Catering and Crime by Danielle Collins

Author:Danielle Collins [Collins, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fairfield Publishing
Published: 2018-05-09T05:00:00+00:00

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Margot called Adam that night after their dinner and explained what she’d learned in full detail. He was surprised to discover the Ben angle, but agreed that there had to be something to the waitstaff angle. What it could be, he had no idea, but he promised he’d look into it and get back to her.

The next morning, bright and early during her ‘baker’s hours,’ Margot kneaded dough, digging her fingers into it over and over again as her mind wandered. She still had details to take care of for their wedding but most of her energy was in trying to find out how she and Adam could be invited to a party catered by Chef Franco. It seemed easy enough, but finding an available party list without tipping off Lindsay proved to be impossible.

When Margot called the first time, hoping to pretend to be someone else, she recognized Margot’s number—a foolish mistake on Margot’s part—and Margot had to come up with a question about their menu on the fly. The second time, she’d used Julia’s phone but hadn’t been able to get any valuable information past the woman who guarded their schedule like Fort Knox.

Finally, Margot pulled her ace. She called Ann and asked her to ask around. She also included a request—if there was a way for her friend to drop a line that a Mr. and Mrs. Tharman from out of town were interested in attending, they would consider it a personal favor. She had Ann salt the exploitation with things like ‘old money,’ ‘jewels,’ and ‘did I mention lots of money.’

Before long, Margot found out from Ann that Mr. and Mrs. Tharman, upon considering a move to North Bank, were asked to attend by several realtors, among others selling what only the rich could afford.

Margot smiled to herself, thinking that Adam would be proud of her resourcefulness, but then she considered the fact that he wouldn’t want to attend, seeing as he was a visible detective in the area, and began to worry.

“Disguise,” Bentley said as he wrote in another word for his crossword.

“Was that a clue or an answer?”

“Neither,” he said, smiling up at her. “It’s a suggestion. Give him a moustache and dye his hair—non-permanent, of course. No one will think twice when he wears a fancy suit and talks about golf.”

Margot laughed but had to admit that Bentley’s idea had merit.

“I could get used to a blonde Adam,” she said with a laugh, knowing that he’d just come in the shop door.

“Wait, what? What did I miss?”

Margot winked at Bentley. “I’m going to dye your hair blonde. And how do you feel about a moustache?”

“Um, no—to all of the above.” He frowned. Margot laughed.

“We were talking about how Mister and Missus Tharman have been invited to the Langs’ summer party by the sea.” She said it with as much excitement as she could, but Adam still rolled his eyes.

“You want me to go with you?” he asked, giving her an incredulous look.

“I do.” She grinned.

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