Dead Without Pride by Diane Bator

Author:Diane Bator
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: small town mystery, martial arts mystery, mystery set in karate school, mystery set in new york state, mystery with a serial killer, woman gaining her inner strength, woman sleuth intrigue with romance
Publisher: BWL Publishing Inc.

Chapter Twelve

While Mick snored, Gilda slipped on the shorts and tank top she normally slept in during the summer. She wrapped a thick sweater around her torso and wandered out to the backyard with a steaming cup of coffee to listen to the falling rain. She sat on the porch, keeping her toes back from the line that separated wet wood from dry.

After she and Mick became physically reacquainted, Gilda had one nightmare after another about Randy, Adam Vines, Robert Sullivan, and Miss Claudia. Her hands still shook. Served her right for drinking coffee so late.

Nothing seemed straightforward. Nothing but the strong urge to sip hot coffee in the rain and plan a life far away from Sandstone Cove and all the crazy things she kept getting into. She could put her house up for sale and move to Erie to be closer to her mom. That would mean leaving Mick, Marion, and the Phoenix school as well as her cozy little house.

Not that she and her mom never got along, just not as well as she had with her dad. After her dad’s death, her mom couldn’t deal with the pitying looks from her friends and neighbors. She moved to Erie a few months later to start a new life and make Gilda feel guilty for rarely visiting.

Gilda shivered and thought back to the jazz club where she and Mick ate cheesecake a mere eight hours earlier. The music and food were divine. As for the company, Mick had never been more attentive or charming.

Until she saw Randy arguing with Adam Vines, which normally wouldn’t have bothered her, except both Randy and Adam were also Robert Sullivan’s brothers-in-law. Had they suspected Miss Claudia was their sister’s husband, or did they know the truth all along? If anyone had good reason to kill Miss Claudia, Randy and Adam both topped her suspect list.

Gilda sipped her coffee and wiggled her toes across the line on the wood into the rain. A sudden chill raced up her legs. As much as she wanted to spend a lot more time with Mick, she needed to get rid of him then get to the library as soon as it opened. There must be a way to connect all the sporadic dots that kept popping up.

Going to see Randy might not be a good idea, not until she learned more about him and Adam. Gary could help her with that since he was the one who’d connected Mick with Adam to discuss investing in the Phoenix school. First, she needed to learn more about Miss Claudia and search her apartment above the fabric store.

Gilda went back inside the house, surprised to see Mick already out of bed and pouring a cup of coffee. “Good morning, handsome.”

When he didn’t look up, she sighed. It would take her time to get used to his sudden hearing loss. She waved a hand as Mick turned her way.

“Hey, good morning, babe.” He set his coffee cup on the counter then came around the counter to catch her in a hug.

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