Free Dead in the Daisies (A Heavenly Highland Inn Cozy Mystery) by Cindy Bell

but Charlotte was convinced he had made a deal with the photographer.
    The entire argument culminated in a confrontation in the middle of the street in front of the singer's exclusive New York City apartment, which onlookers were only too happy to record. Vicky narrowed her eyes as she watched the video. The amount of expletives the young woman was using towards Matt was quite surprising, and very colorful at times. If Matt was connected to the photographer then maybe he was looking for the same kind of payday from working with Seth and Trinie. Her suspicions were confirmed when she read that the photographer in the middle of the scandal was none other than Graham Walker. He ended up exonerated and Matt was terminated from his job.
    Vicky sat back in her chair and studied the screen as she watched the video on ce more. Matt looked absolutely horrified with the way Charlotte was speaking to him, and even appeared to have tears in his eyes as he looked away from her. He didn't look like someone who was trying to score an extra buck or two off the vulnerability of a young woman. Was it possible that he was that skilled an actor? It was hard for Vicky to put together the exact scenario that would lead to the same bodyguard and the same photographer being put into a similar position. The photographs were on Graham's computer, which would indicate that he had taken them. He was likely intending to blackmail the couple with them. But, was Matt involved? And if so, had a squabble over payment led to Graham's death?
    “ Vicky?” Aunt Ida's shrill voice called out from outside the office. “Are you in there?” she pushed the door open to discover Vicky sitting in front of Sarah's computer, her eyes wide, and one finger thoughtfully tapping the computer table.
    “ Don't you know what time it is?” Aunt Ida gasped as she rushed to Vicky's side.
    “ What time is it?” she asked with a slight frown of distraction. She was trying to piece everything together in her mind. “Is this important?”
    “ I don't know, is the wedding starting without you important?” she asked with a frown and waved one hand in front of Vicky's face. “Are you in there?”
    “ The wedding’s starting?” Vicky asked as she jumped up out of the computer chair. “Oh no,” she glanced at her watch. “I lost track of time. I've got to check on the musicians,” she ran out of the office with Aunt Ida following right behind her. With everything that had been happening at the inn she had to wonder if it would be possible for the wedding to be successful. But there was no more time to wonder. She had only one choice, and that was to do the best job she could to make sure that Seth and Trinie had the best wedding that they possibly could. Even if there was a killer in their midst.
    One thing was certain, Graham had those pictures with the intention of blackmailing the couple and extorting as much money out of them as possible. Was there someone else who had the pictures as well? As she hurried to the garden to check on the musicians, she heard the press shouting from outside the gates. As important as it was for her to find out who was behind the death of the photographer, the chaos of the beginning of the wedding was an unavoidable distraction. She had to check on the seating, the music, the priest, the list was endless. The entire time in the back of her mind she knew that someone she was talking to, smiling at, or reassuring might be the person behind this horrible crime. There was one person in particular that she was looking out for. She surveyed all the faces of the security guards she saw. But Matt was nowhere to be found.
    “ Have you seen your partner?” she asked Seth's other bodyguard as the groom was headed for the altar.
    “ No, haven't seen him, he must be with Trinie,” the man said with a shrug and hurried after the man he was supposed to be protecting. Vicky frowned and headed for the bridal suite where Trinie was being prepared by