Connie Cafe Mysteries Books 1-3 Cozy Mystery Box Set: A Small Town Coffee Shop Cozy Mystery Series With an Amateur Female Sleuth by Maisy Marple

Author:Maisy Marple
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: CCS Publishing
Published: 2023-04-28T00:00:00+00:00

WENDY FERRIS WAS nothing like Dotty Brennon, except for the fact that she thought I was a murderer and liked to spend her time with Mable.

She was frail and had the appearance of a skeleton draped with skin. Her gray hair was wavy and not given much attention. She had wide, round glasses with very thick lenses.

Her house was smack dab in the middle of a small housing development behind the Coffee Creek Elementary School. It was a drab gray with navy blue shutters and trim. There was no garden to speak of, not even so much as a shrub. Her grass was high and wispy with overgrown weeds.

I parked out in front and walked up a short and narrow sidewalk, my legs tickled by the weeds that were growing toward each other in an attempt to form an arch.

Before I even put my foot on the front steps, I heard Wendy’s voice.

“You can stay right there!” She warned.

I stopped momentarily. The sun was situated behind the house and was sending its bright beams directly into my eyes, making it impossible to see Wendy.

“Ms. Ferris,” I said, holding my hands up like I was under arrest. “I promise, I’m not here to do anything other than talk.”

I heard a loud click.

“What was that?”

“You come any closer and I will make you wish you listened better.”

“Are you pointing a gun at me right now?” I asked. All of my scripture reading and focus on courage were starting to slowly walk away from me at that moment. And I was thinking, it might not be a bad idea to join them and live to fight another day.

“You’re darn tootin’ I’m pointing a gun at you! Do you think I’m just going to stand here unarmed when I have a known murderer walking up onto my property? Now, you get the heck out of here, or I’ll be calling the cops to come to pick your dead body up off my sidewalk. This is my house and I have a right to defend it!”

I realized, at that moment, that, perhaps, Wendy Ferris wasn’t going to give me anything to work with.

Backing away slowly, I kept my hands raised and said, “Wendy, I am going to leave now. I’m sorry I disturbed you. Please go back to whatever you were doing before I arrived and I will never bother you again.”

“You just focus on getting yourself out of here and leave me to worry about what I’m going to do with the rest of my day.”

I took a deep, shaky breath as I reached the driver’s seat of my car. Before I got in, Wendy had one more warning for me.

“Don’t you dare go over to Fern’s house, either! She has a bigger gun than I do.”

I started the car and drove away as quickly as I could and I didn’t stop until I was home.

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