Close Up on Murder by Linda Townsdin

Author:Linda Townsdin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Linda Townsdin
Published: 2017-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

The staff gathered around as my brother told them about Lars, and then they headed back to their duties. Chum whispered to Little, they huddled for a moment and went to the kitchen. I asked Chloe what that was about. Her lips made a straight line. “Customers grumble that Chum’s cooking isn’t as good as Little’s and it hurts his feelings. We’ve been trying to keep Little from worrying and now Chum’s in there whining to him.” She started to say something more but bit her lip.

“What else, Chloe?

She blurted it out. “The customers want Little’s cooking and Lars’ personality. We can’t duplicate that. Business is down.”

A late coffee-drinker raised his cup. Chloe threw an apologetic look at me, grabbed the coffee and headed to his table. Knowing Chloe wouldn’t think of complaining unless the situation was really bad had me worried. We were all at the brink.

Little had already gone to the back. I stepped out into the night to tell Jerry I’d be bringing out the dogs. Puffy eyes looked back at me. “Thanks for the heads-up.”

“Everything okay?” I asked.

He wiped a hand across his face. “Elise is ready for me to come home. The boys are getting hard for her to handle.”

I tried for an encouraging smile. “I know, it’s been a long haul.”

He half-heartedly snorted. “We’ll be happy for the overtime pay at Christmas anyway.”

I circled around back, feeling like an anvil was crushing my shoulders.

Little stood at the back door, frowning. “I thought you said Rock and Knute were here. Did you mean the cabin?”

He saw the look on my face.

“They’re not at the cabin, are they?”

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