Killing Dreams by L. A. Dobbs

Author:L. A. Dobbs [Dobbs, L. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Leighann Dobbs Publishing

Jo was finishing her beer when Sam slid onto the barstool next to her.

“You find out anything good from Jesse?” he asked.

Jo shook her head. “Same old, same old. He doesn’t know anything that’s going on in the chain above him. He did say he’d heard of meth labs in the area and they moved around, but I don’t think we’ll get anything specific from him.” Jo glanced at him from under her lashes. “What about Marnie?”

“She’d mentioned before that she was friends with Beryl Thorne. So I asked her a few questions about Mervale and the Thornes.”

That’s what they’d been talking about? Work stuff? For some reason Jo had thought maybe his chat with Marnie was personal. She didn’t know why, but something about Marnie set her alarm off, and she didn’t want to see Sam getting mixed up with her. “Why would you want to ask about that?”

“I suspect Beryl Thorne might not know exactly what her husband is up to. She didn’t seem stupid, but I bet she must be starting to wonder about some of his behavior.”

“Or she’s in on it with him.”

Sam studied her. “Do you really think so?”

Jo thought about it for a minute. “No. I actually got the impression that they might not be that close.”

“Me too. That’s why I was asking. I’m figuring if we can take some evidence of Thorne’s activities to her, we can get her to give us something that incriminates him. I’m sure she wouldn’t want her good family name to get caught up in a scandal.”

Jo peeled another strip from the label. “Good point.”

Mick Gervasi slid onto the barstool next to Sam. The jet black curly hair he wore just below the ears set off his ice-blue eyes. His navy blue T-shirt was tight against the muscles of his arms and chest. If Jo didn’t know better, she’d peg Mick for ten years younger than his forty years. The private investigator liked to keep in shape. You never knew when you’d find yourself on the defensive.

“Hey, buddy.” Mick clapped Sam on the back. The two had been friends since kindergarten, and Jo envied the relationship. She didn’t have anyone she was that close to unless you counted her goldfish, Finn, and she’d only had him less than a year. Even Bridget was nearly a stranger. Jo resisted the urge to take her phone out. Bridget still hadn’t replied to her text.

Billie rushed over. Mick was one of her favorite customers, and she already had a crystal tumbler filled with ice cubes in hand before Mick could order his usual whiskey on the rocks.

“I did a little research after you texted.” Mick pulled out a piece of paper and unfolded it on the bar in front of them. “Do you have any new leads?”

Sam shook his head. They often used Mick to track leads that they couldn’t follow through official channels. As a result, he was privy to a lot of their investigations. Because they’d been friends since kindergarten, Mick had Sam’s full trust and, by extension, also Jo’s.

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