Deadly Gamble: The First Charlie Parker Mystery by Connie Shelton

Author:Connie Shelton
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: albuquerque, amateur sleuths, female sleuth, mystery, new mexico mysteries, private investigators, southwest mysteries
Publisher: Connie Shelton

Chapter 12

We lunched at McDougal's Pub, a boisterous place where I thought Stacy might feel free to talk because there was no chance of our conversation being overheard by others, and little chance we'd run into anyone we knew. The place was meant to replicate an old-time Irish Pub, with hardwood floors, a long wooden bar with brass rail, and framed prints of the Irish countryside hanging on the dark paneled walls. Visually, it came off cute. Audibly, it was something else. With no sound absorbing surfaces in the entire place, the voices and laughter bounced off the walls and echoed through one's eardrums. The effect was like being locked inside a pre-school at recess time, only the voices were several octaves lower.

Stacy was quiet through the meal, picking at her Reuben sandwich, occasionally swirling a french fry through a puddle of catsup but not eating it. Her mouth stayed set in a straight line but her eyes looked weary.

"Stace," I finally broke in, "do you want to talk about it?"

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