The Night is Forever. Heather Graham

anything more on the situation, or on Danby?” Dustin asked.

      “Nothing that would explain why anyone wanted the man dead. The property is really only worth anything with a functioning business, and the business only functions if the Horse Farm is successful. The land is valuable to an extent, but there are acreages of similar land if someone was looking to buy, and some of it’s for sale. I don’t think anyone’s crawling out of the man’s past—the Horse Farm isn’t a rehab facility, it’s a therapy center. On paper, there’s nothing our people have been able to find. How is Olivia?”

      “She’s fine. I’m sure she’s called you.”

      “Not since you’ve been there,” Malachi said.

      That was a surprise.

      “She was asking about you coming out.”

      “I need to handle this delicately. If local law enforcement believes we’re trying to home in on their territory, it could get dicey.”

      “Right. Well, as far as I know, law enforcement considers his death an open-and-shut case.”

      “What do you think?”

      “I think your cousin has spoken to a ghost and that the ghost knows he was murdered,” Dustin said flatly.

      “Tread carefully.”

      “I intend to.”