Is This Suitcase Taken? (Sweetfern Harbor Mystery Book 13) by Wendy Meadows

Author:Wendy Meadows [Meadows, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Majestic Owl Publishing LLC
Published: 2019-02-12T16:00:00+00:00

Brenda Sheffield Rivers sat in front of her laptop in the small office behind the reception desk. She read everything she could find about Alexandra Cornell and it turned out to be one eye-opener after another. No wonder Daniel stayed away from her. Alexandra needed counseling and had never received it, Brenda came to believe, judging from the unhinged letters to the editor the poor girl had published in town newspapers (a complaint about town statutes against stalking and loitering; a letter explaining why she was against mental health therapy for reasons of “independence and privacy”) or police blotter entries for her minor infractions (ticketed for driving with no lights after dark on a residential road).

The record of Alexandra’s obsessions read clearly on the screen. Brenda felt certain that whatever she knew about Patrick Anderson’s death may very well be putting her over the edge. She could very well know something that could crack the case wide open.

Phyllis came from the kitchen after depositing odds and ends of dishes scattered in the sitting room. Brenda suggested they take a walk downtown before dinnertime. On the way, she told her friend about the conversation the evening before between Alexandra and Daniel.

“Do you really think she knows who killed Patrick?” Phyllis asked.

“I’m sure of it. I’m not so sure Daniel Swift is so innocent, either.” The women discussed the strange relationship between the two. “She was terrified. I feel sure she has something to hang over his head, but on the other hand, she also comes across as a little crazy. It could all be chalked up to untreated mental illness, though. I can understand why Daniel doesn’t want anything to do with her.”

“He seems to be a friendly person,” Phyllis said. “I can’t imagine it’s been easy on him. Even the kindest person in the world would get terribly exasperated being followed by a strange person like her all the time, don’t you think? Anyway, I wonder if he and Alexandra knew Patrick. Aren’t they all about the same age? Maybe they were in college together. And what about Carrie Porter and Rick Dawson? They’ve been so subdued since the murder. Not a word at dinners.”

“You are right on all counts, Phyllis. There is a lot we haven’t gotten out of any of them. Let’s see what the gossip is at Morning Sun Coffee.”

Only a few tables remained vacant and after ordering coffee, the women chose a cozy table near the entrance. Brenda waved at Carrie and Rick who sat in the far corner. Rick faced the wave and returned one. His smile appeared genuine. The couple bent their heads closer and seemed to return to a deep conversation.

“I wonder if those two attended the same college as Daniel and Alexandra.” Brenda wondered a lot of things. Once she and Phyllis listened to talk in the coffee shop, she may have more to put together.

“That beach area is so nice and relaxing,” a woman said. “I’m not so sure I want to go back down there where a drowning happened.

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