A Day for Bones by Dale E Lehman

Author:Dale E Lehman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Mystery, Detective, Thriller
Publisher: One Voice Press, LLC
Published: 2002-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Art and Cassie Ferring owned a three-quarters of a million-dollar home northeast of Frederick, where civilization abutted the Blue Ridge of the Appalachians and the surrounding forest absorbed the noise. Sam Kohler called ahead to let Mrs. Ferring know they were coming and verified that her husband would be at work.

“He’s the last person I want to talk to,” Holly Ross explained as they drove north on U.S. 15. “A reporter of our acquaintance already visited him. It didn’t go well.”

“A reporter.” Kohler kept his eyes on the road but couldn’t disguise his disbelief.

“Not my fault. He came to us. Plus, he’s dating my Sergeant’s sister.”

Kohler shook his head. “If you want a transfer, one of our guys is retiring in six months. I can put in a good word for you.” Clear of the city, he exited the highway and took a country road westward.

Ross watched the green and golden pastures and fields passing by. Probably Kohler was joking, but it didn’t sound like it. He only had two voices, one all business and one lighthearted. This time, he straddled the line. “I’ll let you know once the case is put to bed. These people are practically living legends in our department. I suppose they know what they’re doing.”

“They say it’s a fine line between genius and madness. So what’s the story on the horse?”

Ross gave him the twenty-thousand-foot overview of the Ferrings and what she’d picked out of the investigation report on the shooting. “The timing is the weirdest thing,” she said. “Ferring’s reticence is second. And it’s not just him, it’s the whole family. A skeleton washes out of a basement, and they shrug their shoulders. Their gun shop is vandalized over and over, and they act like it’s no big deal. How can anyone have that big a target painted on them and not know it?”

“I gather denial isn’t the going theory.”

“They’re hiding something for sure.”

They passed horse and crop farms, produce stands and woods, all dotted by clusters of houses. The line of the Blue Ridge lurked behind everything.

“You think Cassie Ferring knows?” Kohler asked.

“I think she knows something. Maybe not everything, but something.”

“Why?”

“Because her husband didn’t let her talk.”

Kohler flashed a lopsided grin. “According to most wives, most husbands don’t.”

“Is that what Mary says about you?” Kohler and his wife Mary had celebrated their first anniversary three months before. Ross had met the lady only once and found her pleasant enough, although she had to admit to a surprising twinge of jealousy.

He smiled at the road. “Not yet, but guys more experienced than I say it’s only a matter of time.”

They arrived at the Ferring home and drove up a long, sloping driveway that led to a four-car garage to the left, at the south end of the house. White with black faux shutters flanking every window, it had a strangely unpretentious look, its size notwithstanding. The mountains loomed behind, no more than half a mile distant. Parking, they approached the door to find

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