Murder At The Bed & Breakfast Read Online Free
Author: Dianne Harman
United States illegally.
When the phone call had come several weeks ago telling Bob that if he didn't drop out of the race his parents would be exposed as illegal immigrants, he'd spent several hours anguishing over what he should do. He knew Renee would urge him to stay in the race and let the chips fall where they may. He also knew he couldn't allow his parents to be exposed as illegal immigrants. The stakes were just too high for him to do that. If it hadn't been for their support and encouragement, he'd be just another Mexican working in the fields and living from paycheck to paycheck rather than a wealthy attorney in a private practice with a wife he adored and an infant daughter. Late that afternoon he'd called a press conference and dropped out of the race, citing as his reason that he wanted to spend more time with his young growing family.
Neither he nor the reverend he was running against nor anyone else could have foreseen the strange outcome of the election. It had been too late to remove his name from the ballot since it had already been printed, and he had won the race by an overwhelming majority. The talking heads wagged about it for days and Bob, being the honorable man he was, decided that if the public felt that strongly about his being elected as a Dillon County Supervisor he had no choice but to accept the position.
He didn't know how or why, but he was sure his sister-in-law, Laura, had been murdered because he'd made the wrong decision and decided to accept the job of county supervisor after winning the election by a landslide.
The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became that Laura’s murder was a vendetta against him for becoming the new Dillon County Supervisor. Having his sister-in-law murdered because of him was the worst experience of his life, and if Renee ever found out that Laura had probably been murdered because of him, he knew she'd leave him and his life wouldn't be worth living. Falling in love with Renee and marrying her had been the most wonderful experience of his life, and he didn’t want to lose her.
CHAPTER 8
“Bob, I am so sorry. This is absolutely shocking and beyond belief. How's Renee doing? Is Celia all right?” Roger asked, after he sprinted up the steps of the bed and breakfast to where Bob sat in a porch chair, his arms crossed, seemingly in shock.
“Roger, I can't believe this,” Bob said, looking up at Roger.” Who would want to kill Laura? She was one of the sweetest, most loving people I've ever known. As far as Renee - she's devastated. She and Cindy are taking turns comforting Celia and trying to calm her down. Fortunately she's too young to know what happened, but I wonder if she'll be traumatized by it at some level. She was really attached to Laura, and I’m sure she’ll miss her. She’s just too young to verbalize it. What should I do now? You're the expert in criminal law.”
“First of all you need to call Seth Williams. He's the police chief in Red Cedar. He's a bumbling idiot, but he is the chief, plus he's indebted to Liz and me. Since I know him, it would probably be best if I called him.” He took his phone out of his pocket and pressed in the police chief's phone number.
“Seth, it's Roger Langley. Yeah, I enjoyed the reception too. Unfortunately, this is a business call. The sister-in-law of a good friend of mine has been murdered. We're at Cindy's B & B. I need you to come right away.”
He ended the call and turned to Bob. "He'll be here momentarily. First of all, I need to know who would want Laura dead. Naturally, the place to begin is with Laura. I’m thinking relationships, people who might not like her, that type of thing. What about Laura’s ex-husband? Liz mentioned him on the way over. Secondly, would anyone want to hurt you or Renee? Is someone trying to get at you through your sister-in-law? You're a Dillon County Supervisor now. Any problems there?
“I've never asked you before, but have you
When the phone call had come several weeks ago telling Bob that if he didn't drop out of the race his parents would be exposed as illegal immigrants, he'd spent several hours anguishing over what he should do. He knew Renee would urge him to stay in the race and let the chips fall where they may. He also knew he couldn't allow his parents to be exposed as illegal immigrants. The stakes were just too high for him to do that. If it hadn't been for their support and encouragement, he'd be just another Mexican working in the fields and living from paycheck to paycheck rather than a wealthy attorney in a private practice with a wife he adored and an infant daughter. Late that afternoon he'd called a press conference and dropped out of the race, citing as his reason that he wanted to spend more time with his young growing family.
Neither he nor the reverend he was running against nor anyone else could have foreseen the strange outcome of the election. It had been too late to remove his name from the ballot since it had already been printed, and he had won the race by an overwhelming majority. The talking heads wagged about it for days and Bob, being the honorable man he was, decided that if the public felt that strongly about his being elected as a Dillon County Supervisor he had no choice but to accept the position.
He didn't know how or why, but he was sure his sister-in-law, Laura, had been murdered because he'd made the wrong decision and decided to accept the job of county supervisor after winning the election by a landslide.
The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became that Laura’s murder was a vendetta against him for becoming the new Dillon County Supervisor. Having his sister-in-law murdered because of him was the worst experience of his life, and if Renee ever found out that Laura had probably been murdered because of him, he knew she'd leave him and his life wouldn't be worth living. Falling in love with Renee and marrying her had been the most wonderful experience of his life, and he didn’t want to lose her.
CHAPTER 8
“Bob, I am so sorry. This is absolutely shocking and beyond belief. How's Renee doing? Is Celia all right?” Roger asked, after he sprinted up the steps of the bed and breakfast to where Bob sat in a porch chair, his arms crossed, seemingly in shock.
“Roger, I can't believe this,” Bob said, looking up at Roger.” Who would want to kill Laura? She was one of the sweetest, most loving people I've ever known. As far as Renee - she's devastated. She and Cindy are taking turns comforting Celia and trying to calm her down. Fortunately she's too young to know what happened, but I wonder if she'll be traumatized by it at some level. She was really attached to Laura, and I’m sure she’ll miss her. She’s just too young to verbalize it. What should I do now? You're the expert in criminal law.”
“First of all you need to call Seth Williams. He's the police chief in Red Cedar. He's a bumbling idiot, but he is the chief, plus he's indebted to Liz and me. Since I know him, it would probably be best if I called him.” He took his phone out of his pocket and pressed in the police chief's phone number.
“Seth, it's Roger Langley. Yeah, I enjoyed the reception too. Unfortunately, this is a business call. The sister-in-law of a good friend of mine has been murdered. We're at Cindy's B & B. I need you to come right away.”
He ended the call and turned to Bob. "He'll be here momentarily. First of all, I need to know who would want Laura dead. Naturally, the place to begin is with Laura. I’m thinking relationships, people who might not like her, that type of thing. What about Laura’s ex-husband? Liz mentioned him on the way over. Secondly, would anyone want to hurt you or Renee? Is someone trying to get at you through your sister-in-law? You're a Dillon County Supervisor now. Any problems there?
“I've never asked you before, but have you
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