Free Halloween in Paradise (Tj Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries Book 6) by Kathi Daley Page B

people are here. Did Colton have a cameraman with her when she interviewed you?”
    “No, but I’m betting there’s one on the way. They usually do film the interviews.”
    “The real problem I have with that is that the series is known for solving cold cases, and they often do, but they even air the ones they don’t close,” Jenna pointed out. “I find that when they leave things open everyone seems to come off looking like a possible killer, when the reality is, every person they talk to could very well be innocent. I know why Mia decided to stay away. I certainly wouldn’t want Colton to cast suspicion on me and then fail to identify the killer, leaving everyone wondering. Plus, who knows what other dirty laundry she might come across in the process of her investigation.”
    “I feel the same way. I didn’t do anything wrong, and I don’t remember having any big secrets at the time of Holly’s death, but I still have a knot in my stomach when I think about her turning her sights on my possible motive for killing Holly.”
    “I really wouldn’t worry about it,” Jenna said, trying to console Tj. “Colton is just fishing. She probably doesn’t have anything on anyone. She’s just good at using what she does know to create a plausible story. Based on what you’ve told me, her strongest suspect is Brett, but if you think about it, why would Brett invite a bunch of people over to his house and then drug them if he was planning to kill Holly? The whole thing makes no sense.”
    “Yeah, I guess it doesn’t. But I can’t imagine how the others are going to react to the news that Second Look is in town investigating the murder after all these years.”
    “It’s certainly going to be an interesting week,” Jenna commented. “I for one am going to try not to let the investigation mar the only vacation Dennis and I have been able to take for over a year.”
    “I booked the two of you our best cabin, right on the water, for Thursday through Sunday,” Tj confirmed.
    “I can’t wait. It’s been so long since we’ve had any time alone. Did Hunter get the whole weekend off?”
    “We both have to work Thursday, but we have Friday through Sunday off. I booked us the cabin next to yours for Thursday through Saturday night. I know it seems silly because I live in a big house that sits on the same plot of land as the cabin I reserved, but somehow living with your father, grandfather, and sisters cuts into the romance of the whole thing.”
    “We’re going to have so much fun,” Jenna said with excitement. “It’ll be like the old days.”
    “I hope so.” Tj tried to smile, but she was having a hard time shaking the sense of dread that felt more like a premonition.
    “I’m going to go check on the girls,” Jenna informed Tj.
    Tj looked down at her phone to check her messages after Jenna walked away. The thing about cell phones is that they made you feel like you were on twenty-four hours a day. She knew she could ignore her messages, texts, and e-mails, and at times she did, but when she did choose to ignore her phone for extended periods of time, she’d inevitably miss something important, which would make her vow to check in more often.
    “Tj,” a voice said from behind her.
    Tj turned around. “Jessie.” She stood up and hugged her. “I didn’t know you were in town.”
    “We decided to come a few days early to make more of a vacation of it. While that seemed like a good idea at the time, now I wish we hadn’t come at all.”
    “Please sit down,” Tj offered. “I take it you spoke to Samantha Colton?”
    “Yeah. I have no idea how she even knew we were in town early; we hadn’t told anyone, but somehow she managed to track us down. She’s talking to Brett right now and he isn’t happy about it.”
    “She spoke to me earlier today,” Tj told Jessie. “And I know she spoke to Dalton and a few of the others. It seems she’s making a point of tracking down everyone who was at the