Crosshairs by Patricia Bradley
Author:Patricia Bradley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic Suspense;Mystery fiction | Suspense fiction;FIC042060;FIC042040;FIC027110
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2021-10-04T00:00:00+00:00
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Lincâs stomach clenched. In a way, itâd been easier to think Maddox was the attacker. If he wasnât, and it looked like he wasnât . . . maybe Ainsleyâs assaults were connected to Hannah Dysonâs case. Could the Hanovers be involved in something that got Connieâs daughter killed?
Sheâd wanted them to wait until the husband left for work to even talk to her. If they were involved in illegal activities, that opened the possibility that Connie Hanover really had been the target last night.
They needed to interview Mr. Hanover as soon as possible. Maybe he was at the hospital with his wife . . . Linc tuned back in on the conversation.
âThanks,â she was saying. âSam Ryker called in the FBI, and Iâm meeting Hugh Cortland.â
âGood call. Keep me informed.â
Ainsley hung up and released a long breath. âWell, back to square one.â
âWe need to make a list of people who might want you out of the way, starting with this murder investigation,â Linc said.
âI agree. Once we get back to Coraâs, I plan to set up a whiteboard and walk through the case.â
A visual of the investigation would be helpful. âIâll help youâthat is, if youâd like my assistance.â
âAbsolutely,â she said. âI have a problem with these attacks being related to this case. Taking me out will only bring more heatâand has. We wouldnât be meeting with Hugh Cortland right now if someone hadnât attacked me at the church and shot Connie Hanover.â
âIgnoring this case, can you think of anyone in Natchez who holds a grudge against you?â
âBesides my dad?â
âBe serious,â he said. But he was glad she could still joke.
She bit her lip and then shook her head. âI havenât lived in Natchez since high school, and I never had an enemy that I know of. Who would hold a grudge that long anyway?â
Ainsley was right. There had to be another angle. âHow about the Kingstons?â
âThat would bring it back to the investigation, but you donât seriously think they would try to kill me over this, do you?â
If he hadnât seen so much of the wrong side of the law, he wouldnât. âPower corrupts sometimes,â he said. âYour dad and Kingston are leading the pack of candidatesâneck and neck in the polls. If it became public knowledge Kingstonâs grandson is a suspect in Hannahâs murder, it could sway the election against him.â
âI can see them being upset after we interviewed Drew, but I donât see them trying to kill me over it,â Ainsley said.
She had a point, but that brought them back to no viable suspect. He grabbed the enhanced photos of Maddox. âI still think we should ask our tent campers if the sketch resembles the man camped near them yesterday.â
âYou donât think Maddox is with the other escapees?â
He shrugged. âDoesnât hurt to have a backup plan.â
They turned around and slowly drove down the road where heâd last seen the young people, but there was no sign of them at the campsite. âLetâs see if Colton and his parents are still here,â he said.
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