Gina Cresse - Devonie Lace 05 - A Deadly Change of Luck by Gina Cresse

Author:Gina Cresse [Cresse, Gina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery: Cozy - Treasure Hunter - California
ISBN: 0803495889
Publisher: Avalon Books
Published: 2003-02-02T01:00:00+00:00

It’s quite a long drive from San Diego to Norwalk, so I stopped for lunch along the way. I’d just been seated in a booth near a window when Sam surprised me by sliding into the seat opposite me.

“Sam? What are you doing here?” I asked.

He opened a menu and studied the lunch specials. “Following you,” he said, still reading the menu.

“Why?”

“You’re headed for Norwalk,” he replied.

“So?”

He closed the menu and pushed it aside. “What do you think you’re going to do once you get there?”

“Find out if Frankie was AWOL when Lou died. Maybe see if he does any painting,” I replied, indignantly.

Sam laughed. “No one there is going to tell you anything. You’re just some stranger off the street.”

“I considered that. I had a plan,” I defended.

“Okay, I’ll bite. What’s your plan?”

I opened my menu and began reading. “How’d you find me, anyway?”

“It was easy. I figured you’d go see Chuck, so I waited till you showed up, then tailed you here. You really ought to learn the tricks of the trade if you’re going to be a private investigator.”

“Who said I want to be a private investigator?”

“Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck…”

“Talks like a duck,” I corrected.

“Must be a duck. Why don’t you apply for your license? I could cut you a little more slack if you were legit.”

I continued reading the menu.

“So, come on. What’s your plan?” he insisted.

I scowled at him over the menu.

“Look. I’ve already talked to the folks at Metropolitan. Frank hasn’t been off the grounds for years,” Sam informed me.

“You talked to him?” I asked.

“No. I talked to one of the doctors. Frank’s not our guy.”

I closed my menu. “You owe me lunch.”

“I was hoping you’d forget.”

“Fat chance.”

“Okay. I’ll buy lunch, then we head back to San Diego,” Sam replied.

“No way. That wasn’t the deal. You owe me lunch. I’ve come this far, and I’m not going back until I see Frankie,” I insisted.

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