Trailing a Killer by Carol J. Post

Author:Carol J. Post
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-11-07T22:44:39+00:00

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Cody held open the glass door leading into the building department, and Erin walked through with a nod of thanks. It was her investigation, but Cody was a gentleman.

Friday’s package situation had turned out all right. The authorities had evacuated the surrounding houses and defused the bomb without incident.

Since then, she’d thanked God several times that Cody had called her instead of heading over there. Cody probably hadn’t. She’d invited him to go to church with her and Mimi and Opa, and he’d declined, saying he needed to get some estimates finished. That was all right. Cody was in the same place she’d been four months earlier. Courtney hadn’t given up on her, and she wouldn’t give up on Cody.

The killer had acted fast. In the less than two-hour time frame between when the package was delivered and the police arrived with the bomb detection dog, he’d sliced the tape on top, inserted the bomb and taped it back up.

If Cody had opened it, he’d have been killed instantly. If he’d waited until he got to her house, he might have taken Mimi and Opa out, too. Or if he’d opened it in Joe’s truck, they’d both have been blown to bits.

At the thought of the Lee County officer, a smile threatened. All along, Cody was the friend Joe had hounded her about meeting. What would’ve happened if she’d given in and agreed to meet him, if they’d both given in? Where would they be today, enjoying a solid friendship, having moved past their history and settled into an easy camaraderie? Or would their relationship have grown into something more serious? The latter seemed like nothing but a fantasy, far out of reach, but a part of her wanted to believe it was possible.

Some relationships made a lasting impact, causing change that endured for a lifetime. She’d experienced the negative side of that. But what about change for the good? Could a man like Cody undo all the damage of the past, or was she beyond that point? Would he even want to try? He’d suffered his own wounds.

She squared her shoulders and shook off the thoughts. Right now they were at the Lee County Building Department, seeking out details on the plans Donovan Development had for the land the apartment building had occupied. As they walked toward the planning department, Cody greeted each of the employees they passed. Then they sat to wait their turn. Erin didn’t expect any surprises. Donovan had already given them the abridged version of what he’d hoped to do, plans he’d scrapped when Whitmer hadn’t been willing to sell.

A short time later one of the clerks called Cody by name. After the woman made introductions, they both sat.

Cody leaned forward to rest an arm on her desk. “I talked to Sheila yesterday. She was going to pull the preliminary plans for the project Donovan Development had planned on Pine Island.”

The woman rose—Tamara, according to Cody’s introduction and her nameplate. When she returned, she handed him a roll of blueprint-size pages.

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