Two Points to Murder (Nancy Drew Casefiles, Case 8) by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene [Keene, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery & Detective, Mystery, Fiction
ISBN: 9780671736637
Amazon: 0671736639
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: 1991-05-15T04:00:00+00:00

“It’s my fault. I should have sent one of you back for the police. Or even for the license number,” Nancy said.

It was the next morning. Nancy, Bess, and George were eating breakfast in a big, airy dining hall.

“Don’t kick yourself too hard,” George advised her. “It was a tense situation, and you did what you thought best.”

“Yes, but look where it got us . . . nowhere! Now we’re back to square one.” Nancy groaned.

“Not exactly,” Bess interrupted.

“What do you mean?” Nancy asked, looking over at her blond friend.

Until now, Bess’s nose had been buried in the most recent issue of the student newspaper. She had picked it up on their way into the dining hall and had hardly looked up since.

“I’ve just eliminated one of our suspects,” she announced.

“You’re kidding! How?”

“By reading this paper. See? This article says that Tom Stafford led a debate against Fielding College last night.”

“So?” George demanded.

“The debate began at five p.m., the same time that the bus’s tire was shot!”

“Therefore, Tom couldn’t have done it,” Nancy concluded.

“Right!”

“Wait a minute,” George objected. “What about his loyal followers . . . couldn’t one of them have done it?”

Nancy considered that idea. “No, I don’t think so. Remember seeing them outside the sports complex? They weren’t as fanatical as Tom.”

“I think Tom’s the only one crazy enough to do something like that.”

“How would you know, Bess? You’ve never even seen him!” George pointed out.

“True, but so what? Admit it, George—you’re just disappointed that your favorite suspect is out of the running.”

George grinned. “Well, maybe I am.”

“I’d better tell Ned about this,” Nancy said, lifting her jacket from the back of her chair and pulling it on.

George nodded. “Good idea. A healthy one, too.” She pushed aside her tray with a grimace. “I hate to say it, but the food here is terrible!”

“You said it,” Bess agreed. “Those pancakes taste like rubber.”

Nancy had barely touched her breakfast. How could she eat when everything was such a mess? She was making little progress with the case, and as for her relationship with Ned—that seemed to be going backward!

Outside, the sky was gray and threatening. The forecast was for snow, and it appeared to be only a matter of time before the storm began. Nancy hurried across the campus, her head down, her spirits very low.

Were things between her and her boyfriend ever going to return to normal? When they’d disagreed over Mike it had torn her apart, and now there was something worse: the possibility that Ned was accepting cash to play for Emerson.

Nancy felt angry whenever she thought about that. Ned—her Ned—taking bribes? It was ridiculous! And yet, why keep her from investigating Mike? Why work against her when solving the case would help his team? There was also the silver bracelet. Nancy had taken it off the day before and hidden it away. Looking at it made her very uncomfortable.

She couldn’t continue living with these ugly suspicions, she knew. She had to talk to him. She

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