Granny Smith Investigates: The little old lady who solves crime by G. M. Dobbs

Author:G. M. Dobbs [Dobbs, G. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red Valley Books
Published: 2012-06-24T04:00:00+00:00

Twelve

‘They’re going to release the body,’ Arthur told Granny as soon as she came through the door. ‘The police have been around, told Stan he can start to make the funeral arrangements.’

‘Well that’s something at least,’ she smiled to herself, satisfied that the discovery of the murder weapon had given the police a change of heart surrounding Stan’s involvement in his wife’s murder. The fact that they have finally released the body must indicate that, surely.

‘At least Stan can put her to rest,’ Arthur said. ‘It’s only then that he can truly start to rebuild his life.’

‘Yes,’ Granny nodded, preoccupied. ‘Where is Stan?’ she had expected to find him here. At the moment he didn’t seem comfortable in his own home which was understandable.’

‘He’s gone to stay with his sister in Ponty until the funeral,’ Arthur said. ‘The police were very helpful and arranged for a car to take him over.’

‘That’s good,’ Granny said, thinking it was the least the police could do.

‘Want a cup of tea?’ Arthur asked and turned for the kitchen.

‘No,’ Granny stopped him in his tracks. ‘I’m not staying. I’m going back out.’

‘You just got in.’

‘I need my bicycle,’ Granny said. ‘Any my phone.’

‘Well, where are you going?’

‘I can’t tell you. Not yet but I want you to do something for me.’ Granny went into the kitchen and grabbed her phone from the table. She examined it and found that she had fourteen missed calls. Still, couldn’t be important, she thought and she cleared the screen and popped the phone into the pocket of her body warmer.

Arthur sighed. All these years of marriage, he thought and still he couldn’t understand or predict anything his wife did.

He followed her into the kitchen.

‘Go on then,’ Arthur said, feeling he was going to regret it.

‘I want you to arrange a house meeting,’ Granny said. ‘Here at six tonight but only certain people to come.’

‘A meeting about what?’

‘I’ll explain later,’ Granny said. She’d already worked all this out in her mind on the way home from Sheila’s and she’d decided that six people would be enough.

‘I wish you would,’ Arthur grumbled.

‘Make sure Gerald and Leanne are here. And rope in Maud and Mr Patel, together with us two that makes six. Six should be enough.’

‘For what?’

‘I’ll explain at the meeting.’

‘I can’t just drag everyone around her with no explanation.’

‘Just tell them.’

‘And what do I tell them?’

‘Tell them anything,’ Granny said. ‘I’ll explain it all later. Now I’ve got to go if I’m to be back in time.’

Arthur said nothing and watched as his wife disappeared out back in search of her bicycle.

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