Turning the Tables by Jessica Thomas

Author:Jessica Thomas [Thomas, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
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ISBN: 9781594930096
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 2005-01-15T06:00:00+00:00

came from. And we keep looking for someone who might have seen Lewis between eight and twelve. Al we know right now is that he walked out of the Wharf Rat at eight p.m., headed for Reverend Bartles’ place and never got

there. I don’t know much else to do.”

I didn’t either. I stood up, swayed, and we said a rather grumpy goodnight. Fargo and I quickly got ready for bed. Maybe sleep would help.

Sleep did. When Fargo woke very early Thursday morning with that “I’ve got to go—I’ve got to go now!” look in his eye, I felt considerably better. And a dawn that promised to become a lovely, warm, sunny fal day didn’t hurt.

Coffee and that first delightful cigarette improved my already good mood, and I didn’t even argue when Fargo started his little song-and-prance routine to go to the beach.

On the way there, I drove by the amphitheater, hoping for inspiration. Al I saw was a lot of concrete, damp with morning dew, and some dressing areas and poles with bars for spotlights. There wasn’t even any police tape left.

Obviously, they, too, felt the locale held nothing more of interest.

At the beach there was a single set of large footprints meandering along just below the high tide mark. I wondered if Harmon had been on early patrol for driftwood and other goodies. And I wondered what he had real y seen

through his haze of alcohol that rainy night.

Back home, I batted out my report for Mr. El is in overdrive, pleased that I would get it to him a day earlier than promised. Fargo and I delivered it. El is seemed surprised and happy to get it.

We chatted briefly about the three candidates. While El is was impressed by Nancy Baker’s expertise, he seemed to feel she might be “somewhat intense” for a smal town. He didn’t even crack a smile at George Mil s’s

Hal oween escapade. When I recounted Cynthia Hart’s adventure with the injured cat, however, I got the widest grin Choate El is is capable of giving. He said he couldn’t wait to learn the details. I got the feeling that Ms. Hart

might soon be getting an offer. I was sure Mr. Mil s would not. Wel , Cynthia looked to be a deserving young woman.

As promised, we arrived at Peter and Wolf’s a shade before ten. Wolf let me in and returned to sit beside Peter on the couch. As I looked at them, al I could think of was two terrified white rabbits caught in the glare of

oncoming headlights.

“What on earth is wrong?” I asked. “You two look as if you’ve seen a ghost.” It was not a happy choice of words.

“Ooo-oooh!” Peter moaned. “You’re right. The ghost of that horrid little creature wil haunt us until we die!” He burst into tears.

“Which won’t be long,” Wolf added shakily, “if the police have their way. They just took away the Explorer. We’re finished. And we didn’t do it.”

“Oh, for God’s sake!” I was in no mood to have aging queenly histrionics ruin my so-far great day.

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