Deadly Donuts (The Donut Mysteries) by Beck Jessica

Author:Beck, Jessica [Beck, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Cozy Publishing
Published: 2013-06-23T16:00:00+00:00

“Excuse me, can you help us?” I asked the short, thin man behind the counter of the camera shop. He had sharp brown eyes and a fading hairline that told me that he’d be bald soon enough. The shop was full of camera equipment for sale, as well as brightly colored posters depicting scenes from waterfalls, picnics, and several other pleasing scenarios.

“Of course. I’d be delighted to offer any assistance that I can. What kind of camera would you like? I’ve just gotten a new line of SLRs that are absolutely fantastic. They are on sale this week, with a nice additional lens and case included free.” I saw from his nametag that his name was Jackson Garrett; it appeared that the owner himself was waiting on us.

“I should have explained myself. We’re not here looking for a camera,” I said, and the man visibly deflated a little. These were tough times for our part of North Carolina, just as they were in the rest of the country, and quite a few small business owners I knew were hanging on for dear life. At least folks were willing and able to still treat themselves to donuts every now and then. It was quite a smaller financial commitment than the wares he was offering, and I was very glad of it.

“Film, perhaps?” he asked.

“No, sorry. Actually, we’re here looking for someone who develops film on the side.”

“I can handle that for you,” he said as he retrieved an empty envelope from a stack on the counter.

“These are special,” I said.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t do that sort of thing,” he said, refusing to make eye contact with either one of us now.

I supposed that I had that coming. “You don’t understand. It’s not like that.”

“Actually, it kind of is,” Grace said.

“You’re not helping,” I told her, and then I turned back to the owner. “Where could we get a series of photographs printed on a single sheet of paper?”

“Any good color inkjet printer could do it,” he said.

“This was on photographic paper,” I replied. “I’m not explaining myself very well, am I?”

Mr. Garrett reached over to a nearby section and selected a thin packet with the dimensions of a regular sheet of paper. “This is what you’re looking for.”

I was about to protest when I looked at the heading on the package and read that the paper was indeed photographic paper, fit for any inkjet printer.

Jake was right. Anyone could do it. But they had to be able to use a computer, and we knew that Morgan hadn’t had even rudimentary skills in that area.

I didn’t know much about computers or printers, but Grace clearly had a thought. “Do the images have to be scanned into the computer first, or can they just be copied?”

“With the right machine, they can be copied right onto the paper,” he answered. “There’s so much folks can do for themselves these days, and when you add that to online shopping, a lot of my old customers don’t even bother coming in here at all.

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