Murder in the Dunes (A Beachcomber Mystery Book 1) by Vickie McKeehan

Author:Vickie McKeehan [McKeehan, Vickie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

They spent the evening watching Michelle’s only on-screen performance while they waited for Brad to return Lucien’s phone call.

Brogan had located the ten-year-old movie at a bargain price on one of the streaming platforms. Lucien had popped popcorn, and they sat curled up on the sofa to view the non-stop action dramedy. That’s what critics called it. Michelle played a quirky young woman who helped Pitt escape the thugs who pursued him across Europe.

“Michelle had talent,” Brogan noted as the credits rolled. “She could’ve been a huge name one day.”

Stretched out on the sofa with his head in Brogan’s lap, Lucien sat up on his elbows when one name popped up on the screen. “Did Jonathan mention his father directed her in this movie?”

“I don’t think so. But it’s not surprising. The two were having an affair. Weren’t they?”

“It’s something to find out one way or the other. We shouldn’t just assume the two were a couple because of a photograph.”

“But you can’t rule out the article I found that shows they went to a restaurant opening the night before she went missing. Studios stopped doing that sort of thing for press years ago. Pearce and Michelle looked like a couple to me.”

“But that doesn’t prove they were in a relationship,” Lucien noted, pausing the video to jot down names of the cast and crew. “Let’s get familiar with some of these costars and get in touch. It won’t hurt to ask around.”

Intrigued by that, before heading upstairs to bed, Brogan insisted on hunting for a few email addresses to get them started. She began with top billing and went down the list of credits. Using a membership app the Screen Actors Guild offered, she found contact information for each actor. She composed a general inquiry, then sent the identical message to each cast member who had worked on the film with Michelle.

“If that doesn’t work, we’ll try the production crew. I have several union contacts who can put me in touch with the lighting technicians, set decorators, and carpenters. They always know the down and dirty details, the juiciest tidbits about who’s sleeping with whom.”

“We make a good team,” Lucien said, yawning. “I’m beat.”

Brogan looked over at Poppy curled up next to Stella. Both dogs had conked out, fast asleep. “You know, we don’t have to wait up until your actor friend decides to call back.”

Lucien grinned. “Let’s face it, Pitt could be anywhere in the world tonight in a different time zone, far, far away.”

As it turned out, Lucien had fallen asleep by the time Brad returned his call. Groggy, Lucien managed to catch up on life issues with the actor before bringing up the reason for reaching out—Michelle Spencer.

Twenty minutes later and now wide awake, Lucien got up to pace the bedroom. He relayed the gist of the conversation to a sleepy Brogan. “Even after ten years, Brad remembered her. He had nothing but nice things to say about the newbie on set. It seems he recognized her talent.

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