FLORA, FAUNA, and FOUL PLAY: A Ravenwood Cove Cozy Mystery (book 12) by Carolyn L. Dean

Author:Carolyn L. Dean [Dean, Carolyn L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Freeform Publishing
Published: 2020-04-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Meg plopped the basket of warm raspberry scones down in the middle of the table and shook her blonde head at her grandmother.

“Gram, I know you said you were going to stay in the Inn until Amanda came back, but we’ve got more people coming here just a bit, and we need a chance to get some ideas together. There’s more room here in the coffeehouse than in the parlors at the Inn, and who knows how many folks are going to show up? We’ll probably need the extra space.”

Mrs. Granger shifted on the seat of her walker and rolled her eyes at Meg. “I just don’t want her coming home and not finding anyone there, that’s all. As long as Elizabeth has to stay there for those last two guests, I might as well tag along with you.” She leaned over and plucked one of the buttery scones from the basket, then set it on her plate. “Isn’t there any tea this morning, dear?” she asked, knowing full well there was, and Meg headed back to Cuppa’s front counter to get tea for her grandmother, with real cream and extra sugar.

“How can you eat at a time like this?” Lisa demanded, watching her nephew Sage follow Mrs. Granger’s lead and grab a scone. “Amanda’s out there somewhere, we don’t know who has her, and everyone who’s been out beating the bushes for her has come up empty. We need to do something now; not worry about snacks.”

Sage stopped chewing, his face reflecting his guilt. “Um, how will my not eating help her?” he asked around the crumbs in his mouth. “Amanda likes me, and I like her. If she were here, she’d tell us that she’d want us to eat.” When his aunt gave him the evil eye he swallowed hard and nodded.

“Okay, okay. Business first. What’s everyone doing about Amanda being gone?”

The bell over the popular coffeeshop’s front door chimed, and the Hortman brothers walked in. They nodded at Meg, who was hurrying over with a full teapot for the table, and seated themselves by the front window. Grace TwoHorses and Brian Petrie were having a lively discussion outside with Roy Greeley, their words muffled by the thick glass.

“I’ve put together a list of who’s doing what,” Lisa said, pulling out her phone. She was probably the most organized friend Amanda had, with a logical approach that was alternately frustrating and valuable. As editor of the local paper, the Ravenwood Tide, she knew just about everyone in town, and more than once she’d used her newspaper to help others. This time, to find her best friend, she’d pulled out all the stops, updating the newspaper’s website with the latest info about Amanda, and arranging to have the entire front page of tomorrow’s paper all about Amanda and her disappearance.

“Ivy told me she’s been keeping an ear out at the cafe, and Heinrich is, too. We’ve got half of the shops downtown closed so people can knock on doors and talk with people to see if they know anything.

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