Fortune Hunters by Riley Masters

Author:Riley Masters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: private investigators, financial crime, detectives and murder, boston detectives, detective partners, financial detectives
Publisher: Riley Masters

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Chapter Seventeen

The initial thrill of a murder investigation soon dissipated back into the methodical drudgery of forensic accounting. From Doyle’s, McBain and Boston stopped at their office for a few things and then went directly to the workroom at the Baker house. Christina returned to the bookstore to catch up on her own business before meeting her husband for dinner. When she arrived at the house that night, the whiteboards looked as if they had been commandeered by chemists or software engineers, Boston’s elegant block lettering interlaced with a barely discernible cursive scrawl.

The main table was still organized like a toy village, but there was a difference in the ways the piles of paper had been rearranged. Now they provided a tangible reflection of the names and boxes on the whiteboard. Sarah Baker’s original letters occupied a central position on the table, alongside an empty black plastic inbox labeled The Doctor. The stacks of bills and telephone records stood to one side in orderly fashion, while new columns had appeared with titles such as Questionable Items, Further Research, and Cash Flows. There were also several black binders on a side table standing alongside a copy machine and duplicate stacks of the love letters, all on different-colored stationary.

“You’ve had a busy day,” Christina said. “What’s this?”

Boston finished writing on the board with a blue marker. “Yes, we’ve had to reorganize a little, but we think we’ve scrubbed it down to a new plan of attack.” She pointed to the center of the dining table with her marker. “We’re going to follow two main threads for now and see where they lead: Sarah’s affair with the unknown man and Doctor Lehmann’s involvement with your parents.”

“What about Mr. Roche?”

“We’re keeping him as another party of interest at this point,” McBain replied. “Mainly because he was in charge of the missing money in the picture, and also since we still have to determine how well he knew Lehmann. But right now we have two other crucial mysteries to go along with the money—the affair and the murder of the man who was personal physician for Phillip and Sarah, both of whom died prematurely.”

“Before, we just had to find a money trail,” Boston said. “Now we not only have to do that, but discover if and how these things are interconnected with one another. So we’ll start with the assumption that they are and start looking for clues. By the way, we were just about to have dinner. Are you hungry?”

Christina shook her head. “No, I had dinner with David, thank you. But I’ll be happy to open a bottle of wine with you.”

McBain led the way into the kitchen. “Not necessary. I took the liberty of doing a little food pairing from your cellar. We’re having Italian. I hope you don’t mind.”

“Why no, not at all,” Christina said as they walked. “You’re welcome to explore the cellar as long as you’re here. I only ask that you not finish the…oh goodness.”

As they sat down

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