Anything For A Mystery (Christian cozy mystery) (A Nosy Neighbor Christian Cozy Mystery Book 1) by Cynthia Hickey

Author:Cynthia Hickey [Hickey, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Winged Publications
Published: 2015-02-08T16:00:00+00:00

13

All I needed was to have my nephew marched home by Matt. What else could go wrong? “What happened?”

“I’ve had complaints from the neighbors about your nephew skateboarding on the sidewalks and badgering people about Mrs. Lincoln,” Matt said. “This has got to stop, Stormi. Your family cannot keep sticking their noses into my investigation.”

“I didn’t tell him, too.” I gave Dakota my sternest look. “What do you have to say for yourself?”

“I just want to help. This place is so boring.” Dakota huffed. “What’s it hurting anyway? The old bat is dead. I can’t hurt her none by asking questions.”

“Have some respect.” Matt shook his head. “Do I have your word, Stormi, that you will deal with this matter?”

“We’ll take care of it.” Mom grabbed her grandson by the arm and marched him toward the house. “So, did you learn anything?”

My eyes widened. I knew what her question really meant and hoped Matt hadn’t caught on. From the scowl on his face, he had. He sighed. “Tell my sister I’ll wait for her at home.”

“How did you know she was here?”

“She told me. I suppose you’re roping her into your mystery business, too.”

“Nobody is roping me into anything.” Mary Ann stepped off the porch. “I want to help. I haven’t had this much fun in a long time.” She grinned, dimples winking from her cheeks. “Don’t be mad, and if you insist on pouting, do it at home by yourself.”

He started to turn and walk away, then stopped and marched up the steps to the front door. “I might as well hear what the boy has to say.”

I grinned. Mister Stern Detective was every bit as curious as the rest of us. If he would only realize that we could help him solve the murder of Mrs. Lincoln, his job would be a lot easier. The police department should really loosen up a bit and let the public help them. I followed my crowd into the house and took a seat around the kitchen table.

Matt grabbed the notes off the table before anyone could stop him. “A pretty elaborate list. I’m impressed. Dakota, did you learn anything?”

My nephew grabbed a chocolate-chip cookie from a plate on the counter and stuffed it into his mouth, raining crumbs down the front of his tank top. “Nobody liked her, and I mean nobody.”

“That’s nothing new.” Matt crossed his arms.

“She was always calling the HOA on people, yet her yard is the worst in the neighborhood.” Dakota grabbed another cookie and waved it to emphasize his point. “I’m thinking someone got tired of her complaining and silenced her. Not to mention the fact that she was nosing into other people’s history.”

Matt stiffened. “What do you mean?”

“I think he means exactly what Mom and I discovered during one of our trips to the house. Mrs. Lincoln had a website on genealogy on her desktop computer. Not unnatural except for the fact that it wasn’t her name she was researching.” I cocked my head and grinned.

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