Another One Bites the Crust: A Paranormal Cozy Animal Mystery (Spellbound Hound Magic and Mystery Book 8) by Jeannie Wycherley
Author:Jeannie Wycherley [Wycherley, Jeannie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bark at the Moon Books
Published: 2024-09-29T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
âIreckon Iâd be happy living in Italy,â Sal said. He and Toby were moonbathing on top of the wizarding shed. âImagine the scene ⦠Sparkling seas, blue skies, biscotti biscuit crumbs absolutely everywhere â¦â
âPizza crusts,â Toby added. âYum.â
âCheese,â said Sal. âSo much cheese!â
âMeatballs.â Toby sighed.
âShall we emigrate?â Sal asked.
âI doubt Clarissa would. She likes it here. Sheâs not fond of the sun. Plus Edâs here, isnât he? At the moment she wouldnât leave him behind.â
They both poked their tongues out. âBleugh.â
âI thought you liked the Ed hooman?â asked Moriarty. She was sitting primly on the highest point of the shed, probably listening out for mousing opportunities.
âWe do,â said Toby.
âHeâs a sweetheart,â said Sal.
âA bit of a fool at times,â said Toby.
âBut we donât hold that against him,â Sal added.
âItâs just all that lovey-dovey stuff.â Toby pulled a face again.
âIck,â said Sal.
âPerhaps you could all move out there together,â suggested Moriarty. âEd as well.â
âDo they have detectives in Italy?â asked Sal.
âI think the Pink Panther came from there.â Toby scratched his head. âOh, wait. Maybe he was French.â
âItâs all the same to me,â said Sal. âOo-row-pee-on.â
âSpeaking of detectives,â said Moriarty, âwhere are you up to with this bakery case?â
âI think we found out quite a lot today,â Toby said, thinking back over the dayâs events. Clarissa was inside writing up her notes. âWe discovered that Cathy doesnât like Dee Dee and Bryn doesnât like Cathy and the staff at Groggs donât know anything about anything and they really donât care either and nobody but nobody liked Mayor Casterford.â
âA fair summation,â said Sal, scratching his belly. Toby was beginning to wonder whether Sal had fleas.
âBut how does that help you?â Moriarty asked.
âIâm not sure,â Toby admitted. âI still donât know whether Dee Dee is guilty or innocent, and I donât know whether anyone is trying to set Dee Dee up to take a fallââ
âIf they were trying to set her up, my money would be on Cathy,â said Sal.
âWould it?â Toby scrunched up his face, not so sure.
âYeah. She didnât seem like a happy lady. Unhappy people do unhappy things â¦â
âIâm not sure that follows,â said Moriarty, inspecting her claws. âIâm fairly sure happy people can do unhappy things too.â
âUnhappy as in murderous?â Toby asked. âLetâs be clear about what weâre suggesting here.â
âLadies are more likely to be poisoners than men,â Sal reminded Toby. Heâd been watching lots of afternoon detective shows too, so he knew what he was talking about.
âI donât know.â Toby shook his head. âI know she wasnât the nicest of peopleââmainly because she didnât like dogsââbut I didnât get a sense that she would murder anyone.â
âI think Toby has a soft spot for the ladies,â said Sal.
âNot the pointy ones,â Toby said.
âWhy donât you go and take a look at this Cathyâs premises?â Moriarty suggested.
âWhat, now?â Toby had been considering a pre-nighttime nap. Setting out on an adventure wasnât high on his list of priorities right now.
âNo time like the present,â said Moriarty.
Sal didnât appear too keen either.
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