The Trouble at Turtle Beach: A Kate Benedict Paranormal Mystery (The Kate Benedict Series Book 6) by Carrie Bedford

Author:Carrie Bedford [Bedford, Carrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-08T16:00:00+00:00

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“I had a useful phone call earlier,” Danny started, once we were strolling along the main road. It was easier to walk three abreast there than on the shady trail. “I talked with the lawyer handling the Colbert estate.”

‘Estate’ conjured up visions of grand houses with sweeping lawns, something from a Jane Austen novel, and a far cry from the sweet but humble house where Celeste lived. But, I realized, he was talking about the proposed building site, the three hectares of land Josh and I had seen that morning.

“He couldn’t tell me much, obviously, other than what I need to know to advise Felix about the land purchase. But he did say that Paul Colbert wrote his will about two weeks ago.”

“Two weeks before he died?” Josh asked. “That’s a coincidence.”

We moved aside to let a group of small children in school uniform rush past us, shouting and laughing, their satchels bouncing. Going home for lunch, maybe.

“That’s what I thought,” Danny said. “But the lawyer explained that it was written at his recommendation after the purchase agreement for the land had been prepared. There’s a large sum involved.”

“How much?” Josh asked.

“The equivalent of about two million pounds.”

Josh gave a low whistle. “That’s a lot of money. And Celeste inherits all of it?”

“Well, here’s the interesting thing,” Danny continued. “The lawyer, Armand Ricard, mentioned an additional piece of paperwork which affects the distribution of the sale money. He wanted me to know about it, in the interests of full transparency.”

“That’s definitely interesting,” I said. “I wonder if it has any bearing on what’s been happening here.”

Or what could still be about to happen. I glanced at the space over Danny’s head.

He saw me look and smoothed his fair hair down. I’d noticed in the past that, after I’d told people about their auras, they often touched their heads and hair, a subconscious effort to sense an aura’s presence, perhaps, or to push it away.

I remembered my short conversation with Celeste. “Actually, when I talked with Celeste Colbert, she did mention sharing the money,” I said.

“Well, that may explain the additional paperwork Ricard was talking about.”

“How do we find out who the lucky recipient is?” I asked. “Whoever it is has a motive to get rid of all the impediments to the development, to make sure the sale goes through, and the money is received. Obviously, Celeste has a motive too, but it hardly seems likely she’d be able to pull this off— unless she’s using someone else as muscle.” I looked at Josh. “Samuel?”

“Who’s that?” Danny asked.

We told him about our visit to Turtle Beach and meeting Celeste’s nephew, his apparent hostility towards Grigor, and how he’d jumped on the idea of Grigor being pushed over by a turtle and carried out to sea.

Danny nodded, looking thoughtful. “If I can meet Ricard in person, I might be able to find out something useful,” he said.

Josh and I exchanged glances. We wanted Danny to do less on the hotel project, not more.

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