A Midlife CatAstrophe: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Cozy Mystery (MenoPaws Mysteries Book 1) by Morgana Best

Author:Morgana Best [Best, Morgana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Best Cosy Books
Published: 2021-03-22T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

The detective’s face was bright red. “I’m terribly sorry. I was in a hurry,” he said, stating the obvious.

I stepped aside to let him into the shop and then followed him inside. “So was I,” I admitted. “Did you want to question me again?”

I looked up to see the sisters staring at him in horror. When Detective Cole saw them, his eyes widened. The three of them nodded to each other, and each took a step backwards. It was clear they knew each other, and there was something else going on. I thought it even more peculiar given the fact the detective lived in Wild Lime Mountain.

Daphne, keeping an eye on the detective, walked over to me. “We’ll wait for you in our shop,” she said. “Come to the cakery when you’re ready. We’ll put a closed sign on the door but will leave it open for you.”

With that, the sisters took off at a speed that belied their age, with Delilah looking back over her shoulder at the detective as they left. They were certainly uncomfortable with him.

He seemed to take a moment to recover. “No, I’m not here to question you. I need to buy a book.”

“What sort of book?” I asked without thinking.

The detective appeared uncomfortable. “I want to look through your technical section. I’m looking for reference material.”

I was puzzled. “Reference material? Wouldn’t the Internet be better?”

The cat ran between my legs, nearly tripping me over. “Some bookshop owner you are!” she spat. “You need people to buy books—physical books. Don’t discourage customers!”

“I don’t really like the Internet,” the detective admitted. “I like the feel of a proper book.”

“Oh, I see.” I turned to Edison. “Where’s the technical section?”

“I’ll show him where it is,” Edison said.

The detective followed Edison, presumably to the technical section. As he lived locally, why had Edison looked so surprised to see him the other day? Or rather, he had looked alarmed or discomfited. And now the sisters looked that way as well. Were the three of them engaging in some illegal activity and feeling guilty when they saw the detective? I had no idea. My mind ran through the possibilities—counterfeit ring, bank robbery, scammers, and other criminal activities.

Edison’s words broke me out of my reverie. “Shouldn’t you go to your golf lesson?”

I chuckled. “I almost forgot about that.” I lowered my voice and added, “I got such a fright to see the detective. I thought he might be here to arrest me or at least question me again.”

“I will go and see what books he’s looking at,” JenniFur said before running after the detective, her tail fluffed up to the maximum.

I walked the short distance to the cakery. I had not really noticed it before. The architecture suggested an everyday shop front, wood with wide glass windows. That was where the ordinary and everyday ended.

Above the windows in a flowing script were the words, Lamington Lane Cakery. The left side of the name was pale blue with tiny roses painted over it.

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