FAIRE, FEAST, and FATALITY: Ravenwood Cove Cozy Mystery (book 13) by Carolyn L. Dean

Author:Carolyn L. Dean [Dean, Carolyn L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Freeform Publishing
Published: 2020-09-29T16:00:00+00:00

“BYE, BOYS! THANKS FOR the beer!”

“Stop by anytime, Mrs. G,” the blacksmith said, waving a beefy hand at her as she slowly wheeled her way over to Lisa’s Prius.

Amanda’s eyebrows went up, but she didn’t say a word as she got Mrs. Granger situated in the car and they waved goodbye to the men watching from the table.

“Beer?” she asked as she slid into the back seat.

“Raymond brews it himself,” Mrs. Granger explained, smacking her lips. “It’s a bit hoppy for my taste, but not bad, really.”

“I swear, you can talk to anyone,” Lisa commented as she buckled in and started the car.

“It’s a God-given gift, missy, so don’t knock it. Boy oh boy! Have I got some news for you.” Mrs. Granger’s eyes were bright with glee at the prospect of sharing what she’d heard at the picnic table.

“Oh, my word!” Lisa said, suddenly catching on. “Don’t tell me you used your superpowers to wheedle information out of those poor men?”

“Superpowers? I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Mrs. Granger said, but her huge cat-got-the-cream-smile said otherwise. “Now, do you want to hear what’s really going on or not?”

Lisa maneuvered the car back through the main gate. “You know we do.”

“Well,” Mrs. Granger said, clasping her hands together in happy anticipation of spilling the gossip she’d collected, “guess who’s the dead guy’s ex-wife?”

Amanda frowned. “Diesel had an ex-wife?”

“Yep, he sure did, and you’ve met her. You remember Natalia, the one with the big snake?”

Amanda’s mouth dropped open. “You’re kidding? Natalia...” she paused, her mind going into the possibilities this development might entail. Diesel had been found with Reggie, the snake, when he died. Broken relationships often brought out a lot of broken emotions.

“And how did you discover this fact?”

“Oh, you know,” she said, waving a hand as if everyone shared her gift. “A little question here, a little exclamation there,” Mrs. Granger said. “It’s amazing what people will say when you pay attention to them. I guess they were married less than a year, then she dumped him when she found out about his seedier side. They’ve been divorced for seven years now.”

“Okay,” Amanda said, settling back into her seat as they pulled out onto the main road and headed back to Ravenwood Cove. “Anything else?”

Mrs. Granger gave a snort of laughter. “Oh, yes. Did you also know that the same Miss Natalia Hopkins is...or, I guess, was, in a really ugly custody battle for the 8-year-old daughter she shared with Diesel? From what I hear, the poor child is living with Diesel’s parents because he has such an unstable lifestyle, and Natalia is putting every nickel she earns into trying to get custody of her.”

“Anything else?” Amanda asked again, almost afraid to heard what else the old lady had up her sleeve. “Did they have any theories about who killed their boss?”

Mrs. Granger cleared her throat and dug through her battered black purse. Fishing out a mint, she popped it into her mouth, then continued.

“Yes, actually. When

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