Witch Hunt by Morgana Best

Author:Morgana Best [Best, Morgana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Best Cosy Books

Chapter 12

"Oh, it's you," Julie spat. Maybe she thought she had gone too far because she flashed her teeth. I figured it was her attempt at a smile, although it made her look as though she was about to bite someone’s leg.

"Hello, Julie," Aunty June said in even tones. "Imagine seeing you here."

"Touché!" Julie said with a flourish of her napkin. "I could say the same to you."

Aunty June took a seat at the table. "This looks lovely."

Julie's frown deepened. She stood up, almost knocking her chair over. "I remembered somewhere else I had to be," she said before departing in a hurry.

Cordelia chuckled. "I don't think she likes you, Aunty June."

"I get that impression too." Aunty June did not appear the least upset. "Now to business. Are you two investigating the politician’s death?"

Cordelia and I exchanged glances. "Skinny wants us to tie his death to the paranormal somehow," I explained.

Cordelia drummed her fingers on the table "Basically, Skinny wants to us to make it up."

"But if your boss sent you here, surely she wants you to investigate," Aunt June continued. "Have you started writing the story yet?"

I nodded, and Cordelia said, "I've made some notes."

"From what you told me about your boss, she would expect you to be investigating."

I scratched my head. "You know—you're right. We can’t simply make up a story and say his death was at the hands of ghosts, or whatever Skinny wants. We need to investigate."

"Where do we start?" Cordelia asked. "I'm surprised the police presence isn't more obvious."

"I had to give a witness statement," I protested.

Cordelia waved one hand at me in dismissal. "Yes, I know that. I mean, you’d think the police would be snooping around questioning everybody. Obviously, the hotel has asked them to keep a low profile."

Aunty June readily agreed. "Yes, murder is bad for business. Has anyone said anything about how he died?"

We both shook our heads. "He wasn't shot, but that's all I can tell you," I said. “Oh, and there wasn't a dagger sticking out of him or anything like that."

"It's strange that he went missing and then turned up dead in the room you were given. Where had he been all those days?" Cordelia asked. “Didn’t you say he looked as though he had just died?"

I nodded. I could hardly tell Cordelia that I suspected the man had possibly slipped into an alternate dimension. It was going to be hard to investigate while keeping Cordelia out of the loop.

Aunty June shot me a knowing look. "I know your editor wants you to find a paranormal reason for his death, or to be precise, invent a paranormal reason for his death, but the paranormal and the normal go hand-in-hand. If this was a murder and not merely some type of bizarre accident, then somebody murdered him."

Cordelia set down her coffee cup. "You know, you're right! We’ll get bonus points from Skinny if we discover the identity of the murderer."

Aunty June waggled her finger at her. "Please don't put yourselves in any danger.

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