Below the Bones (Widow's Island Novella) by Kendra Elliot

Author:Kendra Elliot [Elliot, Kendra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781542018197
Publisher: Montlake
Published: 2020-10-26T16:00:00+00:00

8

That evening Henry, Mike, and Cate had burgers and beers at Widowmaker Brewery on the island. Henry held back a laugh at Mike’s expression when the server delivered his burger. Amused by the name, Mike had ordered the Big Heart Attack. The triple-patty burger was six inches high and stacked with bacon, sautéed onions, and tartar sauce. A fried egg dripped runny yolk down one side. Mike stared and then shrugged and attempted to take a bite, wincing at the heavy flow of tartar sauce.

Henry had ordered it one time, and once was more than enough.

After the Lamb interview debacle, Cate and Henry had waited outside the prison while Mike had interviewed Bryan Sowle. Cate had been quiet at first as they’d waited, so Henry hadn’t brought up her train wreck of an interview with Jeff Lamb. Then she’d gotten mad, furious that Lamb had spied on her and possibly her family.

Henry was disturbed by the man’s knowledge too.

He’d let Cate rant until she’d run out of steam, and then they’d both relaxed in the sun until Mike had reappeared. They’d left immediately for the airport, and the plane ride had been too noisy to discuss what Sowle had had to say. Back at the island, Mike had suggested dinner, which had brought them to the brewery. After the first messy bite of his burger had left egg covering one hand, Mike switched to a knife and fork and chopped the impressive stack into what looked like a breakfast scramble. He squirted ketchup all over the heap of food and eagerly dived in.

“What was Sowle’s second-degree-murder charge for?” Henry asked, focusing on his less impressive barbecue burger.

“Started as a bar fight,” Mike said around bites. “They took it outside, and Sowle deliberately slammed the guy’s head against a concrete block. The victim never regained consciousness, and at least twenty witnesses were willing to talk.”

Henry could easily imagine the damage to the victim’s skull.

“What was the fight about?” asked Cate. Her burger was stuffed with blue cheese. Henry wasn’t a fan.

“A woman.”

Cate snorted.

“He asked about you,” Mike told her.

“Me? Why? He never said two words to me. Could barely look me in the eye during our interviews.”

Henry grinned. “Sounds like you made an impression anyway. What’s your feeling about him?” he asked Mike.

Mike grabbed a fresh napkin and wiped his lips. “I don’t think he has anything to do with the new graves. He’s not the brightest bulb. When I asked him about Widow’s Island, he said he’d never been to Canada.”

“Ha ha!” Cate covered her mouth, her eyes sparkling.

“He was also living in Montana during the time period we’re looking at. He’d only returned to Washington six months before he was arrested. Doesn’t rule anything out—he could have made trips. But it does move him down the list a bit.” He took another bite. “So I’m not feeling him for the murders. Even the guard commented that Sowle was a little thick in the brain. He hits first . . .

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