Dusted to Death (2009)
“More than ever, she was determined to find Alex Scott. Every instinct within kept insisting that he was the key to solving Nick Franklin’s murder and proving Angel’s innocence.
Except to ask her what she’d like to eat for dinner when they had stopped in Hammond, Benny had continued his brooding, silent vigil during the trip. He was busy negotiating through the heavy traffic because of road construction on the interstate when she turned toward him. “Just so you know, I’m not throwing in the towe...l yet,” she told him. “I still think the key to all of this is Alex Scott.”
“Maybe,” he commented without much enthusiasm.
“No ‘maybe’ about it,” she retorted. “It may seem silly, but I know I’ve seen him before—or at least someone who resembles that newspaper picture of him.”
Benny sighed deeply. “Miss Charlotte, I know you mean well, but that picture is at least ten years old. Most people change a lot in ten years. Besides—and I’ve been thinking about this a lot—none of that helps explain why Angel’s fingerprints are on that letter opener.”MoreLess
Except to ask her what she’d like to eat for dinner when they had stopped in Hammond, Benny had continued his brooding, silent vigil during the trip. He was busy negotiating through the heavy traffic because of road construction on the interstate when she turned toward him. “Just so you know, I’m not throwing in the towe...l yet,” she told him. “I still think the key to all of this is Alex Scott.”
“Maybe,” he commented without much enthusiasm.
“No ‘maybe’ about it,” she retorted. “It may seem silly, but I know I’ve seen him before—or at least someone who resembles that newspaper picture of him.”
Benny sighed deeply. “Miss Charlotte, I know you mean well, but that picture is at least ten years old. Most people change a lot in ten years. Besides—and I’ve been thinking about this a lot—none of that helps explain why Angel’s fingerprints are on that letter opener.”MoreLess
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