Blind Justice by Marla Bradeen

Author:Marla Bradeen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: chick lit mystery, murder mystery whodunit, cat cozies, police procedurals, contemporary humorous women's fiction, funny stand alone novels, small town feline action adventures, humorous mysteries with cats, Oregon, amateur detective, vigilante justice, comedy
Publisher: Marla Bradeen
Published: 2014-07-28T00:00:00+00:00

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Haley sighed when she saw another car already parked in Ricardo Zepeda’s driveway as she pulled up to the address Tracy Lamb had given her. She wondered how long the police chief’s wife had been camped out on the property, waiting. Given her obsession with seeing her boyfriend set free, she could have arrived immediately after their garden-store encounter yesterday.

Tracy scrambled out of her car before Haley could change her mind and reverse course. Haley groaned as she pushed the car into park and slipped off her seat belt. She hoped after today Tracy would let the issue of Zepeda’s innocence go, or at least redirect her efforts to someone who could actually help her. Instead, she feared this home visit would backfire, inspiring Tracy to view her as an easy target for her conspiracy theories.

But it was too late to back out now.

Tracy rushed up to Haley’s car, opening the door before Haley could lock herself inside and refuse to come out. “Thank you so much for coming. You have no idea what this means to me.”

Haley tried but failed to muster up a smile. “Let’s just get this over with.”

Her grumbling did nothing to dampen Tracy’s spirits. The woman practically sprinted up the driveway, her red curls fanning behind her like a superhero’s cape. By the time Haley caught up with her, she was already fitting a key into the lock.

Something stirred in Haley’s stomach. If Zepeda were overseeing a drug operation, would he entrust a house key to the police chief’s wife?

Haley pushed the thought aside as Tracy swung the door open. Zepeda might not even run the drug ring from home, she reminded herself. Maybe he maintained a facility somewhere else. And Zepeda certainly had no reason to expect his key to end up in Victor Lamb’s possession. Given that Zepeda and Tracy had been engaged in their affair for years, they’d probably just grown complacent and exchanged keys as a matter of convenience.

“Does Zepeda have a key to your house too?” Haley asked.

Tracy darted her a look. “No. But I’m not single either.”

Haley refrained from making a sarcastic comment as she stepped inside. “How often do you come here?”

Tracy dipped her head down. Just when Haley figured she wasn’t going to answer, she said, “As often as I can.”

That surprised Haley. She would have pegged the chief’s wife as more the type to rent a hotel room for her trysts. As a love nest, Zepeda’s small, rundown house looked better suited for beady-eyed, four-legged creatures.

Maybe love really was blind.

Haley stepped farther into the room, her heart pounding as the implications of her agreeing to this visit sank in. She might currently be standing in the living area of one of the people responsible for Michael’s death. Although she’d never envisioned being escorted into one of the drug dealers’ houses, she used to daydream about storming into them on her own, confronting the occupants head-on after catching them doing laundry or cleaning or cooking. For some reason, the criminals of her dreams were always fairly domestic.

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