Custom-Made Murder (A Chocolate Centered Cozy Mystery Book 8) by Bell Cindy

Author:Bell, Cindy [Bell, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-04-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Later that day Ally prepared dinner to share with Luke. Arnold and Peaches hung out in the kitchen with her as she hummed her way through boiling some pasta. The more she hummed, the clearer her thoughts became. Despite the evidence piled up against Jeff, her grandmother still had faith that he was innocent. That held a lot of weight in her mind. The only question was, would she be able to find a way to prove that her grandmother was right? A light knock on the front door silenced her humming.

“Luke, come on in, I’m in the kitchen.”

“Hi there.” He smiled as he walked into the kitchen and set down a bag of rolls on the counter. “Fresh from the bakery, I thought they might be nice with dinner.”

“Great thinking.” She kissed his cheek. “Dinner is just about ready.”

“How are you?” He rubbed his hands across her shoulders as she turned back to the pot on the stove.

“I’m doing okay. I hope you’re hungry, as I might have overestimated the amount of pasta we needed.”

“I’m starving.” He dropped down into one of the chairs at the table. “I’ve been running around on a case and haven’t stopped for much to eat.”

“Really? What case?”

“This one.” He cleared his throat.

“You mean Jeff’s case?” She looked over her shoulder at him.

“Yes. I just can’t seem to leave it alone. I keep turning over rocks, hoping to find something that will put all of this to rest one way or the other.”

“And?” She switched off the burner, and carried the pot over to the sink to drain it. As the steam rose around her face she felt a hint of comfort. She hadn’t realized how tight her muscles were.

“And, I haven’t been able to turn up much. However, I did find out that there was a threat against Dean made a few months ago. Shortly after he opened the shop.”

“A threat? By who?”

“We’re not sure who. The incident was reported to Broughdon PD, but nothing was ever done about it.”

“I don’t understand, why not?” She prepared them both a plate and carried them to the table. “If he was threatened shouldn’t something have been done?”

“Unfortunately, the threat was anonymous. Someone spray-painted all over the back of the shop. They used words like, criminal, thief, even went so far as to threaten to burn down the building. The police investigated, but they never came up with anything.”

“I don’t understand why Dean didn’t have cameras throughout the store. Surely that would be a priority.”

“Well, when people don’t have cameras it’s usually because they’re involved in something that they don’t want recorded.” He quirked a brow. “It’s possible that Dean was still involved in some underhand dealings. If that is the case there may be an entire pool of suspects that we’re not aware of.”

“So, the Broughdon PD never had any idea who could have done it?”

“I think there was just an assumption that it was some kind of prank pulled by some local kids. There is a bit of a graffiti problem in the area.

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