A Trifle Dead by Livia Day

Author:Livia Day
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twelfth Planet Press
Published: 2013-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

‘Claudina,’ Stewart repeated, some time later. Amy and her pram had abandoned us, and a grouchy Bishop had hauled Gary back to the station. Stewart and I were hanging out at the wishing cauldron (basically an old cast-iron fishing pot, but try telling that to any of the wide-eyed kids who toss five cent coins in for their wish). The giant silos at the end of the street loomed over us, possibly more than they should have done due to us both being strung out on caffeine.

‘Claudina,’ I confirmed.

‘Claudina told the police Morris was a drug user?’ he said.

‘If you keep repeating everything I say, I’m going to have to ban you from the espresso.’

‘Tabitha, I spent hours with those redheads yesterday. Claudina is evangelical about Morris being clean. No way she would suddenly change her mind.’

‘Unless someone changed her mind for her—or maybe she found something out?’

‘Not that yer interested in a police investigation?’

I threw the empty chip bucket at him. ‘It’s not my fault if it keeps getting interesting in my face. People are practically flaunting the investigation at me. I’m not trying to be involved.’

Stewart gave me an exasperated look. ‘Oh, yer not trying at all—Tabitha, have ye considered the possibility that ye like Bishop being angry at ye?’

‘That’s just—that’s completely…’ A brief image of Bishop’s dark, furious eyes flashed through my mind. Not sexy at all. In the least. Oh, hell. ‘You have a very twisted imagination.’

‘Uh-huh. So when I contact Claudina for a follow up interview, ye don’t want to come with me?’

I opened my mouth and then closed it, trying to figure out which answer would be least incriminating. ‘If you will excuse me, I have a landlord to stalk.’

‘I’ll keep meself busy. Pretty photos tae take, moral high ground tae keep.’

‘No more long blacks,’ I chided him as we went our separate ways. ‘They’ve made you delusional.’

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