“Is that a threat?”
“No. Professional courtesy. You’re good and, well, I figure you deserve at least a warning. Now you have it. Thanks for calling.”
The phone clicked without another word. The line was humming as I hung up the receiver.
“That was interesting,” Rosey said.
“Truly.”
“I got the gist of it. Any details I need to know?”
“Someone actually paid Diamond the full price to kill us both.”
“You’re thinking it was not the preacher?”
“Yeah. That’s what I’m thinking.”
“Then who? Marilyn Saunders?”
“Where’d she get that kind of money?”
“Can’t say,” he said.
“Could be someone else, you know.”
“Hold that thought. Our list of enemies seems to be growing.”
“Maybe we should take that Dale Carnegie course.”
“Winning friends and influencing people?” he asked.
“That would be the one. Wonder if they have a section on the use of firearms?”
I poured myself a cup of coffee and returned to my seat by the window to watch the rain some more. It seemed to be raining harder now. I wondered where Marie Jones was and what she was thinking. She never did come out of hiding during the investigation by the Dan River Police. They listed her as a person of interest, but they had no real case, so there was nothing that they really wanted from her other than some information. I had convinced Detective Rosenbaum to let her go since she had nothing significant to contribute to what we did not know. I told him that Robby had confessed enough to me, and Rosenbaum believed me. It was enough of a white lie for me to feel comfortable with it. Robby would have wanted me to help Marie anyway.
I took a sip of coffee and offered a toast.
“May your life be better wherever you are, dear child,” I said softly to myself.
Also by M. Glenn Graves
The Clancy Evans Mystery Series
One Lost Soul More
Mercy Killing
The Peace Haven Murders
Revenge
Desperate Measures
The Outcast In Grey
Out Jumps Jack Death
The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon
About the Author
M Glenn Graves has been writing fiction since graduating from college in 1970 but did not begin to work on novels until 1992. Born in Mississippi, he has lived in Tennessee, North Carolina, Missouri, Virginia, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic. He graduated from Mars Hill College with a BA in English and Religion. He received a Master of Divinity in 1977 three years after he finished his four year tour in the United States Navy. Married to Cindy, they have three grown children – Brian, Mark, & Jenn. They also have three grandchildren – Jonathan, Matthew, & Phoebe. Glenn, Cindy, and Sophie, their Lab, currently reside in the mountains of western North Carolina where he is the pastor of a local church.
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