MURDER IN DORCHESTER: Utterly Addictive Cozy Murder Mystery by ANDREA KRESS

Author:ANDREA KRESS [KRESS, ANDREA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-08-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Christine excused herself with a sad smile, saying she had to get back to work again. He remained seated and remembered that old saw about ‘trusting your gut.’ Something was off about her, and he continued to look out the windows at the landscape, trying to puzzle out what possible motive she could have had. After coming to no conclusions, he decided he would leave for the day and made his way to the sitting room. A tall man with slicked back hair and a pencil moustache in the room smoking a cigarette turned at his entrance.

“Who are you?” the man asked.

“I could ask the same of you,” Brendan replied with a smile.

They stared at each other a moment before Brendan stepped forward and put out his hand. “Sergeant Halloran. Boston City Police.”

The other man hesitated a moment before putting out his hand. “Geoffrey Richardson. I heard about my father-in-law and wanted to make sure Rosamund and Rosie were all right.”

“Do you live in Boston?”

“No, New York. I didn’t get the news until Monday and had to wrap up some business before coming here.”

“Do you mind if I ask you some questions?” Brendan said, gesturing to one of the chairs in order that the other man be seated.

“I suppose.” It was only when he bent to put out his cigarette that Brendan noticed a suitcase behind him with an overcoat and hat draped over. The man looked up and gave a wry smile, seeing that Brendan had noticed the luggage.

“Although I never lived here, Libby was kind enough to offer me a place to stay.”

“How well did you know Mr. Bauer?”

“Quite well. I worked for him at one point until he sold the company and the new owners decided to clean house. He was sharp, didn’t miss a thing and was excellent at predicting how the markets might move.”

“That’s what I heard from someone else.”

“There’s even a crazy rumor that he cashed out before the Crash. It was a story he alluded to more than once and he even went so far one Christmas as to put a small gold coin in everyone’s stocking.”

“A man who liked to be mysterious?”

“Yes, but he also thought it was funny.” Richardson shrugged.

“Since you know of his business dealings, can you think of anyone who would want to do him harm?”

Richardson laughed. “When I said he was sharp, that word has another meaning. As in keep your eyes open all the time. Many may have felt he took advantage of them, but with enough resentment to kill him, I couldn’t say. He had been out of the business world for more than a few years. That would be a long time to hold a grudge or to act on it.”

“I’ve known of people who wait almost a lifetime until something sets them off.”

“I wouldn’t know,” Richardson said, taking a cigarette case out of his breast pocket and offering it to Brendan, who declined. “I’m not that kind of person. Let bygones be bygones is my motto.

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