Questions and Quarrels: An Isle of Man Ghosty Cozy by Xarissa Diana

Author:Xarissa, Diana
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-19T00:00:00+00:00

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Doncan put Daniel on speakerphone and then let Fenella tell him about the meeting. When she was done, Breesha repeated what she’d already told Doncan and Fenella about what had happened after they’d left the conference room.

“Nathan Mead? His name hasn’t come up in my investigation thus far,” Daniel said when Breesha was finished.

“I wonder how long he and Christine have been together,” Fenella said.

“That’s a very good question,” Daniel replied.

“I wonder why she included him today,” Breesha interjected.

“Especially since she seemed to be trying to play on my sympathies to get me to agree,” Fenella told her. “She went on and on about how difficult this was for her and how she was certain that the body wasn’t Ewan’s, all while sitting next to her current boyfriend. It doesn’t really make sense.”

“But she didn’t introduce him as her boyfriend,” Doncan pointed out. “She just said he was a friend.”

“Maybe he was the only one who had a car large enough for everyone,” Breesha suggested.

They all chuckled.

“As strange as that sounds, it could be true,” Daniel said after a moment. “I’m going to ring Jason and tell him everything you’ve told me. He may want to speak to each of you himself, though, so don’t be surprised if he rings.”

“One thing worries me,” Fenella said. “Christine seemed so eager to get into the building that I’m concerned she may simply break in.”

“We’re keeping a constable there overnight at the moment,” Daniel assured her. “The crime scene team is there during the day, of course, but someone will be there to stop anyone who might be thinking of trying to get inside the building.”

“That’s good to hear,” Fenella replied.

“Last night they had to stop two reporters, one from the local paper and one from across from attempting to break in,” Daniel added. “The reporters had to be content with taking pictures of the car park and the front of the building from some distance away.”

“I hope it was Dan Ross,” Breesha said.

“It was,” Daniel told her.

She smiled. “I’m always happy to hear that he’s been disappointed in something.”

Everyone laughed again.

“Fenella, assuming I get home at a reasonable time, I’m going to be at home packing all night. You’re more than welcome to come and help. I thought we could order pizza or something,” Daniel said.

“What time should I be there?” she replied.

“I’ll say six for now, but I may have to text you later to push that back a bit. If I end up going to Bride, I probably won’t be back until closer to seven,” he told her.

“I’ll be at your house at six, unless I hear otherwise,” Fenella said.

Before Fenella headed for home, she took a few minutes to tell Doncan about Jackie.

“It’s odd that Jackie and Doris weren’t mentioned today,” he said when she was finished.

“Yes, everyone seems to have forgotten about them,” Fenella replied. “Daniel thinks it’s best to keep it that way, too, just in case someone starts to worry that Jackie knows something she shouldn’t.”

Doncan frowned.

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