Live And Lime Die: a Key West Culinary Cozy - book 8
“Eckels, I don’t think you grasp the gravity of this situation,” the rotund detective, Donald Ferguson, who was called upon because Cort was in the hospital, warned.
“Forgive me for making a mortician’s reference, but I can indeed see that this is a …grave matter,” the corner of Tim’s mouth quirked, as though he were trying to stifle a smile.
“You find the murder of a young man funny?” Ferguson’s eyes narrowed with contempt.
“Of course not,” Tim replied mildly. “In my line of business one learns... to break tension with a bit of levity. It’s a survival tactic for one involved with such grim work – you might consider cultivating the habit,” he regarded the detective innocently.
“Tell me what happened between you and the victim last night,” he ordered, his sense of humor absent in the face of what he considered to be the worst kind of evil – crime without remorse.
Tim sighed, realizing that there was no chance of civilized conversation with the dogged detective.MoreLess
“Forgive me for making a mortician’s reference, but I can indeed see that this is a …grave matter,” the corner of Tim’s mouth quirked, as though he were trying to stifle a smile.
“You find the murder of a young man funny?” Ferguson’s eyes narrowed with contempt.
“Of course not,” Tim replied mildly. “In my line of business one learns... to break tension with a bit of levity. It’s a survival tactic for one involved with such grim work – you might consider cultivating the habit,” he regarded the detective innocently.
“Tell me what happened between you and the victim last night,” he ordered, his sense of humor absent in the face of what he considered to be the worst kind of evil – crime without remorse.
Tim sighed, realizing that there was no chance of civilized conversation with the dogged detective.MoreLess
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