Deadly Touch by Heather Graham

Author:Heather Graham
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MIRA Books
Published: 2020-06-05T19:06:18+00:00

Eleven

They split up.

There were three bars spread out along the three walls that surrounded the opening, one of them a distance from the musicians.

Nigel walked across the far wall; Axel and Raina started at the stretch down from the stage.

They ordered. He’d been drinking soda with lime all night and had noticed Raina was opting to do the same. He told her she was welcome to something stronger but she shook her head.

“Whatever these strange ‘touch’ intuitions are, I don’t want to mess with them in any way,” she told him.

“Have you gotten anything in here?” he asked her.

She shook her head. “Nothing. I still can’t figure out Jordan or Frank Peters. Jordan was broken, and then angry. And Frank was strangely callous for a man who has dealt well with young people all his life. That’s why he and Loretta are still at it, I imagine. Never anything improper in any way. They can both discipline and gain respect at the same time. Good people, one would think.”

“And did you know they were a pair?”

She shook her head. “I don’t think they were back when I was in school. You have to remember, I was thirteen at the time and I haven’t been involved with alumni groups or anything like that. We’re still looking for a needle in a haystack.”

Axel nodded, but he wasn’t so sure. For the moment, he said, “You know, you’re not a bad partner.”

“Partner?” she queried, smiling.

“You’re helping as much as a partner,” he said. “Not to mention you’re much better looking than most.”

“You’re not too bad, yourself,” she said lightly. “Always thought so.”

“Pardon?”

“Oh, you know, years ago... Anyway, never mind, the bartender is coming.”

“Hey!” Axel said, smiling at the bartender, a man of about forty with an easy manner, able to chat a bit with his customers without being too intrusive.

“You ready for another? You’ve got to watch it with those wicked drinks,” he teased.

Axel had his picture of Jennifer Lowry out.

“You’ve seen her here?”

The man—whose name tag identified him as Gregory—nodded grimly. “Jennifer. She was in here about once a week with that crew from the dentist’s office.”

“You knew them all?”

“Nice group and great dentist. I go to him.”

“Good to know.”

“You some kind of cop?” Gregory asked.

Axel nodded.

“You’re looking for her killer? Man, talk about an injustice! I don’t get it. She didn’t lead men on, she was never nasty, she always had something good to say. We saw the picture, but no one wants to believe from a sketch that it’s really a person they know. I thought about calling in, but didn’t think I could really help in any way.”

“Can you tell us anything about her? People she hung out with outside her coworkers? Did you ever see her with anyone who came on to her, or...?”

“Sure. She liked the guy you were with earlier,” he said to Raina.

“Jordan,” she supplied.

“She was excited about him. She came up to me one night for her order and she asked me what I thought.

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