o_18vdqvms13nnmj21e5e174113lv2o.pdf

Tawny Taylor Carpe Nocturne 2: Kiss Me, Kill Me - 36 -
“Not many. He keeps his personal and professional business to himself. I’m sure
you’ve noticed that about him already. To my knowledge, he’s never employed a large
staff.”
One person sprang to mind, a person who was close enough to know details
about his activities. And one who had confessed to being blamed for the murders. It
was hard picturing Isabella as the kind of individual who’d gouge out an innocent
man’s eyes, but she supposed it was possible. “What about his friend Isabella?”
“We’ve thought of her, but there’s no obvious motive, and without some kind of
evidence linking her to the crimes, we have no reason to suspect her. Unlike Langton,
she wasn’t in town at the time of the first murder. She has a solid alibi.”
“Then she isn’t wanted by the police?”
“Not for murder. Only for aiding and abetting.”
Obviously, proving Burke’s innocence wasn’t going to be easy. “Did he have any
enemies? People he owes money to? People who felt they’d been screwed in business?
People who were jealous?” She had an equally hard time picturing Burke being
anything but fair in business transactions, but she’d long ago accepted that people
sometimes saw things in very twisted ways. Perhaps someone felt they’d been cheated
and decided to seek revenge on Burke?
“He has no enemies, at least none that we’ve been able to identify.”
She slumped into the chair, rested her elbows on her knees and dropped her chin
onto her fists. “But doesn’t it seem too obvious for an intelligent guy like Burke to risk
killing relatives of his business associates? Wouldn’t he know that sooner or later the
connection would be discovered?”
“In a way, yes. Then again, the victims weren’t sons or daughters. They were
nephews and nieces. Cousins. More distantly related. We felt he chose those individuals
for that reason, to put some distance between himself and the victims.”
She looked Miko in the eyes. She wasn’t going to change his mind. “You’re
convinced he’s guilty.”