Killer Listing by Vicki Doudera

Author:Vicki Doudera
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery, murder, amateur sleuth novel, medium-boiled, amateur sleuth, Fiction, mystery novels, murder mystery, real estate
Publisher: MIDNIGHT INK
Published: 2011-01-31T23:00:00+00:00

“Do you really think Jack Cameron killed Kyle?” Darby was buttering a sourdough roll and waiting for her companion’s response. She and Jonas Briggs were seated at Luna, a Spanish restaurant overlooking the Gulf of Mexico in old Tampa. The sun had just begun sinking into the sea, with promises of a gorgeous sunset to follow.

“You don’t waste any time, do you, Farr?” He thought a moment. “Honestly? No, I don’t think Jack’s our man. And before you ask me why he’s in jail if I don’t think he’s guilty, let me remind you that I’m not the only one making decisions in Serenidad Key.” He glanced around the restaurant and lowered his voice. “I think I’ve filled you in, as much as I can, on the politics involved. Commissioner Conrad and Lieutenant Governor Howe are all over me to get this thing settled. Needless to say, they don’t like the idea of a murderer at large.”

He was quiet as the sommelier approached and presented a bottle of red wine.

Jonas Briggs nodded at the label, waited for it to be opened and tasted it appreciatively. “You’re going to love this wine, Darby.” The sommelier poured them each a glass and withdrew.

“I’m not going to kid you. The case against Jack is substantial. The guy had motive as well as opportunity. I’ve got the note he left for the bartender basically confessing to the crime, as well as numerous witnesses who saw him entering Kyle’s condo plenty of times.”

“She wasn’t killed at her condo.”

“I know,” he said patiently, “but Jack’s easy and frequent access to her place sets him up as the obsessed jilted husband. I’m sure that if we dig deeper, we’ll find someone who heard him in one of his drunken rants, carrying on about Kyle, and that’s all a jury’s going to need.”

Darby took a sip of the wine, trying to block out the image of Jack Cameron in the holding cell. She knew Jonas Briggs was right—it did not look good for Jack, and yet where was the physical evidence? There was none, at least none that she knew about.

“Is there any evidence linking Jack to the crime?”

Jonas Briggs gave her a long, level look. “No. Not yet anyway.” He pointed at her glass. “Isn’t this delicious?”

Darby took another sip of the spicy red wine. He’d chosen a Rioja from Spain’s oldest and most famous vineyard, and she recognized it immediately.

“The Muga Rioja Reserva, right?”

“Exactly! How the heck do you know that?”

Darby smiled. “I have what is called ‘exceptional palate memory.’ It is an odd gift that comes in handy identifying wines, teas, things like that. Linked to it is a keen sense of smell. It’s how I was able to notice Clyde Hensley’s little camera.”

“You knew he had been there because of an odor, right?”

Darby nodded ever so slightly. “I know it’s strange …”

“Strange? It’s freaking amazing!” Jonas Briggs lowered his voice and continued, a smile on his face. “You’re like a secret weapon, Darby Farr. And you’re going to help me catch this killer.

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