Murder in Wax by Holly Copella

Author:Holly Copella [Copella, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781947694101
Publisher: Copella Books
Published: 2018-04-03T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-one

Later that afternoon, Devon sat silently in the sheriff’s office while watching him casually route through papers on his moderately cluttered desk. Although a lot of people in town thought he was just a dumb, hick cop, Devon knew he was a problem solver. He always seemed to be jotting notes in his little notebook. She was pretty sure he was taking names to kick some asses in the future. His large frame and muscle mass was enough to intimidate even if others didn’t think he was exceptionally bright. He finally leaned on his desk and met her gaze.

“Do you have a ride home?”

“Well, I came here with Ivy, so I assume she’s taking me and Ross home,” Devon replied then eyed him when he didn’t initially respond.

He managed a tiny smile. “We have a few additional questions for Ivy,” Sheriff Carter replied. “She’s going to be detained a little while.”

“Detained?” Devon suddenly asked and sat forward with a look of concern. “You mean arrested?”

“Nope,” he casually replied and played with his pen while appearing almost bored. “Just detained.”

As she stared at the sheriff, she was beginning to think she may have been wrong. Maybe he was just a clueless idiot.

“She didn’t kill Paula,” Devon firmly insisted. “You know she didn’t.”

“I didn’t say she did,” he announced then cocked his head slightly while eyeing her suspiciously. “Why would you assume I thought she had?”

Devon shifted in her chair while frowning. “Because you’re naturally suspicious, and she was at the crime scene before we found Paula in the barn.”

Sheriff Carter maintained his emotionless stare, but she swore she saw a hint of a smile at what he perceived to be a compliment.

“I’d have to be pretty stupid to think Ivy killed Paula before you arrived at the farmhouse,” Sheriff Carter announced. “It was obvious Paula had been dead a few days already.” He gave her a curious look. “What time did you leave Ivy on Saturday night?”

“It was about twelve-thirty, but she was drunk nearly to the point of passing out, and I had her jeep,” Devon informed him. “She couldn’t have gone anywhere even if she wanted to.”

“I have to follow up on every possible lead,” Sheriff Carter informed her. “Jamie and Tamara were Ivy’s only real competition for that acting job. Witnesses said Paula was bragging that she had the job after her earlier audition in the back seat of Burt’s sedan.”

“What about Burt?” Devon demanded. “Couldn’t he be killing off the women he’s been promising this job? According to Marlene and Ivy, he’s the one who lured them to that farmhouse.”

“No, Devon,” Sheriff Carter announced in a calm tone. “Someone claiming to be Burt Danson called and lured them to that farmhouse. Ivy confessed she wasn’t sure it was actually Burt’s voice on the phone.”

She practically lunged forward. “Well, what about Karl? Jamie broke up with him a few days earlier. He must have been pissed at her,” Devon exploded. “He could have been the one making phone calls and luring women to their deaths.

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