White Cloud Retreat (Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Book 3) by Dianne Harman

Author:Dianne Harman [Harman, Dianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-01-14T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

Mike’s car wasn’t in the driveway when Kelly and Lady returned from the Center. Well, I’ve got a little time. Think I’ll see what I can find out about Deidre Nelson on the computer. Lady followed her and lay down next to her in the office.

She pulled Google up on the computer and typed in the name “Deidre Nelson.” Within a second, information regarding Deidre popped up on the screen. Kelly clicked back and forth taking notes and looking at the screen. There wasn’t much information and it didn’t take her very long.

She got up from her chair, went into the kitchen, and opened the refrigerator to see what she could make for dinner that wouldn’t take much time. She decided on roast chicken, a warm spinach salad, and fried zucchini squash. She’d just finished smearing the chicken with soft butter and putting it in the oven when the door opened and Rebel bounded over to her, followed by Mike.

“Sorry I’m late, but I had to meet with the coroner on my way home. I would have called, but time got away from me. Anyway, we’re home and hungry.”

“Well, why don’t you take off your gun and change out of your uniform. I’ll meet you in the living room and we can relax. I didn’t get home too long ago and I just put dinner in the oven. I’ll start a fire in the fireplace.”

“You’ve got it. Back in a few minutes.” Rebel followed him down the hallway.

Glad you’re watching out for him, Rebel. Particularly now that it looks like someone’s leaving threatening notes for him, hanging up on him, and possibly following him.

The fire made the room inviting and took the chill out of the winter night. “What did the coroner tell you?” she asked when Mike came back into the room wearing jeans and a flannel shirt.

“It was interesting. We knew Scott died from a gunshot wound to his head. The ballistics expert said it was from a .22 caliber pistol. He also told me something that I thought was sort of strange. He said Scott had been shot in the head, just behind his ear. He mentioned in passing that a lot of Mafia victims were killed that way by a close range shot to the head with the bullet’s point of entry located just above and behind the victim’s ear. I’ve never heard of the Mafia operating in this area. Weird, huh?”

“I’m not so sure.” She told him about her earlier conversation with Luke.

“Well,” Mike said, “the brothers have been suspects in my mind pretty much from the beginning, but now I’m beginning to also wonder about Blaine. He certainly would have had a motive for killing Scott. It looks like he wanted to be the Zen Master in a bad way. Maybe he has delusions that he’s ready to lead the Center. This means the case has gone from not having any suspects to having several. Right now I’ve got the Pellino brothers, Deidre, Blaine, Luke, and that religious guy named Jim.

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