Cottage on Gooseberry Bay Books 4 - 6 by Kathi Daley

Author:Kathi Daley [Daley, Kathi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kathi Daley Books
Published: 2021-08-02T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Tony Trauner wasn’t in when I stopped by the ice cream shop. The woman working the counter told me that he’d be in on Saturday afternoon, so I told her I’d check back then. I had the kiddie carnival that morning, but I figured that if I hadn’t already solved the mystery of the charm bracelet by that point, I could stop in after my shift at the park.

Deciding to swing by the mini-mart where Olive worked while I was in town, I changed direction and headed toward the water. When I arrived, a woman who looked to be the right age to be Olive was ringing up an order, so I decided to wait. The view of the water out the front window of the little store was exceptional. I supposed there were worse places to work.

“Olive?” I asked after her customer left.

She frowned. “I’m sorry. Do I know you?”

“My name is Ainsley Holloway.”

Her frown changed to a smile. “Of course. You’re Jemma’s friend.” She looked around. “Is she here?”

“No. Jemma ended up with a project for work, so I came on my own. I hope that’s okay.”

“It’s fine. Jemma told me that you have some photos you’d like me to look at.”

I nodded and handed her the stack of photos I’d printed of the bracelet and the individual charms. “I’m looking for the woman who may have owned this bracelet back in nineteen ninety-six. So far, we’ve been able to identify the book as the charm given to those who reached the highest level of the reading challenge Brewster’s Books sponsored, and the shoe as representing the Bay to Boardwalk Run. I have lists of the individuals who participated in the run that year and the individuals who received the book charm.” I set both lists on the counter. “So far, I’ve spoken to Heidi Vargas, who remembered Nancy Bayberry. She mentioned that Nancy has since moved away, but she’s pretty certain that Nancy isn’t the one we’re looking for.”

“Jemma mentioned something about a baby.”

“Yes. My client was left in a church as an infant in nineteen ninety-seven. The charm bracelet in the photo was left with her. It’s her belief that the bracelet belonged to her biological mother. She’d like to track her down and is hoping we’ll be able to identify her with the clues provided.”

She looked down at the lists. “In addition to Heidi, Nancy, and me, you have Caroline Grant, Brandy Heffner, Rosalie Watts, and Naomi Potter highlighted.”

“Yes. All seven names were on the list for the run, and the list Kendra Hart provided for the reading challenge.”

“I was just seventeen in nineteen ninety-six, so I wasn’t paying a lot of attention to who was doing what, but I do remember Brandy Heffner. She was my age and got married a few years later. She did have children, but not until after she married, and I don’t remember her being pregnant or leaving town for an extended period before that, so I sort of doubt that she’s your baby mama.

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