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Was Laura in danger? Archie considered the events of the last twenty-four hours, trying to figure out an answer to that question.
Two people connected to Hebert LeBlanc were now dead.
Someone had followed them last night. But with what intent?
Laura had been the one wearing the beads on TV, and he wouldn’t have noticed them if the camera hadn’t zoomed in close. He’d felt a chill at the shape of the Krewe badge, and the streetlight had caught the diamond, making a modest flash even with the dirt obscuring part of it. And he wouldn’t have been here to see her or the necklace if not for the strange tip he’d received…
Was her partner dead because of what he’d heard Hebert say? If he was, then Laura was in danger.
Ogre. Auger.
Had someone acted to make sure the name stayed out of any o
