Within Range (HQR Intrigue) by Janice Kay Johnson

Author:Janice Kay Johnson [Johnson, Janice Kay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Law Enforcement, Romantic Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense, Mystery & Intrigue, Violence & Crime Story, Protection & Safety, Action & Adventure, Dangerous & Deadly, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Mother, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Clean & Wholesome, Suspenseful Fiction, Christian Suspense, Family & Domestic Life, Young Child-Son, Hidden Secrets, Abusive Ex-Husband
Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue; Original Edition
Published: 2019-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

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HOLLOW-EYED FROM lack of sleep, pain throbbing in his temples, Seth poured himself his third cup of coffee for the morning and got on the phone as soon as he reached his desk.

It didn’t take him long to connect with a sergeant at Seattle PD who proved willing to look for any domestic violence calls to Richard Winstead’s address.

“Not a one,” he said at last. “You know who Winstead is, don’t you?”

“Better than you do, I suspect. I suppose the house is on a big piece of property.”

“I’d call it an estate. Waterfront. That part of Magnolia—” He broke off. “You’re suggesting neighbors wouldn’t have been able to hear crashes or someone screaming.”

“I’m asking.”

“It’s a butt-ugly house,” the sergeant said thoughtfully. “I’ve heard it’s like Bill Gates’s, wired so lights turn on when someone walks into the room and off when they leave it. That kind of thing. Heat and appliances can be controlled from a distance by an app. I guess it was on the cover of a magazine for architects, but when I drove by I thought the really nice older brick mansions on each side were doing their best to lean away.”

“I know the kind of place you mean,” Seth said, kneading the back of his neck with the hand not holding the phone.

“I thought Winstead was divorced,” Sergeant Hammond said thoughtfully.

“He is. Unless he’s remarried, that I don’t know about.”

“Ah, let me check.” The clatter of fingers on a keyboard came through the phone. “Nope.” He paused. “The divorce wasn’t contested. Is there something I should know about this?”

“His ex-wife is here in Lookout. I’m investigating the murder of a woman in the ex-wife’s kitchen. Victim looked a lot like the ex. I think she was the intended victim.”

“Robin Winstead.”

“Robin Hollis now. She went back to her maiden name. And yes. She says Winstead swore if she ever tried to leave him, he’d kill her.”

“You got any proof?”

“I’m working on it. Okay if I get back to you in a few days?”

“Looking forward to it.”

Seth modified a template for requesting medical records and printed a couple of copies, then drove back to his father’s house hoping Robin would be awake. She’d been deep under when he left, although Jacob was wide-awake and cheerful. Seth had disposed of the sodden diaper, cleaned up and dressed the little boy, and escorted him downstairs. He’d been happily settled in front of a short stack of pancakes when Seth left. Dad liked making pancakes.

Wan and sporting purple bruises beneath her eyes, Robin sat on one of the stools in the kitchen nursing a cup of coffee when he walked into the house.

He raised his eyebrows. “Where’s Jacob?”

“Your dad took him outside. Apparently there’s a tire swing out there?”

“Hey, yeah.” His headache relented briefly. He half sat on the stool beside her, laying the manila folder on the granite surface of the island. “Ivy and Sara love it. Dad will watch out for him, don’t worry.”

Her freckles stood out

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