Deadly Harmony by Marissa Shrock

Author:Marissa Shrock [Shrock, Marissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780996987950
Publisher: Cimelia Press
Published: 2019-10-16T16:00:00+00:00

Back in high school, my best friend Laura had wanted to catch the attention of Richardville High School’s number one tennis player. Journey O’Neill was a handsome stud on his way to earning a college scholarship at an NCAA Division One school. Laura was a decent player herself and earned the number two spot on the Wildcat Springs team. They’d met at a tournament the previous summer and had been talking ever since.

One fall afternoon, she needed a wingwoman and dragged me into Richardville to watch Journey play his sectional match. We shouldn’t have bothered. Journey won 6-0, 6-0, but not before his hopelessly mismatched opponent lobbed one of Journey’s power shots over the fence where it rocketed to the bleachers and slammed smack dab into my cheekbone.

The ball left an ugly bruise that took a couple of weeks to fade and caused rumors about me being knocked around by a boy—never mind that I wasn’t dating anyone—and Laura had decided that arrogant Journey wasn’t for her.

This fear of tennis balls loomed in my mind when Makayla handed me her extra racket as we walked from the locker rooms to the courts inside the Richard County Tennis Center. Since I didn’t have a cute red and white striped vintage dress like my stepsister, I’d settled for a faded Wildcat Springs High School T-shirt and black athletic shorts that displayed my pasty legs.

Evan waved us over to where he waited next to the net with his handsome, look-alike little brother. I introduced myself to Aidan, who had sandy hair and hazel eyes. While Evan’s eyes were kind, Aidan’s held a spark of mischief.

“Sorry we’re late. Detective Hawk paid us a visit this morning,” I said.

Evan cracked open a new can of tennis balls, and a rubbery scent hissed out. “What’d you do now?” He tossed a ball to his brother.

I gave him a quick recap while Aidan stared at me.

“I can’t believe Dr. Kurtz is gone. He was such a great guy.” Makayla shuddered. “Who’d want to kill him?”

“Obviously someone you don’t want to mess with.” Evan leveled his gaze at me. “Sounds like a good reason for you to back off your investigating.”

“Or all the more reason to find Quincy.” Like a lot of my friends, Evan didn’t understand my need to find justice—or answers for the victims’ families. But they hadn’t lost a parent to murder and lived without answers for nearly a decade.

Evan picked up his racket. “Just be careful.”

“We will.” I tugged my T-shirt hem.

Aidan tossed a tennis ball in the air and caught it. “I don’t mean to sound insensitive, but the clock’s ticking. We’ve only got the court for two hours.”

“Right. Let’s do this.” Makayla took her racket out of her bag.

Aidan turned to Makayla. “I hear it’s us against the old people.”

She gave him a high five. “That’s right. You two are going down.” They sauntered around the net.

Yep. I know.

“Evan, I’m sorry, but I haven’t played since high school,” I whispered.

“I didn’t know you were on the team.

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