Gilt by Association

Author:Tamar Myers [Myers, Tamar]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

The phone was ringing when I walked in—alone and in a bit of a daze. I was a little distracted because Nina had been with us. Somehow, between the tabouli and the baklava, Arvin Schlonecker had convinced Nina to feign an upset stomach and spend the rest of the evening touring the New Heritage Festival of Lights with him. Yes, the tip was large, but not that large.

“Hello?” I said into the wrong end of the receiver.

“Abby? Abby, is that you?” From that distance Greg sounded like he was talking through a tin can on a string.

I flipped him right side up. “Yes, it’s me. What’s up?”

“Where have you been, Abby?”

“Out to eat,” I said casually.

“It’s nine twenty-three, Abby. Isn’t that a little late to be coming home from your turkey fry?”

“It was a tough bird. It took longer than they thought.”

I could almost feel Greg change his mind. He’s too smart to intentionally box me in. “Who were—uh, well, I hope you had a nice time.”

“I had a wonderful time,” I said. “Now, why were you calling?”

“Oh, that. Well, I thought you should know that Lottie Bell Bowman did not die of a heart attack.”

“A stroke then?”

“She was murdered.”

I mashed the receiver tighter against my ear. “You sure? I mean, how?”

“Yes, I’m sure. It was her heart, all right. But it didn’t stop on its own. Someone fed her enough tranquilizers to put an elephant to sleep.”

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