different Amanda Lowman.”
“That seems unlikely,” Finn said.
“Did you ever get around to doing a background search on Amanda?” I asked Cody.
“No. I tried a few queries but didn’t come up with anything we don’t already know. I’ll try to find time to work on it again tomorrow.”
Siobhan made a new column on the whiteboard entitled Things to Do . She added under it: background search Amanda; speak to Billy, Conrad, Patricia, Kevin, Matt, and Christopher.
“Okay, so was anyone else interviewed?” Finn asked.
No one spoke.
“Then that does it for the interviews we all plan to do.” Siobhan smiled. “Now for the really interesting news.”
Everyone in the room looked at her, waiting for her to go on.
“The crime lab managed to pull a good print off the fork we believed was the weapon used to kill Bronwyn and Ruby.”
“And…?” I asked.
“And it didn’t belong to Dracon Moon.”
There was a general gasp in the room.
“Do we know who it does belong to?” Finn asked.
“No, we don’t. The guys are still working on it, but so far no match has been found.”
“So if Dracon didn’t kill Bronwyn and Ruby maybe Conrad really is the killer,” Tara commented.
“If we can get a print from Conrad we’d have something to match it to,” Finn pointed out.
“Are you still coming home tomorrow?” I asked.
“Yeah, but it’ll be late and I’ll miss the last ferry. I’m going to try to get an earlier flight, and if I can’t I’ll hire a water taxi. I’ll let Siobhan know exactly when I’ll be home once I figure it out.”
Renfield came across the room and jumped into my lap. He suddenly had become a big help and I hoped he would continue to be in the future.
We all chatted for a few more minutes before Siobhan left the room to speak to Finn in private.
“I guess we should meet again tomorrow unless you all have plans,” I said to the others.
Danny had a date, but Tara and Cody agreed to come by after work, and I was sure Siobhan would want to be there as well.
We discussed who would try to speak to whom the following day and who would look into which missing piece of information. I felt certain we had a plan; if whoever had killed Amanda Lowman two nights before was still on the island, I felt certain we’d catch them before too much more time went by.
As for my own part in this little mystery, I’d decided to focus my attention on Amanda. I was going to try to have another chat with her assistant and also ask around to see exactly when the writer had arrived on the island and who she’d spoken to during her short stay. I had to agree with the others that Amanda Lowman’s murder was most likely linked to the ones fifteen years ago, but I also felt someone should be looking into the possibility that they weren’t, and I decided that someone should be me.
Chapter 7
Thursday, October 27
Cody hadn’t stayed over the night before, so when Renfield woke me up at first light I was wide awake and ready to take on the challenges of the day. I’d been thinking a lot about what my next move should be in this confusing murder mystery and decided that what I wanted to concentrate on immediately were Amanda Lowman’s movements during her time on the island.
I made a pot of coffee and poured myself a cup, then headed upstairs to shower and dress. I had a feeling deep in my gut that this was going to be a long and emotional day. By the time I got back downstairs the sun was just beginning its ascent into the sky, so I pulled a heavy sweatshirt over my head and went out onto the deck to watch the seagulls gather on the beach in search of a morning meal while I sipped my coffee and looked through the notebook the writer had left at the bookstore.
The names on the first page must coordinate to the initial people she wanted to speak to. It made sense that one of the first ones she would contact would be Tripp Brimmer, the deputy in charge during the Vampire Murder
“That seems unlikely,” Finn said.
“Did you ever get around to doing a background search on Amanda?” I asked Cody.
“No. I tried a few queries but didn’t come up with anything we don’t already know. I’ll try to find time to work on it again tomorrow.”
Siobhan made a new column on the whiteboard entitled Things to Do . She added under it: background search Amanda; speak to Billy, Conrad, Patricia, Kevin, Matt, and Christopher.
“Okay, so was anyone else interviewed?” Finn asked.
No one spoke.
“Then that does it for the interviews we all plan to do.” Siobhan smiled. “Now for the really interesting news.”
Everyone in the room looked at her, waiting for her to go on.
“The crime lab managed to pull a good print off the fork we believed was the weapon used to kill Bronwyn and Ruby.”
“And…?” I asked.
“And it didn’t belong to Dracon Moon.”
There was a general gasp in the room.
“Do we know who it does belong to?” Finn asked.
“No, we don’t. The guys are still working on it, but so far no match has been found.”
“So if Dracon didn’t kill Bronwyn and Ruby maybe Conrad really is the killer,” Tara commented.
“If we can get a print from Conrad we’d have something to match it to,” Finn pointed out.
“Are you still coming home tomorrow?” I asked.
“Yeah, but it’ll be late and I’ll miss the last ferry. I’m going to try to get an earlier flight, and if I can’t I’ll hire a water taxi. I’ll let Siobhan know exactly when I’ll be home once I figure it out.”
Renfield came across the room and jumped into my lap. He suddenly had become a big help and I hoped he would continue to be in the future.
We all chatted for a few more minutes before Siobhan left the room to speak to Finn in private.
“I guess we should meet again tomorrow unless you all have plans,” I said to the others.
Danny had a date, but Tara and Cody agreed to come by after work, and I was sure Siobhan would want to be there as well.
We discussed who would try to speak to whom the following day and who would look into which missing piece of information. I felt certain we had a plan; if whoever had killed Amanda Lowman two nights before was still on the island, I felt certain we’d catch them before too much more time went by.
As for my own part in this little mystery, I’d decided to focus my attention on Amanda. I was going to try to have another chat with her assistant and also ask around to see exactly when the writer had arrived on the island and who she’d spoken to during her short stay. I had to agree with the others that Amanda Lowman’s murder was most likely linked to the ones fifteen years ago, but I also felt someone should be looking into the possibility that they weren’t, and I decided that someone should be me.
Chapter 7
Thursday, October 27
Cody hadn’t stayed over the night before, so when Renfield woke me up at first light I was wide awake and ready to take on the challenges of the day. I’d been thinking a lot about what my next move should be in this confusing murder mystery and decided that what I wanted to concentrate on immediately were Amanda Lowman’s movements during her time on the island.
I made a pot of coffee and poured myself a cup, then headed upstairs to shower and dress. I had a feeling deep in my gut that this was going to be a long and emotional day. By the time I got back downstairs the sun was just beginning its ascent into the sky, so I pulled a heavy sweatshirt over my head and went out onto the deck to watch the seagulls gather on the beach in search of a morning meal while I sipped my coffee and looked through the notebook the writer had left at the bookstore.
The names on the first page must coordinate to the initial people she wanted to speak to. It made sense that one of the first ones she would contact would be Tripp Brimmer, the deputy in charge during the Vampire Murder
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