Stitch Me Deadly (2011)
Stitch Me Deadly
“I’d told him about my inadvertent discovery of Halumet in Ms. Ellisʹ medicine cabinet, and we were discussing what it could mean.
“Had she been guilty of anything, she wouldn’t have directed you to that medicine cabinet for a nail file,” Ted said.
“I agree, but it does make me concerned about Cary.” I sighed. “I wish Mom had agreed to come back with us.”
“So do I, but you came at us all out of left field with that suggestion. ‘Hey, I know! Why don’t you ride back with us, Mom, so Cary can stay here a while longer with Ms. Ellis?’”
“I do not talk like that,” I said.
“Agreed. But it was the best I could do.” Ted tilted his chin. “If Cary lived with his mother, it might make more sense, but he has an apartment closer to his store, right?”
“You mean, for Mom to have ridden back with us or for him to be a suspect in Mrs. Ralston’s death?” I asked.
“Both. As a police officer, I keep going back to motive. The man doesn’t have one, as far as I can tell.
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