CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
Riley’s heart sank. She asked, “Is it Holly Struthers?”
“I don’t know yet. I’m going to check on it myself. You’d better come along but it’s out in the country. I’ll drive by City Hall and pick you up in just a few minutes.”
The call ended and Riley looked at Jenn.
Riley said, “It looks like we’re still on the case after all.”
Meanwhile, the mayor had just hung up his phone. He looked back and forth between Riley and Jenn.
He stammered, “That—that was Marcus Dunning. He runs the landfill outside of town. He says that one of his employees found …”
Daggett’s voice faded away. He couldn’t seem to finish his thought. But Riley understood what he was leaving unsaid. The body had been found in that landfill.
The mayor seemed at a loss for words. His mouth moved sound
