Murder & Menace by K P Stafford

Author:K P Stafford [Stafford, K P]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cThriller
Amazon: B01M6TZQRZ
Publisher: S&S Publications
Published: 2016-10-06T22:00:00+00:00

12

By that afternoon John and I weren't any closer to figuring out who had killed Will, but neither was the sheriff's office. Plenty of people had motive and opportunity, although their motives weren't anything huge, but as we found out several months ago, people will do whatever it takes to keep their secrets hidden. Orvel Haynes had been parading around this town for twenty-five years, blending in and acting like a normal citizen, but he wasn't normal. He'd kept the biggest secret in Cryptic Cove's entire history.

I left the office early. Jake and I had plans with Peyton and Mark. It had been awhile since the four of us had gone out to dinner and I needed some down time. Peyton and I hadn't had much girl time lately and we wouldn't tonight either with the guys there, but it was a chance to get out and enjoy ourselves. The whole town had been on edge the past few days. Jake picked me up at seven-fifteen so we could meet up at Antonio's around eight. I always loved the ride down the cliffs to the coast. The lights glinted off the water and it had a magical look to it. Sometimes I pretended the lights were fairies dancing across the sea. I'd been so uptight when I moved back here that I'd forgotten what it was like to play make-believe and pretend. I didn't feel right about it tonight in light of everything, but sometimes the mind needs to escape reality and reset itself.

Jake was quiet for a long time before he reached over, touched my leg and asked if I wanted to talk. I told him we could talk after dinner. I didn't expect our double-date to last very long. Mark used to like hanging out with us, but the last few times it felt as if we were imposing and he showed up out of obligation. Jake hadn't really noticed and always said that Mark was tired from his job doing physical labor all day. It did make sense. The plant he worked at often put in long hours as summer grew closer. A person who isn't used to doing so much physical activity would definitely feel worn out by the end of a long day. Mark had explained he'd never worked so hard in his life, but he wanted to give his family a good life. Of course, lately, he didn't act as enthused about it. I decided to not talk about such matters tonight. He got irritated if I asked too many questions.

We settled in at Antonio's and started the evening with a glass of wine. Conversation was light, albeit strained at first. I stopped myself from talking about anything serious regarding life and things were going smoothly. About half way through the meal Peyton asked if there were any new leads on the case. I saw Mark roll his eyes but ignored it.

I shifted in my seat and chose my response well since I didn't want to discuss anything in front of Mark.

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