Dead in a Park
by B.L. Blair
Leah wants to find
out what happened to Donnie, but why would someone kill for a hundred year old
ring? She discovers a connection between Donnie and the drug-dealing Cantono
family, between the Cantono family and a jewelry appraiser, and between the
jewelry appraiser and one of her own employees. Chief Griggs might be onto
something. All clues lead back to the family ring.
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And now for an excerpt:
“According to my grandfather, who was Albert’s oldest son,
Arthur refused to give Albert his share of the money and after Arthur died,
Rose took off with it. After Rose disappeared, Albert changed and he refused to
discuss the money or Rose ever again.”
“If she took the money, my grandmother never saw it.”
“She didn’t take the money,” Wade said.
“You seem very sure of that.”
“I am. My grandfather died five months ago. He lived in the
same house all of his life. It had been Albert’s house as well. When we were
cleaning it out, we found a box with a letter from Rose and a sketchbook.”
“Really?” I asked excitedly. My grandmother had often talked
about her father’s sketches. She had been nine when he died, but she remembered
looking through his books and watching him draw.
Wade nodded. “The letter was dated a month after Rose
disappeared. She told Albert that the money was gone, and that she had left the
gems where Arthur had hidden them. She said they had caused their family
nothing but pain. She begged him to leave them and her alone. With the letter,
she sent the sketchbook.”
“When Arthur died, his jewelry was in high demand. Those
sketches would have been worth a good deal,” I said. “He never sold them?”
“No,” Wade replied. “As far as I can tell, they’re all still
there. The letter and the sketchbook were wrapped in an old cloth and stored in
a box. The letter was postmarked Dallas, Texas.”
We were both silent as I took it all in. When I looked back
at Wade, he was watching me. I smiled slightly. “He let her go.”
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About the Author:
B. L. Blair
writes simple and sweet romance and mystery/romance stories. Like most authors,
she has been writing most of her life and has dozens of books started. She just
needs the time to finish them.
She is the
author of the Holton Romance Series and the Leah Norwood Mysteries. She enjoys
reading books, writing books, and traveling wherever and as often as time and
money allows. She is currently working on her latest book set in Texas, where
she lives with her family.
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Dead in a Park
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