Witch Trials (A Mackenzie Coven Mystery Book 5) by Sonia Parin

Author:Sonia Parin [Parin, Sonia]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2017-07-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

“I think everyone is too afraid to call it a night,” Lexie remarked as she sipped her coffee. Conversation had died down to a low hum and hushed whispers. Everyone kept shifting to the edge of their seats only to then slide back again. Eventually, someone would have to make the first move...

Luna yawned. “It’s become quite atmospheric. Throw in the rustling of leaves or a tree branch scratching against a window and some footsteps and we’ll all be running for our lives. It’s the perfect setting for a scary ghost story.”

“Don’t look at me. I don’t know any.”

“You had a recent encounter with a ghost. Surely there’s a story there.”

“I’m not the raconteur type.” Lexie tucked her feet under her. “I wonder what Jonathan is up to?”

“He’s probably busy chronicling your adventure.”

“Yeah, about that... it’s bad enough having you eavesdrop on my thoughts, this business of having Jonathan somehow absorbing everything I do is making me self-conscious.”

“You could run a comb through your hair and present yourself in a more favorable light.”

Lexie’s mouth gaped open. She had to push the words out. “Are you saying he also describes me?”

Luna nodded. “As Alexandra Elizabeth Mackenzie confronted the killer, she licked a smudge of pizza sauce from the corner of her mouth, her lithe body casting a dramatic shadow, while her unruly... unkempt... windswept hair—”

Groaning, Lexie turned to Gerard. “Let’s focus on the business at hand. It’s your turn to share something with us. It’s only fair.”

“I already told you my people are working on the case, digging deeper and looking for possible connections.”

“You only echoed what Luna and I had already been thinking.”

He drew out a piece of paper and unfolded it. “This is a list of guests seen going in and coming out of the adjoining suites. Zoe and Zachary, Lana and Daniel Andrews are the ones exiting closer to the time the key card was used.”

Far too closely, Lexie thought. It would not have given them enough time to hustle Lauren into the bathtub and force her to trip over. “What would a couple of translators have to gain by the McCullens’ death? They’re first time visitors to Gainsborough Mansion with no connections to the house market. Is there any chance they might have met Lauren and Lance somewhere else?”

Gerard shook his head. “We haven’t found anything. Not even a connection on social media. Our best bet is to work on the business links between the victims and Zoe and Zachary. Maybe they attended a realtor’s convention somewhere or vied to win a lucrative contract. Something will surface.”

“In the meantime, do we hang tight and hope the killer is not here to take everyone out, one by one? You have to offer some sort of assurance, detective.”

“I’m spending the night in Jeeves’ office watching over the monitors. If a door opens after everyone’s turned in, I’ll know.”

Lexie turned to Luna. “Come on. I think it’s up to us to lead by example.”

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