Harlequin Intrigue May 2014 - Bundle 2 of 2: The District\Scene of the Crime: Return to Mystic Lake\The Bodyguard by Carol Ericson

Author:Carol Ericson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4603-3581-9
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

After leaving Tara’s house, Maggie parked her car on the street in front of a business that sold knickknacks and trinkets, and they took off walking.

The heat was unrelenting, the humidity like a sauna, and Jackson wasn’t sure what he hoped would happen as they interacted with some of the people of the small town, but he knew with certainty that the investigation was in trouble.

Cell phones had yielded no clues; the bank accounts and credit card activity had remained untouched. It was as if Cole Caldwell and his wife had been levitated into an awaiting spaceship. Just like Sam and Daniella and Macy from Bachelor Moon. He shook his head to dispel the thought.

It was important they continue to work this case by itself until the time came that they either found some answers or had to reach the horrible conclusion that somehow, someway, the Bachelor Moon crime and this one were related.

He shouldn’t be confused by attempting to combine the two cases together even though so far they had only one person who had motive for getting rid of Amberly—and that was her ex-husband.

At the moment he was attempting to focus on the chicken fried steak dinner in front of him. He and Maggie had ducked into the diner twenty minutes ago for a late lunch.

Maggie picked at her salad as if without appetite, and he knew the lack of forward motion in the case was affecting her, as well.

“Don’t look so depressed,” he told her.

She looked up and offered him a small smile. “I just can’t get Max’s little face out of my head.”

As he had that morning, he reached across the table and covered her smaller hand with his. He liked touching her. He wanted to give her comfort, but he knew as far as the case went, he had no words of support to offer her.

She surprised him by twining her fingers with his. “We’re doing the best we can, right?” she said.

“Maggie, honey, we’re doing everything humanly possible.”

She squeezed his fingers a little tighter. “I just don’t understand why we haven’t found their bodies yet. Deep in my heart I can’t imagine a kidnapper keeping them alive for this length of time. That takes planning and work, and even though John might have the best motive for something happening to Amberly, I also believe it would be in his best interest just to kill them and let them be found.” She finally pulled her hand away from his.

“He has a lot of resources,” Jackson said. “Despite his modest home, he’s a very wealthy man. He may have properties we don’t even know about, people working for him who aren’t even here in town. I’ve got people from your field office trying to dig deeper into John’s life and finances.”

She looked at him in surprise. “Working behind your partner’s back?”

He shook his head. “Just using whatever resources are available. I know your gut instinct is that John had nothing to do with whatever happened, and to tell you the truth, my gut instinct has completely stopped talking to me.

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