Point of Origin #9 by Patricia Cornwell

Author:Patricia Cornwell
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Fiction, Women Sleuths, Mystery & Detective
ISBN: 9780399147692
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Published: 1998-06-30T05:00:00+00:00

Point Of Origin

Page: 4

So it wouldn't be any big deal for him to be without his litter box for a night. ' She stared off at a state police car cruising by. 'No one's said how the fire started, ' Harvey went on. 'Do we know?' 'We're working on it, ' McGovern said. 'She didn't die . . . Well, it was quick, wasn't it?' She squinted in the setting sun, and she bit her lower lip. 'I just don't want to think she suffered, ' she said. 'Most people who die in fires don't suffer, ' I answered, evading her question with gentle words. 'Usually carbon monoxide overcomes them and they aren't conscious. ' 'Oh, thank God, ' she said. 'I'll be inside, ' McGovern said to me. 'Mrs Harvey, ' I said, 'did you know Kellie very well?' 'We've been neighbors for almost five years. Not that we did a whole lot together, but I certainly knew her. ' 'I'm wondering if you might have any recent photographs of her, or know someone who might?' 'I might have something. ' 'I have to make sure of the identification, ' I then said, although my motive was other than that. I wanted to see for myself what Shephard had looked like in life. 'And if there's anything else you can tell me about her, I would appreciate it, ' I went on. 'For example, does she have family here?' 'Oh no, ' Harvey said, staring at her neighbor's ruined house. 'She was from all over. Her father was military, you know, and I think he and her mom live somewhere in North Carolina. Kellie was very worldly from having moved around so much. I used to tell her I wished I could be as strong and smart as her. She didn't take crap off anyone, let me tell you. One time there was a snake on my deck, and I called her, all hysterical. She came on and chased it in the yard and killed it with a shovel. I guess she had to get that way because the men just wouldn't leave her alone. I always told her she could be a movie star, and she would say, But Sandra, I can't act. And I would say, But neither can most of them!' 'She was pretty streetwise, then, ' I said. 'You bet. That's why she had that burglar alarm put in. Feisty and streetwise, that's Kellie. If you want to come in with me, I'll see what I can do about pictures. ' 'If you don't mind, ' I said. 'That's very nice of you. ' We cut through a hedge and I followed her up steps into her big, bright kitchen. It was apparent that Harvey liked to cook, based on a well-stocked pantry and every conceivable appliance. Cookware hung from hooks in the ceiling, and whatever was simmering on the stove smelled rich with beef and onions, perhaps a stroganoff or stew. 'If you want to sit right over there by the window, I'll go get what I've got from the den, ' she said.

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