Claw and Order by Leighann Dobbs

Author:Leighann Dobbs
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Leighann Dobbs

Jennifer Jones was a middle-aged busybody who lived in a small cape with a weed-strewn front yard. The curtains pulled across her living room window twitched as soon as I pulled in.

“Looks like Jennifer keeps a watch on the street. This might be our lucky break,” Pandora said. She looked like she was ready to leap across me and out of the car as soon as I opened the door. Showing up at someone’s front door with my pet cat felt awkward.

“I think you should stay here,” I said.

“What, and miss all the fun?”

“It might put Jennifer off to see a cat standing beside me.” I also didn’t want to have to try to block out the incessant questions I knew Pandora would be trying to feed me.

“I’m not going to Jennifer’s. I’m going to sniff around the crime scene.” Pandora jerked her head down the street, where we could see another small house with yellow crime scene tape on the front door.

“Oh, right. Good idea.”

I opened the door, and we both got out.

“Don’t forget to ask about paranormal sights and sounds,” she called over her shoulder as she trotted down the road. I was beginning to realize it was just like her to try to get the last bossy word in.

I made my way to Jennifer’s peeling door and knocked.

After a few seconds, Jennifer answered, looking confused. “Willa Chance from the bookstore?”

“Hi, Jennifer.” I thrust the coupon out. “I was just delivering some coupons for my best customers.”

She took the coupon and looked at it with suspicion. “By hand? You couldn’t just mail them?”

“I like to give the personal touch.”

“Okay. Thanks.” She stepped back as if she was going to close the door, and I had to think quick.

“I had one for Mary, too, but then I heard the awful news.”

Her eyes flicked down the road toward Mary’s house. “Yes, terrible thing. I hate to think of a killer loose on the street.”

“Don’t worry, my sister won’t let that happen for long.”

“I’m keeping my doors locked and shades drawn.”

“Can’t blame you. It’s scary when it hits close to home. Were you here when it happened?”

Jennifer tugged her cardigan around her. “I believe so. Apparently, it happened in broad daylight. Your sister asked me if I heard anything around three, and it gave me the willies because I was home at that time.”

Aha! So, the time of death was three. I had learned something about the murder already. “Terrifying. I’m glad you didn’t see or hear anything. That wouldn’t be a memory you’d want.”

“No indeed.”

“But it’s so quiet here. I’m surprised you didn’t hear anything. I imagine you might have heard something even if maybe you didn’t realize it was Mary.”

Jennifer’s eyes narrowed. “Did your sister send you here? That’s pretty similar to what she asked me.”

“Oh no, just wondering. Gus would never send me to ask questions. I was just thinking that if you saw some weird lights or heard a ghostly noise, that would be something that would haunt you.

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