Silenced by Syrah

Author:Michele Scott
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, General
ISBN: 9780425214527
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2007-03-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

“You know him?” Alyssa asked. The waitress set down her soda and Alyssa stuck a straw in it, swirling the crushed ice.

Nikki nodded. “I’ve met him.”

“Can I ask you something?”

“Sure.” She tried to wrap her mind around the idea that Moran and Bloomenfeld were hanging at a strip bar right after she’d told Bloomenfeld about Georges’ murder. What were those two up to? With Bloomenfeld’s reaction to hearing about Georges’ murder, she had to wonder again if Moran had even heard the news about Georges. He’d left the restaurant right after Nikki had sat down with Janie yesterday to go over the wines. Hadn’t he? Could Bloomenfeld and Moran simply be associates or friends who met through Georges? Just because Georges broke off his relationship with Bloomenfeld didn’t mean that if Moran had cultivated one with the, uh, literary agent that he would necessarily sever ties. But none of it boded well for either man, and more and more Nikki was becoming convinced that the two of them had something to do with the murder.

“Who are you? You’re not a cop or you would’ve questioned those guys on your own. Are you a private detective?” Alyssa asked, breaking Nikki’s thoughts.

She shook her head. Funny as it was, she decided to tell Alyssa the truth. The woman deserved it. She’d gone out on a limb for her. Granted, she’d tossed her some cash, but Alyssa did seem to want to help, and Nikki didn’t exactly enjoy the white lies she’d told. From beginning to end, she told her how she knew Georges, where she worked, and how she’d found him murdered, plus who Henry Broomenfeld was in relation to Georges, as well as Rick Moran. She also told her about Janie and then being questioned herself by the police.

Alyssa studied her. “You’re doing this because that cop Jonah Robinson challenged you?”

Nikki laughed. “No. Not really.” Then she came close to pinching her thumb and index finger together. “Maybe a little.”

Alyssa smiled. “I like you. You’re cool. I can’t stand those chicks I work with. But you are very cool.”

“Thanks.” Nikki took a sip of her water. It was late and she knew she should be getting back home. She knew—as much as she didn’t want to—that she and Andrés needed to talk about things. “Plus, I think it’s even more than that for me. It’s . . . I don’t know. I liked the man. Georges, I mean. He was a character and he didn’t deserve what he got. I’m nosy, too, and this thing stinks real bad. Now with Janie coming to me . . .” Oops. Nikki had not told Alyssa about Janie’s DNA. Even though she didn’t think Alyssa would pass that info on, she’d kept it to herself. It was a promise she made to Janie. And who knew, now that Georges had started becoming a household name in the vein of Emeril, Alyssa here, desperate for money, just might find herself on the phone with a journalist from the National Enquirer.

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