Ristretto and Revenge (Cup of Jo 9) by Kelly Hashway

Author:Kelly Hashway [Hashway, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kelly Hashway

Chapter Ten

Cam puts a tray of mini muffins in the oven and turns to face me. “That would most likely implicate Lisa Porter as the killer. She could have discovered the spot where Simon met his mistress and then decided it was fitting to kill him in that location.”

“She might know who the mistress is after all. I think we need to pay her another visit today.”

“I couldn’t agree more.”

Our morning customers start to stream in, and Erica Daniels is among them. She motions that she’d like to speak to me, so I wave her toward the table in the back corner.

Erica takes a seat. “I don’t have much time, but I felt awful for dumping that information on you last night. I hope I’m not causing trouble. I don’t want to be a gossip, but since a man was murdered, I felt I should share anything I know that might be relevant to the case.”

I reach across the table and place my hand on hers. “I’m glad you told me. It gave me a lead to follow up on. Cam and I are going to head out soon to speak with a possible suspect.”

“Then you know who the mistress is,” Erica says.

“No, we don’t.” I really don’t want to share any other details of the case with her. I know that’s unfair since she might have given me a huge lead, but I’m not even supposed to be looking into this murder.

“I don’t understand.” She tilts her head to one side. “If you don’t know who the mistress is, who are you going to—oh!” She covers her mouth. “His wife. Of course. You think she found out about the affair and killed him.”

“I don’t know anything for sure yet.”

Erica nods. “Not to be a line cutter, but do you think I could get a coffee to-go? I have to be at the school very soon.”

“Of course.” I get up and hurry around the counter. Jamar came in early this morning. I saw him last night after Erica left my apartment. He said he needed some extra cash to fix an issue with his car and asked if he could work a few more hours this week. He and Robin usually don’t come in at opening time. I get Erica’s coffee and hand it to her. She tries to take out her wallet, but I hold up a hand. “On me. Thanks for the info.”

“You’re welcome. Good luck, and thanks for the coffee.” She lifts her cup slightly before walking out.

I’m glad Mickey isn’t here yet. He’d want to know why one of the Bennett Falls High School teachers was here to see me. Not that Erica never comes into Cup of Jo, but this isn’t her typical stop on her way to work.

“Good morning, Jo,” Mrs. Marlow says, walking up to the counter instead of staying in line.

“You’re up early today,” I tell her.

“My back isn’t what it used to be. The blasted thing keeps me up most of the night.

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