Big Easy Evil (Cafferty & Quinn) by Heather Graham

Author:Heather Graham [Graham, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-24T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

“What’s for dinner?” Quinn asked Billie, stepping into the kitchen.

Sean and Casey had arrived; they’d been shown to their temporary room upstairs.

Billie cast him an aggravated glare, shaking his head, his long, thin white hair swaying as he did so. “Dinner! At almost ten at night. Haggis, that’s what it should be, boy!”

“Haggis?”

Quinn was startled by Billie’s words. Haggis was a traditional Scot’s dish, yes, but made using a sheep’s or a calf’s heart, liver, and lungs and other parts, and—as long as Quinn had known Angus and Billie—it had never been served in the house on Royal Street.

“Haggis,” Billie let out a sound of aggravation. “Shepherd’s pie, my friend, using only some ground beef and pork, good potatoes, and some seasoning. Peas and corn on the side—Angus never liked peas mixed in with his meat. By the way, haggis—and shepherd’s pie, for that matter—are rather like pizza.”

“Like pizza?”

“They were cheap and easy to make, made from the leftovers, after good cuts of meat had been sold. And, Angus never did like haggis, be he a Scot or nae. He said he worked hard for a living and could afford better food. So, bring your guests on down. Time for dinner. Now, if ye’ve a problem with shepherd’s pie…”

Quinn lifted a hand. “Not a problem in the world! Sound delicious. At this point, even the haggis sounded good. None of us have eaten in a very long time!”

“I’ll call the others,” Quinn said.

He crashed into Bo Ray in the hall.

“They’re all set,” Bo Ray said. “Room is spiffy clean with new sheets, yada, yada. And you and Danni saw that the shop was all locked. Dinner—and then I’m to bed. Long day!”

“Yep, long day,” Quinn agreed. “Go on in, I’ll run up for Danni and our guests.

He found Danni, Wolf, Casey and Sean in the broad hall that separated the upstairs room and held the second set of stairs that led to the attic apartments. Danni had been helping them get to know Wolf, which was easy enough.

Wolf was lapping up the attention.

“He’s as big as a small horse!” Casey said, smiling as Quinn reached the hallway.

“Best dog ever,” Quinn said, patting Wolf’s head. “And we have some dinner downstairs; I know I’m ready for it.”

“Let’s go,” Danni said.

She led the way. Casey followed her. Sean tapped Quinn’s shoulder. “Thank you!” he told him. “I can’t thank you enough.”

“It’s okay. We want to get to the truth here, too, Sean. This is an easy enough fix for you and Casey now.” He shrugged. “I hope Casey will feel better here.”

“She’s already getting back to herself again!” Sean said happily. “I just don’t know…I’m worried about us. And a man was killed. A man who never hurt anyone.”

“That’s a tragedy,” Quinn said, “and, I’m afraid, others may die unless we catch this killer. So, we have to do everything we can—follow anything that looks like a lead.” He studied Sean. “I’m going to have to talk to your friends—Chrissy and Gil.

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