Cadaver on Candy Cane Lane (Christmas Village Cozy Mystery Book 1) by Leighann Dobbs

Author:Leighann Dobbs [Dobbs, Leighann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Leighann Dobbs Publishing
Published: 2019-10-16T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 8

As soon as the police left, Ember turned to her aunt. “Aunt Phoebe, I think you better tell me everything you know.”

“Of course, dear. Sorry to drag you into this. Unfortunately, I don't know much.” Phoebe fiddled with the end of her scarf. “As I said, Alfie thought someone was embezzling from the company.”

Brimstone decided to take an interest in the cat toy they’d brought him earlier. He batted it out into the middle of the room. Not bothering to look up at them as he chased it, he said, “Greed. Common motive for murder.”

Ember ignored him. “But the police think that Alfie was the one doing something wrong, and that elf at the factory seemed to think so too.”

Ember knew that Aunt Phoebe was a good judge of character, but could she have been taken in by Alfie? And why would he team up with Phoebe in the first place?

“It might have looked like he was up to something. Alfie was checking into things, you know, on the sly.”

“So, if he was sneaking around, whoever was embezzling might have seen him and realized he was onto something.”

Phoebe nodded. “And that's why he was killed.”

Brimstone had batted the toy under the sofa. He stretched one long paw underneath to try to grab it and talked to them over his shoulder. "You ask me, it's that guy in charge. It usually is."

“Good point. And he was planning that trip, probably to get away from the scene of the crime,” Phoebe said.

Brimstone grunted, reaching farther under the sofa, then jerked his paw out, the ball skewered on one of his claws. He flipped it into the air, jumped up, and caught it, then landed softly on all four paws. “Someone at that factory doesn't want you looking into this. That snowman didn't topple by itself, and the tracks led back in that direction... or so it seemed. I might have to do more investigating on that one. You're welcome for digging you out, by the way.”

Ember scowled at the cat. He could be full of himself, but she had to admit he did come in handy, though she was sure she could have extracted herself and her aunt from the snow without his help.

“We couldn't have done it without you. You saved our lives.” Ember glanced at Phoebe and gave a slight nod for Phoebe to chime in and agree with her. It never hurt to build up the cat’s ego. He could be hell to live with otherwise.

Phoebe frowned, and then her mouth formed a little ‘o’ as she got what Ember was up to. “Yes. Yes, you did. We’ll be sure to get something special for your dinner tonight.”

Brimstone preened. “Maybe that partridge I've seen hanging around under the pear tree...”

Ember decided to ignore that one. She wasn’t about to snatch a partridge up, and besides, that bird was one of the attractions that lured people to Christmas Village. She turned to Phoebe. “So exactly how were you helping Alfie?”

“I was going to help him get a look at the books.

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