When
divorce is out of the question, can murder be forgiven?
Meredith knows three things:
First, the man in the library begged her to help him. Second, he was afraid of
his wife. Third, now he’s dead.
While
the evidence first points to a natural death, Meredith is certain there’s more
to discover. People are tight-lipped in this small mountain village, and the
man’s wife isn't talking either. Then a second death occurs, with remarkable
similarities. It’s time to talk about murder.
As
a slow-burning relationship heats up in her own life, Meredith struggles with
concepts of love and hate, belief and suspicion, and absolution and guilt.
Nothing is clear cut.
She
must decide: Is guilt, like evil, something you can choose to believe in?
Excerpt from “Crime Times Two”
Jowls quivered under the man’s weak chin, and Meredith noted the
stained and frayed shirt of someone who spent a lot of time alone in dark
rooms, sending out a better version of himself into the virtual world. His eyes
were anxious and beseeching at her as though she should have a clear
understanding of him and his life.
Somehow, over the past hour and a half they’d been sitting next
to each other – him playing video games and sharing his life story and her
ignoring him the best she could – she had become his confessor and friend.
Meredith gave him what she hoped was an
impartial-though-quasi-friendly smile. She reached for her purse and papers and
rose from her chair. “Well. Nice talking with you.”
The man was lost in his own train of thought and seemed only
slightly aware that Meredith was leaving.
He shook his head, morose.
“To make a long story short,” he summed up, “I think my wife is trying
to kill me.”
Julie
Howard is the author of the Wild Crime series. She is a former journalist and
editor who has covered topics ranging from crime to cowboy poetry. She is a
member of the Idaho Writers Guild, editor of the Potato Soup Journal, and
founder of the Boise chapter of Shut Up & Write. Learn more at
juliemhoward.com
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http://juliemhoward.com
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