Downward Dog (A Dog Yoga Mystery Book 1) by Katherine Hayton

Author:Katherine Hayton [Hayton, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-24T16:00:00+00:00

Hine finished off her afternoon yoga class differently than usual. Instead of walking around the group, constructing a peaceful vision and offering tips on relaxation, she sat at the front, barely speaking.

Even with the light movement she’d done that day, her ankle throbbed and sent stabbing sensations up the nerves of her leg. Walking around seemed a chore rather than the usual pleasure.

“Did you hear about the kidnappings?” Mildred Garrison said to her steadfast companion, Esther Wairoa, as they sat up, free of the restraints of silence the class demanded. “Poor Larissa must be out of her mind with worry.”

“Do you know her well?” Hine asked, sidling up to them. With Madeline expressing no concern about the second victim, her ire had been raised. “I can only hope she and Tilly are keeping each other company.”

The two women exchanged a glance then burst into laughter. “If those two are in the same room,” Mildred said, wrinkling her nose, “then the kidnappers won’t need to worry about causing harm. Larissa and Tilly will gladly poke each other’s eyes out.”

“They don’t get on?”

This time Esther spoke. “That’s an understatement. As far as I last checked, they were sworn enemies. You’ve no idea how many council votes those two have been on opposing sides.”

“Larissa is on the council, too?” Hine hadn’t known that. Of course, she hadn’t known the dame was either. She frowned, thinking of Reginald and his concerns the day before. “Was she voting on the water rights issue they’ve got scheduled for tonight?”

“Oh, yes.” Mildred rolled her mat up and tucked it under her arm. “Nothing would’ve given her more pleasure than to see that motion defeated.” She shook her head, the twinkle in her eye disappearing. “Larissa would’ve loved to vote it down since it was the dame’s ballot.”

“I hope the kidnappers aren’t going to target everyone on the council,” Hine said, falling into step with the two women as they walked out of the studio. “Otherwise, it’ll leave Pinetar in a right mess.”

“You’re assuming the council gets anything done around here,” Mildred said with an undercurrent of hostility. “I’ve had a neighbour who won’t mow his berm for the past three years. Three years. And they’ve still done nothing about it. I had to hire a kid from the high school to keep it decent.”

“Did the two of them have any enemies on the council?” Hine interrupted before the conversation went completely off track.

“Apart from each other?” Esther shrugged. “They have their cliques and each group hates the other equally. Unless somebody kidnapped them both to hold an intervention, I doubt there’s any connecting factor. Chalk and cheese, they were.”

“There’ll be a connection,” Mildred corrected gently. “It’ll just be one of those things when we can’t see it until it’s over.”

“I hope it’s over soon.” Esther cupped her elbows in her hands and swayed back on her heels. “After hearing the news about Larissa, I had half a mind to stay indoors, just in case I got snatched,

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