The Peace Haven Murders by M Glenn Graves

Author:M Glenn Graves [Graves, M Glenn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781629182988
Publisher: City Lights Press
Published: 2014-08-27T22:00:00+00:00

44

“He didn’t insult you directly,” I said to Rosey as we arrived at my mother’s house. He stopped the car suddenly. It was unlike him to show anger. His lack of control was oozing.

“No matter. I’d rather have him call me a sonofabitch than to sit there and listen to that polite dribble, knowing that his speech is filled with double entendres. The man is an ass, pure and simple.”

“Nothing is pure and simple.”

“Okay, but he’s still an ass.”

“No argument from here. But what do you think?”

“About him?”

“About his involvement.”

Rosey took a deep breath and climbed out of the car. He let Sam out and closed his door without slamming it. That was a good sign. He was gaining control back. He walked over to the tire swing, seated himself on top of the tire instead of inside it, and pondered my question.

“He could be the one,” he said.

“Do you suspect him?”

“Best lead we’ve had so far. Powerful enough. Motive sufficient. Thinks of himself as smarter than others. Ego, power, and motive. Could be a deadly combination.”

“One more ingredient.”

“That would be?”

“Divine right of kings,” I said.

“Yikes. I forgot the theological angle. It’s not always present, you know.”

“But, when it is, it can be rather difficult to overcome.”

“May not be able to overcome it. May have to obliterate it,” he said.

We walked up the back steps and smelled supper cooking. Mother was busy watching over the several pots cooking away on the stove. She was in her element. Rosey turned to me as we entered the kitchen.

“Anything in particular cause you to come up with his divine right?”

“Just his whole aura. More or less adding things up rather than spotting something. He perceives himself to be a powerful man who does what is right. He is intelligent, to be sure. And he is very much in control. You did notice how he questioned us about our process for the investigation.”

“I noticed.”

“He is very much a control person. He is the man in charge…of everything. If he turns out to be our man, I would be surprised if his personal theology is not connected to the motive.”

“If he is the man,” Rosey said.

“Thought you might want to eat early so you could get over the nursing facility and stand guard over Sarah and J.R.,” Mother said from across the room.

“Good idea,” I said. “Did you learn anything of substance from your visit with Mattie?”

“Oh, that poor dear. Her husband, Ernie, God rest his soul, died just when the people from Residential Health Care were there getting Mattie to sign some papers. She was still emotional and distraught, but she showed me the papers that she was filling out. Couldn’t remember their names and who could blame her. She had a vague recollection of two people there helping her.”

“Helping her with what?”

“Well, I assume they called the funeral home. Mattie said she didn’t remember calling the funeral home.”

“Did the folks from Residential Health Care stay with Mattie until the funeral home arrived?”

“I don’t know.

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