Shotgun Lullaby (A Conway Sax Mystery) - Plot & Excerpts
Randall said as we walked the path to the cemetery. “Freaks,” I said. “So what’s our move?” I thought about that as we stepped from woods onto manicured grass. His car and my truck were maybe fifty yards away. “From the get-go, Donald acted like he had dirt on Peter Biletnikov,” I said. “And?” “Not ‘and.’ ‘But.’ He was vague as hell. I put it down to con man’s instinct, the urge to always hold back. Maybe it was something else, though. What if he suspected this freak show but hadn’t confirmed anything when I first met him?” Randall knew where I was headed. “He did confirm it eventually. And the confirmation got him killed.” “By whoever killed Gus, most likely. Anybody who looked ready to blow the secret got wiped out.” “And who wanted the secret kept in the worst way?” “Peter Biletnikov,” I said. “And Charlie Pundo.” He leaned on his car. “Peter I’ll buy. The man’s all about appearances, and the second wife with the bouncing baby means way more to him than it should.
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