THE PRIME SUSPECT
“Cloris Fennow hated the fact that she had new competition in town, and was very upset that the Garbers hired Trudy instead of her to work the Witches Ball, but she swears she was nowhere near the Garber house when Trudy died,” Sergio continued.
“Where was she?” Hayley asked.
“Home,” Sergio said.
Bruce raised an eyebrow. “Alone?”
Sergio nodded. “Yes.”
“That’s what I call a flimsy alibi,” Hayley scoffed. “Did she have anything to say about poisoning poor Trudy so she would get sick and be unable to work the Witches Ball?”
“No, because we have no concrete proof Cloris was the one responsible for making Trudy sick, so it’s just a suspicion at this point,” Sergio said.
Hayley was not satisfied at all.
She was now determined to prove that Cloris Fennow had targeted Trudy by poisoning her, and then, when that didn’t work, tampering with her propane tank and trapping her inside her own truck with the express purpose of killing her competition...
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Table of Contents
THE PRIME SUSPECT Also by Title Page Copyright Page Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41