A Devious Lot (Antiques & Collectibles Mysteries Book 5) by Ellery Adams & Parker Riggs

Author:Ellery Adams & Parker Riggs [Adams, Ellery]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: mystery, murder, England, cozy, honeymoon, brooch, antiques, romance
Publisher: Beyond the Page
Published: 2016-02-19T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

As Molly walked past the antique shops on Portobello Road, she barely took note of them. She was too busy replaying the conversations she’d had with Anita and Robyn. She wasn’t sure it was important, but Penelope’s reputation—as a well-liked neighbor and friend—was in question. Anita and Robyn were both surprised by her behavior. She didn’t tell them about Dora’s death, she left London without saying good-bye, and she hadn’t been in touch since. In Robyn’s case, the hurt and confusion went deeper. She couldn’t understand why a woman as principled as Penelope reversed her decision to break up with Giles and moved away with him to Marlow Crossing. The only thing that made sense was the trauma of Dora’s death. It could certainly explain her actions, although selling the family townhome and the business she loved seemed extreme.

It wasn’t until Molly was ten minutes into her walk that she realized she was heading back to Kensington. Only a week ago she and Matt had taken a tour of Kensington Palace, the birthplace of Queen Victoria, and a former residence of Princess Diana, who’d kept an apartment there. The museum even had some of her dresses on display. They’d eaten lunch outside at the Broadwalk Café, a fast-food joint next to the Diana Memorial Playground for Children. With her stomach growling, Molly decided a quick lunch was exactly what she needed to fuel her brain power.

Her phone rang and she took it out of her purse. Clara was calling.

“Hi, Ma,” she said. “Did you get to Tessa’s all right?”

“Yes. Thank you again for ordering the car, it was a pleasant drive,” Clara said. “What are you doing?”

“I’m walking from Notting Hill to Kensington Gardens. I’m going to grab something to eat. I’m starving.”

“Have you found out anything about Tiffany and Penelope?”

“Yes, I have, but I’d rather talk to you about it when I see you later.”

“All right, I won’t keep you,” Clara said. “I did want to let you know I did a little research on eye miniature experts. There’s a curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum, his name is Blaze Hunter. I hope you don’t mind, but I took the liberty of calling him and told him about the eye miniature. He’s very interested to see it.”

“What’s his number?”

Clara read it out and Molly entered it in her phone. “I’ll call him and see if I can get an appointment today. But it’s almost twelve thirty and I want to catch the four o’clock train home.”

“He said he’d be there until six, so hopefully he can squeeze you into his schedule,” Clara said. “Good luck.”

Molly arrived at the park and went directly to the café. She ordered a flatbread pizza and a salad and sat at one of the picnic tables, where she could stretch out her long legs. The park was busier than she would have expected it to be on a fall day in the middle of the week. A group of toddlers and their

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