Room with a Clue_A Park Hotel Mystery by Diane Capri

Author:Diane Capri [Capri, Diane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AugustBooks
Published: 2019-09-26T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

“This doesn’t necessarily mean anything,” I pointed out. “They are pretty flowers, and she likely uses them in arrangements.”

“But it could mean something,” he replied. “We can’t ignore that she has the plants on hand.”

“There’s no reason June would kill Brittany, Sheriff. I’m pretty sure June had an affair with Brittany’s husband, Simon, five years ago. That’s when their friendship ended. Why would June kill her now?” I put my hand up. “And please don’t tell me June’s motive was this stupid flower-arranging contest. I simply don’t believe June would kill Brittany over that, and no one else will believe it, either.”

He shrugged. “Dunno. Here’s what I do know. Brittany is divorced. Got divorced four years ago. Maybe Simon left Brittany for June but then decided to go back to his wife. That could have made June angry enough to kill.”

I still didn’t believe it. “Have you found Simon?”

He shook his head. “Nope. I sent a deputy out to his house on the mainland. He wasn’t home, and there was a bunch of mail jammed into his mailbox. Like several weeks’ worth, maybe more.”

“Seems to me you have a missing ex-husband with a motive.”

He gave me a look. “What motive?”

“I’m guessing there was life insurance, right?”

“We’re looking into it, Andi.” He gave me a sincere look. “I know you don’t want June to be guilty. Heck, I don’t want her to be guilty, but until we solve this case, I have to look at all possibilities.”

“Exactly,” I said, “which is why you should look into this Tyler guy and Brittany’s sister. What was her name?”

“Tracy Hamlin.”

“Those two had the means and the opportunity. Much more opportunity than June had.”

“Like I said, I’m considering everything and everyone until we find sufficient evidence to make an arrest.”

I kept quiet about the two agricultural bioengineers in town looking for Tyler until I could come up with a plausible working theory that tied them to Brittany. The sheriff had procedures and rules to follow, along with investigating Tyler and Brittany’s sister. He was also faced with a challenge to make sense of June’s paperwork. There were a lot of order forms to go through.

Which meant there were two things I could do to help: find the connection between Tyler, Ackerman Biosystems, and Brittany, and locate Simon.

My phone jingled from my purse. I took it out, saw it was Daniel calling, and answered. “Hey, you.”

“Hey back. I found that info you wanted.”

“You did? That was fast.”

“Maybe it’s because I miss you, and now you’ll come over.”

I turned away from the sheriff. “That’s not fair. You know I’ve been busy.”

“And…?”

I could feel the sheriff’s inquisitive gaze on me, so I walked outside, pulling off my gloves as I went. “And what? There’s no other reason.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes.” But my gaze wandered back into the shop to look at Sheriff Jackson. Could it be that my real reason was wearing a hat and a badge?

“What time should I pick you up at the ferry?” Daniel asked.

“Tomorrow around four?” I pushed the gloves into my purse.

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