The Maternal Instincts Mystery Special Collection: Books 7-9: A Deathly Rattle, Rockabye Murder, Prams and Poison (Maternal Instincts Mysteries Book 3) by Diana Orgain

Author:Diana Orgain [Orgain, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lemonade Press
Published: 2021-08-04T22:00:00+00:00

“That’s something we should find out,” said Galigani grimly. “I got a tip that there might be some bad blood.”

“And he’s a pharmacist,” I said, pulling Laurie out of the swing and giving the next child a turn.

“He’d know how to poison someone,” Galigani said.

The silence hung heavy between us, and I stammered, “I-I’ll head home now. I’ll let you know when Jim gets back, and we can go talk to Hank together.”

As I buckled Laurie back into her stroller, I tried to imagine how my next conversation with my mom was going to go. Yeah, I believed your boyfriend when he said he thought your other boyfriend might be a murderer, and we went to interrogate him together.

She and Kenny could commiserate, no doubt.

When I got home Jim was there, I only told him that Laurie was good and ready for a long nap, and I needed to go with Galigani to ask someone a few questions. I’d hear no end of the lectures if he thought I was letting my feelings about Mom and Hank and Galigani interfere with the case.

But I wasn’t. It was a good lead. Motive plus means plus opportunity? Hank was lucky the cops hadn’t hauled him in.

I met Galigani outside Hank’s pharmacy. The smirk on Galigani’s face looked entirely too smug.

“We don’t want it to be him,” I reminded him.

“Oh, of course not,” said Galigani, his voice flat. “Your mom would be devastated.”

With a warning glare, I marched inside, Galigani trailing me.

A twentysomething pharmacy tech stood behind the counter. “Can I help you?” he asked.

“Hank here?” Galigani practically held his breath.

The tech nodded and twisted to call toward the back, “Hey, Hank. Visitors for ya!”

Hank came around the corner, wearing a white coat. He brightened when he saw me, but then he took in Galigani, and his lips tightened into a thin line. “Good to see you both.”

Galigani whipped out a notepad and pen, looking coldly officious. I was pretty sure it was a deliberate move to intimidate Hank. “Can we ask you a few questions about the murder of Leo Godwin?”

Hank blinked several times. “Sure,” he said slowly, glancing at the open-mouthed pharmacy tech. “Although I don’t know what I can help you out with. Should we do this over dinner?”

“Why not?” Galigani gestured to the door. “After you.”

We grabbed burgers at the place next door, and Galigani started the questioning. “Where were you the morning of the tenth?”

“Well,” Hank wiped a dab of ketchup off his lip, “here most of the day. When it was slow, I went over to Tre Fratelli Danzanti to see if Vera might be there.”

Galigani paused, his lips quirked in irritation. “And why did you think Vera might be there?”

“Well, she needs a dance partner, and she’d mentioned she might be there pretty often to help out with the fundraiser.”

Galigani practically exploded. “She doesn’t need a dance partner who’s a murderer!”

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