DOWN COLDER: A Hallie James Mystery (The Hallie James Mysteries Book 3) by DK Herman

Author:DK Herman [HERMAN, DK]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-01T18:30:00+00:00

Herville Public Library is in a historical building, a block away from Main Street. The huge, brick, three-story building looked more like a church than a library.

Ben and I went in the front entrance and sighed in relief when we felt the air-conditioning. I hadn't been inside the library since high school. I was pleasantly surprised to see it had been tastefully updated.

A room to the right, held rows of desk top computers for the public's use. All around the large main room, tall bookshelves formed a maze that held the pleasant smell of old books and polished woodwork.

Ben and I looked around, spotting Taylor at the main desk. She recognized me, and her professional smile tightened into a look of anger.

"You said that you wouldn't come here if I spoke to you!" Taylor hissed through clenched teeth.

"Relax, and come show us some good books," I said with a cold stare.

She came out from behind the desk and walked into the stacks marked, 'local history'. Ben and I followed her.

I came right to the point. "Did you tell Noah Kelly about Jane's lottery win?"

"Of course not," Taylor whispered. "I haven't spoken to him in two years."

"But you have his contact information," Ben said.

"Yeah, so what!" Taylor looked around nervously. "I got it for Jane so she could get some money out of the creep."

"Were you at the hospital yesterday afternoon?" I asked.

"Yes," Taylor answered. "Is there a law against checking on my little sister?"

"No, but there is against murder." I said.

Taylor bit her lip, and her gaze was caught by someone staring at us from across the room. A girl about Taylor's age but shorter with shoulder length, reddish brown hair approached us with an expression like a thundercloud.

"And this would be Patty Rogers," I said.

"Joey told us about Patty, your girlfriend," Ben said to Taylor.

"What's it to you, and why are you upsetting Taylor?" Patty growled. She gave us a nasty, defiant stare. "She's been going through enough lately."

"The young man who was murdered at the hospital yesterday afternoon, had a worse day!" I glared back at her.

"What does that have to do with me?" Taylor asked nervously.

"It was Joey Kearn," I said, watching her expression. She looked surprised or was a good actress. "You had an argument with him in the waiting room. An argument that was so bad that Patty went to the nurse’s station for help."

"Who are you?" Patty demanded.

"They're private investigators, working with the police," Taylor said.

"OK, private dicks," Patty spat. "What do you want to know?" Her face turned bright red and her eyes blazed with anger. "Yes, Joey was in the waiting room being an ass. Taylor stood up to him, and it got nasty. So I went to get somebody to throw him out."

"What was he being an ass about?" I noticed the few people around us were staring. I looked around and put a finger to my lips.

"I asked him why he was there," Taylor stage whispered. "He's not Amanda's family."

"At least he acted like he cared," Ben said softly.

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