A Job of Inn Dependence (A Hotel Inspector Cozy Mystery Book 1) by Katherine Hayton
Author:Katherine Hayton [Hayton, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-02T18:30:00+00:00
The house at the provided address was enormous and old. Paint peeled off the old wooden slats and exposed decades of other coats beneath it. A tangle of bicycles and a line-up of old junker cars that didnât look like theyâd start indicated at least twenty people lived there. As Diana caught sight of six trash cans overflowing down the side of the driveway, she amended that. Based on the number of empty bottles, it seemed more likely fifty or a hundred resided within its walls.
âWho you looking for?â a young man called out from an upstairs window as they approached. âYou the cops?â
âNo, weâre not,â Harry called up, craning his neck back, âand weâre searching for Joe Wilson. Is he around?â
âJoe!â The manâs head disappeared, and he shouted out the name a few more times. A minute later, his face appeared at another window. âHeâs on his way down. I think this time, heâs even bothered to put on his clothes.â
âWhat do you mean?â Diana called back up to him. âDoesnât he usually get dressed?â
âHe came home yesterday, naked except for his undershorts.â The man burst into hysterical laughter. âWe had girls visiting, and they took one look, screamed, and ran away.â
Running away seemed to be what Joe Wilson was intent on doing too. Diana caught a flash of a figure down the driveway and gave chase before she could stop to think. âHey,â she called out, âyouâre not in trouble. We just want to talk to you.â
She lost him when he vaulted over a high fence into a neighboring property. Although Diana gave it her best try, she needed to either grow another foot or find something to stand on. An old beer crate was tangled in the weeds but when she pulled it out, the wood disintegrated in her hands, infested with lice. With a cry, she dropped it and stepped back, shaking.
When she recovered enough to look around, she realized Harry had disappeared somewhere. Great. Diana walked back out to the sidewalk and turned in a circle, hands on her hips. No sign of him anywhere.
She was on the verge of heading back to the car when a familiar voice called out to her. Harry stood at the corner of the street with a young man in an armlock.
âI found him one street over,â he yelled out, sounding pleased with himself. âDo you want to do the questioning, or should I?â
âWhy donât you start.â Diana strode over to them, peering at Joe with interest. âI might take issue with the fact I got splinters trying to get over the fence.â
Joe grinned until Diana wanted to slap the expression of his face. There was a strange odor rising from him, herbal and heady.
âMary-Jane,â Harry said at her raised eyebrows. âItâs not even gone ten oâclock in the morning and the kidâs stoned.â
âDrugs?â Diana took a step back as though close contact might somehow infect her. âShouldnât we report him to the police?â
The smile dropped off Joeâs face and he struggled in earnest, unable to break Harryâs hold.
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