Aromatherapy & Arsenic (A Cozy Spa Mystery Book 7) by Jenn Cowan

Author:Jenn Cowan [Cowan, Jenn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2019-12-06T22:00:00+00:00

12

Josh slams the car back into park and we all scurry out of the Jeep.

I look around the parking lot to find the source of the scream. I spot Travis helping a woman I don’t recognize to her feet. She’s shaking and hysterical about something. Her arms are waving in the air and her blonde hair is blowing wildly in the wind. “What’s wrong?” I ask, stepping cautiously up to them.

“I was mugged,” the woman states, breathlessly. “Some man pushed me from behind then took my purse.” She points in the direction of the town hall. “He went that way.”

“Can you stay with her?” Travis asks, still holding onto the woman’s arm as she seems unstable.

“Sure.” I step up and take his place so he can take off in the direction of the perp. “Why don’t we go back inside the church where it’s warm?” I suggest, already leading her toward the sanctuary.

The woman appears to be in shock and her knee is bleeding.

I motion to Josh about her knee and he nods and takes off to the Jeep to grab the first aid kit we keep in the trunk. “Here, let’s go sit down.” I turn to Cat. “Would you please see if Pastor John has some bottled water in the kitchen?”

Cat nods and gives the woman a smile before dashing off to get some water.

“I’m Autumn. My husband Josh and I own the spa here in town.”

She studies me for a moment. “I’m Lana. I’ve heard about you. You’re the town sleuth, aren’t you?”

“I’ve solved a few cases,” I say, trying to not make a big deal about it.

“Will you solve my husband’s?”

“Your husband’s?”

“Yes, he was m-m-murdered,” she sobs.

I instantly know who is this woman is. This is the coroner’s wife or I guess widow now. “I’m sorry for your loss. May I ask what happened?”

She throws her hands up in the air. “I have no idea. Duke is… was the sweetest man. I can’t imagine why anyone would hurt him. It was our two-year wedding anniversary yesterday and he was supposed to meet me in Villsboro after he got done with his autopsy of that dreadful woman.”

“You mean Lindy?”

She scoffs. “That hussy. Do you know she flirted with Duke right in front of me? I mean, who does that? And it wasn’t just a little flirtatiousness, it was blatant pushing her boobs in his face and practically draping herself across his lap. My poor Duke was so embarrassed. It was highly inappropriate and quite frankly disgusting. What kind of self-respecting woman flirts like that with a married man when his wife is right there?”

“Lindy has always been a flirt and it seems her antics have gotten worse over the years.”

“I’ve never seen anything like it.” She huffs and swipes her hair out of her face.

“So, Duke never showed up last night? Did you call the police?”

“No, they were already at my house when I got home. It seems there was a fire at the morgue and they were looking to talk to Duke about it.

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