A Haunted Invitation (A Lin Coffin Mystery Book 5) by J A Whiting

Author:J A Whiting [Whiting, J A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J A Whiting
Published: 2016-07-28T23:00:00+00:00

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Lin, Viv, and Jeff sat under the stars sipping Jeff’s homemade sangria on the deck of John’s boat docked in Nantucket town’s harbor. The heat and humidity of the day had been swept away by a soft lovely breeze off the ocean. Jeff had made a variety of appetizers and set them on the table in the center of the chairs so everyone could reach. Lin put a few mini pizzas on a small plate and dug into them. Viv reached for the small squares of spanakopita while Jeff chose a couple of quiche rounds and slices of grilled sausage. John sat next to Viv and he filled his plate with some of everything.

Lin was feeling much better than she had when she’d visited Mrs. Perkins’s mansion in the late afternoon. After learning the name of her ghost at Viv’s bookstore, she went home for a nap and a shower and felt rejuvenated and eager to join her cousin and friends on the boat, despite the late hour. Candles flickered in little jars set around the boat deck illuminating the shadows and creating a pretty atmosphere.

Balancing her plate on her lap, Lin leaned back in her chair for a moment and let out a contented sigh. “This is just what I needed.”

“I agree.” Viv sipped her fruity drink and watched the tourists strolling by on the docks. “We should do this every night … especially after such a weird day.”

“What happened? Why was it weird?” John asked as he reached for more appetizers.

Viv told her boyfriend about their visit to Mrs. Perkins’s mansion and how Lin felt very uncomfortable there and seemed to have an allergic reaction to something in the house. John didn’t know about Lin’s “gifts” so Viv had to attribute her cousin’s feelings of discomfort and alarm to something other than ghosts. Viv also relayed the tale of Mrs. Perkins and Mrs. McQueen’s shopping trip to the bookstore and she did not mince words about what a hag Mrs. Perkins was. “Honestly, that woman. She’s a self-absorbed, overbearing witch. Why Mrs. McQueen puts up with that pompous windbag, I have no idea.”

John popped a mini quiche round into his mouth and mumbled, “Tell us what you really think about her.”

Viv shook her head. “I’m not saying anything that any person who has ever met that woman wouldn’t say.”

Lin was dying to tell Jeff that they’d discovered the name of her ghost, but the news would have to wait until the next day since Jeff had to leave the boat in order to give his sister a lift from town to her house about fifteen minutes away. He gave Lin a kiss and a hug and wished everyone a good night as he headed off the deck and walked away down the docks to his truck.

The conversation turned to the upcoming town festival and Viv talked about running a sidewalk sale at the bookstore the weekend of the festival like she’d done early in the summer. “It was a big success when I did it a couple of months ago.

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