Chapter Nine
“Mama, you didn’t tell Bonner anything, did you?” he asked grimly.
“Tell him things? Certainly not.”
Red persisted. “I mean, did you tell him how Royce died?”
“Of course I didn’t. What sort of i***t do you think I am? Really, Red.” Myrtle shot him a venomous look.
“Okay, okay, just making sure.” Red held his hands up in surrender.
Myrtle said, “So I’m guessing your concern about releasing information indicates that this is a suspicious death and that Royce didn’t have a heart attack on the stairs.”
Red shook his head. “Despite his stressful experience last night, I don’t believe his heart was affected because of his debate with you.”
Myrtle looked slightly miffed at this. “Perhaps it was a contributing factor.”
Miles said slowly, “So there’s evidence that Royce was mu
