Murder, She Wrote: a Time for Murder: Murder She Wrote Series, Book 50 by Jessica Fletcher & Jon Land

Author:Jessica Fletcher & Jon Land [Fletcher, Jessica & Land, Jon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2019-11-26T00:00:00+00:00

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“She thinks you caught the wrong person,” Wilma finished as I locked stares with Mort and wondered what he made of such an assertion, not at all grounded in the facts of the case.

“That makes no sense,” I reminded her. “The real killer confessed to the crime.”

“Ginny didn’t believe that. She was convinced Lisa Joy Reavis was the real killer. She pumped me for everything I could remember about the days following her father’s death. She was especially interested in what you’d shared with me and what I’d observed. You’re right about the invitation. I should’ve invited you anyway, but it had been so long, and what would a famous person like you want with a party at a club we could only afford because it’s off season?”

“I’m not famous, Wilma. I’m just a mystery writer and, like you, a former teacher. I would have loved to come under any circumstances, and I’m looking forward to seeing you and all the rest of my old friends from Appleton.”

“But you never came back to visit after you moved to Cabot Cove. We thought you’d moved on, forgotten us.”

“After Frank’s death . . .” I said, listening to my own voice trail off. “Well, let’s just say everything changed. It was only a couple of years after we’d moved here. I’d landed a full-time job teaching at Cabot Cove High. Things couldn’t have been better until he got sick.”

“I’m sorry for even bringing it up,” she said, her voice cracking over the speaker.

“You were kind enough to come to the funeral, Wilma. And you’re right. I should’ve done a better job of keeping in touch. But for me Appleton and the murder of Walter Reavis were linked inextricably. Then I started writing, and it was like my whole life started over again. Can you remember anything else Ginny asked you about, some of the specifics perhaps?”

“Not much, because I really wasn’t able to help her. I think, more than anything, she wanted me to confirm that her sister was capable of such a thing.”

“And did you? Do you believe she was?”

“Of murder? My stars, how would I know? I was a teacher and the girl’s tutor, not her psychiatrist.”

“Ginny came to you first, Wilma. She made three other stops after leaving your house, one being the high school. My guess is you provided the addresses for the other two.”

“Jim Dirkson, the man who replaced Walter as principal, was one.”

“He’s still in Appleton?”

“Retired a few years back and still living in the same house. Plays a lot of golf these days when the seasons allow.”

“Who was the other person?”

“Tyler Benjamin.”

“He’s still in town?”

“Moved back a few years ago.”

“He’d be . . .” I did the math in my head. “He’d be in his early forties now.”

“He still talks about you, Jessica, what might have happened to him if it wasn’t for you. He never contacted you when he returned?”

“I’m sure he’d prefer to forget everyone associated with such a terrible time for him, including me, and who can blame him?”

I heard Wilma take a deep breath.

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