahala - Book Two by Carmen DeSousa

Author:Carmen DeSousa [DeSousa, Carmen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-09-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-three

Since Bearns was an able, willing body, Detective Meare had asked him if he wanted to be part of the search party starting at the Castles’ residence.

Evidently, the missing persons division had gotten involved with the search for his missing adulterer, Roger Hale, and there was enough suspicion at the Castles’ residence for a warrant.

According to Meare, Bearns was welcome to come along and aid in the search of the surrounding wooded area, while he and his team searched the Castles’ residences.

It was clear to Bearns that Meare had no interest or concern about Hale, but if the stable master’s disappearance gave the detective the opportunity to find evidence in the suspicious drowning of Carlin Castle, he was game.

Detective Meare lifted his fist to knock on Shelby Castle’s door, but it swung open before his knuckles made contact.

“Oh!” Shelby threw her hand over her heart. “Detective? Um, what are you doing here? I was just walking next door.”

“Ms. Castle, we have a warrant to search your residence and the surrounding area.” He motioned his head toward the house to the right. “My partner is serving an order to your in-laws as well. You are more than welcome to call your attorney, but we do not have any questions for you at the moment.” He handed her the warrant clutched in his hand, and she stepped out of his way. “Bearns, you go with Milton’s team; they’ll be searching the grounds.”

Bearns nodded and tipped his head to Shelby. He’d known where he was supposed to be, but he’d wanted to see Shelby’s face when she answered the door. She didn’t have the instant reaction that many guilty criminals had on sight. Shelby was scared, and she hadn’t expected them.

The young woman took a seat on a rocking chair next to the door and lowered her head into her hands. Didn’t mean nothing.

Most people felt guilty after they’d done wrong. If they didn’t, detectives wouldn’t be able to pull confessions out of them. When a spouse committed a crime of passion, they were almost always sorry afterward. He just had to figure out how Roger Hale played in all this. After all, his case involved finding Hale, not figuring out whether Shelby had somehow drowned her husband.

He turned and descended the steps, heading toward Milton Williams in missing persons. The older detective stood on the front porch next door, in front of Mr. Castle, who was bouncing a crying baby on his hip.

The scenario played out in Bearns head as he tried to figure out a connection. A woman had supposedly seen Shelby, but she was having an affair with Carlin and had still been drunk from the previous evening, according to Meare. Bearns wondered if Shelby could have been the woman having an affair with Roger Hale.

No, he was too old, and he didn’t have the money that would attract a good-looking woman like Shelby. Clayton, on the other hand, though he was about the same age as Hale, did have money.

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