Assailants, Asphalt & Alibis: A Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery Series Book 8 by Tonya Kappes

Author:Tonya Kappes [Kappes, Tonya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tonya Kappes
Published: 2019-08-26T16:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

“What the hell?” Ritchie ran over to the tree line from the campfire when he noticed us walking out, carrying Mason’s body.

“In the tent,” I grunted from packing my share of the weight. “Let’s put him in there.”

“In this heat?” Sue Ann cried out from behind us.

“You want to put him in your camper? Then you can carry him to wherever it is you’re staying.” Mary Elizabeth had about enough. After Agnes took the pearls for evidence back at the water, Mary Elizabeth had been spitting nails under her breath ever since.

“Fine.” Sue Ann shook her head and nuzzled against Dirk’s chest.

“Wait a minute.” Ritchie was in a panic. He jumped around each of us as we walked to the tent. “What the hell happened?”

“Ritchie”—Agnes jerked around—“you say another curse word, and I’m gonna tell your grandmother. We attend the same Sunday school lesson.” She shook a finger at him. “Do you understand me?”

“Yes’m, but I’m just trying to figure out what happened here. I ain’t never had no one die and certainly never expected someone as trained as Mason Cavanaugh to have the curse laid upon him.” Ritchie continued to follow alongside of us, his eyes on Mason.

“It was no curse. Someone wants you to think it’s the curse.” Agnes made a lot of sense, and I wondered if she was right.

“Agnes, what if that’s it?” I couldn’t believe I’d not thought of that.

“We will talk about this once we get him in there,” she whispered. “Not around those three.” She nodded at Dirk, Ritchie, and Sue Ann, who were huddled around Mason’s body.

“What are you doing with them?” Dirk asked Sue Ann. “Did you push him?”

“What is it with you?” She shoved him. “I’ll push you.”

“Stop it, guys.” Ritchie grabbed Dirk’s shirt when Dirk started to go after Sue Ann. “This isn’t going to solve anything.”

“How are we going to get to the police?” Dirk asked the first real question that needed answering.

“I can’t get any signal with my CB,” Ritchie said. “I’ve been trying since I got back here last night.”

We got Mason’s body on the cot he’d put in there. All of us gathered around him and looked down. I closed my eyes and wished him to be alive when I opened them. My wish wasn’t granted.

“Should we say a little prayer?” I asked. “I think we need to do something.”

“Fine.” Mary Elizabeth always saw herself as a good Christian lady. “Everyone close your eyes.” She muttered a quick prayer.

“Why would you want to hook up your CB if you didn’t think you were going to use it?” Abby asked Ritchie after she must’ve taken the prayer’s silence to think about what he’d said.

“It’s always a good idea when you’re out here like this to have some sort of communication with the outside world.” He glared at Abby from the other side of Mason’s corpse. “I look forward to when they get the asphalt down so they can bring in electric.”

“Now what?” Sue Ann asked.

“We need

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