Ghostly Endeavor (A Harper Harlow Mystery Book 19) by Lily Harper Hart

Author:Lily Harper Hart [Hart, Lily Harper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperHart Publications
Published: 2021-09-06T16:00:00+00:00

HARPER AND ZANDER TOILED FOR TWO HOURS in their office and then decided they needed a break. That break consisted of fancy lattes, scones, and a walk to the neighborhood where John and Mary Merriweather lived.

“I think this is a bad idea,” Zander complained when they shuffled beneath a neighbor’s weeping willow and stared at the house. “I mean ... what if he catches us?”

Harper managed a shrug, although she’d wondered about that herself. “I don’t know. Maybe it would be worth it.”

“You won’t say that if he kills us.”

“He won’t kill us.” Harper was certain of that … mostly. “I’ve been thinking about what Jared said last night, though.”

“The part about you being beautiful and smart? Yeah, I think it’s schmaltzy, too.”

Harper glared at him. “That part is true and needs no comment. I’m talking about the other part.”

“The part about John being a smart abuser and not leaving marks where anybody can see them? Yeah, I’ve been thinking about that, too.” He leaned against the brick wall that separated the sidewalk from the lawn. “Do you think that’s really possible?”

“I think our entire education on domestic violence has been informed by Lifetime movies.”

“You say that like it’s a bad thing. Speaking of, we need a Saturday to binge the new stuff. There’s a Tori Spelling one where she wants to go back to high school and be a cheerleader and actually thinks she looks like a teenager and can fool everybody. It looks golden.”

Despite the fact that they were supposed to be on a spying mission, Harper found herself smiling. “We’ll definitely watch that one. Does she do that thing where she makes the mutant face?”

“Yup. I saw it in the trailer. I think she makes it like five times.”

“Sold.” Harper sipped her coffee. “I’m still concerned about John. The more I think about it, the guiltier I feel. I mean ... everybody in town knows he’s an abusive jackass. At the very least he verbally assaulted Mary and Cassie on a regular basis. Shouldn’t somebody have done something about that?”

Zander’s shrug was noncommittal. “We were just kids.”

“Not always. Last year, at the Hot Chocolate and Pink Marshmallow Festival, I saw him with Mary. He yelled at her for putting too many marshmallows in his hot chocolate and called her a stupid B-word. Nobody said a thing about it.”

“Maybe that’s because we’re used to it. It’s become commonplace. Also ... B-word?”

Harper shrugged. “We own the cemetery now. We have to be careful when communicating so as not to upset people who are grieving.”

“That’s ... not something I would’ve considered but okay.” Zander managed a smile. It didn’t last long. “This is really bothering you, isn’t it?”

Harper nodded. “I have this really bad feeling.”

“What sort of bad feeling?”

“The sort where ... I don’t know ... I have to wonder if we would’ve done something about John years ago, back when people reacted to his outbursts and tirades, do you think Cassie would still be alive?”

Zander tilted his head to the side, considering.

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