Murders on the Edge by Andie Alexander

Author:Andie Alexander [Alexander, Andie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Harley goes undercover in NM
Publisher: Andie Alexander
Published: 2015-11-09T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

“How many has this happened to?” I asked Mrs. Ashley.

“A lot. A young boy even died. They’d just gotten here to visit his cousins. It makes me think that the people who are doing this started with weaker chemicals and have upped the dosage. The locals are used to it. I’m wondering if they had a gradual increase in dosage.” She nodded. “Someone’s going to pay, for sure.”

“Has anyone investigated Hagar Lawns?” I asked.

“Not to my knowledge. When the CDC and the EPA were here for a week, nothing happened.”

“Did Hagar Lawns come out to treat anyone’s grass then?”

“Nope. It was wintertime, and no one does much of anything to their grass in the winter. It does get cold here at night, even though you wouldn’t believe it.”

“Well, thanks anyway.” My cell phone rang and I reached into my pocket and checked the identification screen. “It’s the doctor.” I was tempted not to answer it, thinking he was in the doghouse anyway, but thought twice. He may need me. So I pressed the on button and lifted it to my ear. “Hello, Dr. Henry.”

“So formal. You’re not alone.”

“Nope.”

“Are you at the old lady’s or the old man’s house?”

“The first one you mentioned.”

“I see. Can you get to the mortuary? I have something to show you.”

“Got it.”

“I want you to know, I do love you more than you know. I—”

The doghouse had rules. I flipped off the phone and stuck it in my pocket. I wasn’t about to get into that kind of discussion with him.

“Was he asking you out for a date?” Mrs. Ashley asked.

“Sort of,” I said. “But I’m mad at him right now, so he can wait.”

“Don’t be mad too long. I saw how he looked at you and he loves you.”

“Yeah, it’s a problem.” I went back inside the house and headed for the front door.

“A problem?” She followed me the whole way. “When my husband died, it took everything I could to forgive myself for not telling him I loved him more. He wanted sex every morning and every night and I didn’t give it to him. If I could turn back the hands of time, I’d keep him home and give him what he needed. Then he wouldn’t have died of a heart attack.”

I stopped at the front door. “Tell me this. Did he drink coffee or caffeinated sodas?”

“All the time, why?”

“Just curious. Any time you need me, call Dr. Henry. He’ll know where I am.”

“Sure. Now don’t you be doing something stupid with him.”

I grinned. “Not a chance.” I walked out the door and headed down the sidewalk in my stocking feet, watching my feet and the road at the same time. I noticed many manicured lawns, with no weeds and as green as could be. However, I also noticed something else very interesting. No one, and I mean no one, was out on the street. There were no partiers, and no one was outside, at all. They weren’t even walking their dogs.

Storm clouds loomed overhead, and by the time I got to the mortuary, which was a few blocks away from Mrs.

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