I.C.Mombosa, Private Investigator-Part Two

By P.A. Melchor

A college student is found murdered in their dormitory. Law enforcement and a private investigative team have been hired to solve the mystery and bring the perpetrator(s) to justice.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Nov 8, 2023
• ISBN: 9798350930580

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DISCLAIMER

This book is a work of fiction. Any names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, and events other than those clearly in the public domain are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

© 2023 P.A. Melchor

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

Print ISBN: 979-8-35093-057-3

eBook ISBN: 979-8-35093-058-0

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

To my family and friends, thank you for your love and support.

To Ace, this is our third time around. Here is Book Three!

Gratefully yours,

PAM

Characters:

Diane Coleman, aka I.C. Mombosa, is a former private investigator, law instructor, and best friends of Allison and her husband, Joel. Diane relocated her mom and younger brother, Jimmy, to North Carolina.

Jane Coleman is Diane Coleman’s mom. Jane left her daughter to be raised by her grandparents when she was two years old. A letter found in her grandmother’s Bible helped to reconcile mom and daughter after being estranged for many years.

Jimmy Coleman is Diane’s younger brother, who attended college in New York.

Allison is a former private investigator, law professor, colleague and best friend to Diane Coleman.

Joel is a former prosecutor, private investigator, Allison’s husband, and Diane Coleman’s former supervisor and friend.

Sharke and Spike are private investigators.

Captain Mann is the police captain in charge of law enforcement and the investigative unit.

Chapter 1

After I returned home, my furniture and luggage did not arrive for another three weeks!

Mom said, Diane, maybe you should call those people again to find out the problem.

When I called the moving company, I was told that there had been a rash of furniture thefts and that they were under investigation by the state police. A few hours later, management called and stated my furniture was on its way for delivery. Mom had a doctor’s appointment in the late afternoon. As we left for mom’s appointment, the moving van arrived in our driveway. Finally, I had my furniture and luggage!

I took my mother for her six-month checkup. While we waited in the doctor’s office, my brother, Jimmy, called me on my cell phone. He stated that he had received a promotion and a raise. It’s hard for me to envision him working and not needing any money from home. I told him I was proud of the man he had become.

The doctor gave mom a clear health checkup but reminded her that she should walk at least five times a week. Mom does not like to exercise, but she promised her doctor that she would follow his prescription to the letter. I suggested that she could walk with me in the mornings. Mom said that she would try.

Once we left the doctor’s office, I rechecked my email. I had applied for a teaching job at the local college and was hired. I will be an instructor in the second-year law program. Once a week, I’ll work in the law library doing research.

Allison, a former private investigator, colleague, and best friend, texted me. Her text read, the twins were growing and sleeping okay. Joel and I are planning to go to New York for a weekend. We need a break. The twins can be a handful, but I’m enjoying being a hands-on mom.

I’d been riding Jimmy’s horse for a couple of weeks, and I was really sore. It’s been several years since I’d done any serious riding. Jimmy was attending school in New York. My mom, a high school student, and I had the responsibility of feeding and caring for his horse.

The early summer came with hotter weather, and several hurricanes were reported in the ocean. So, I decided to postpone booking a cruise for Mom and me until later in the season. Instead, we decided that we may visit my friends Allison and Joel in Florida. They had been asking us to come and visit the Sunshine State for several months now. I wanted to see the twins and get some much-needed beach time.

The college where I would be working started its semester around the middle of August. I was looking forward to meeting my students. It would be a challenge because it had been several years since I’d been in the classroom. This morning, Mom went grocery shopping. I