A Walk on the Haunted Side (Haunted Tour Guide Mystery Book 2) by Rose Pressey Page A

so had Cady.
    She had a lot of answers to give. At least it seemed the police were now talking with her. I wasn’t going to accuse her of anything, but she would likely be a suspect right away. I wondered if Hank had come with anyone else. He hadn’t mentioned having anyone else with him for the trip. As far as I knew it was just his assistant. Of course there was the ex-wife Melissa. She had been extremely annoyed with him.
    “Don’t worry about Cady. She obviously had a screw loose the moment she walked into the library,” Tammy said. 
    “Maybe so, but it is upsetting to have someone accuse me of murder. She was the last one who was probably with him,” I said.
    “I wonder if the police are questioning her about that. I bet they already have or they’re getting ready to.” Tammy crossed her arms in front of her.
    Was it crazy that I was already running through a list of suspects? I supposed it was my natural inquisitive mind. Everyone in town would be talking about it. Of course they would be talking about me too. Two recent deaths and I was attached to both.
    Just then a scream pierced through the night air. I whipped around and spotted the police holding Sandra back. Her legs buckled and she fell to the ground. Another officer ran over and helped her up.
    “I want to know what happened,” Sandra demanded.
    Obviously she wasn’t handling the news well. I felt sorry for her because I knew she was a big fan of Hank’s. Sandra looked very upset. She kept wanting to get past the police tape. She couldn’t possibly think that they were going to let her over to the body.
    Hank had seemed kind and genuine, like he wouldn’t have any enemies. Of course, I knew very little about him, but who would want him dead?
    I leaned closer to Tammy and said, “Sandra kind of seems a little too obsessed, don’t you think?”
    “I was thinking the same thing. Her reaction was a bit dramatic. She must have been a big fan,” Tammy said. 
    “Do you think she followed him around?” I asked.
    “I wouldn’t be surprised. How do you think he was killed?” Tammy asked.
    “I don’t know. I didn’t see any signs of trauma. I hope that Brannon will tell me, but I can’t count on it.”
    Tammy wiggled her eyebrows. “I have a feeling that he would tell you anything.”
    Heat rose to my cheeks. “I don’t think so.”
    “You know it’s the truth,” Tammy said.
    I nudged Tammy. “Here he comes.”
    Brannon eyed us suspiciously as he stepped back over, as if he knew we’d been talking about him. “Rip, I can have an officer drive you home if you’d like.”
    “I can drive home. I have my car parked right in front of the tavern.” I pointed.
    “If you’re sure?” Brannon looked at me.
    “I can ride with her,” Tammy said.
    I nodded. “We’ll be fine.”
    Brannon gave a soft smile. “I’ll talk to you soon.”
    Something told me he would.
    “Talk to you soon,” I said.
    Brannon joined the other officers still standing around and glanced over and smiled again.
    Tammy quirked an eyebrow. “See, I told you he would tell you everything about what’s going on.”
    “Just because he wanted to have an officer give me a ride home? That’s what you got from that?”
    She shrugged. “Fine, don’t believe me, but it’s true. I know about these things.”
    Tammy and I headed away from the cemetery. I turned and looked back for a quick glance. I still couldn’t believe what had happened. Things like this just didn’t happen in Devil’s Moon. It might be haunted here, but it was a safe town. Well, except for the recent murder, but I’d thought that was all behind us now. Our little town would definitely be on the news when word got out.
    Sandra had vanished. One second I’d seen her talking with an officer and the next she was nowhere in sight. Cady was standing with a couple of officers. Her lips pressed together in anger when she spotted me. I looked away and hurried my steps. I just wanted to get