Guilt & Galaxy Cake by Nancy McGovern

Author:Nancy McGovern [McGovern, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Cozy Mystery, cosy mystery, cosy mysteries, cozy mysteries, cosy mystery women sleuth
Publisher: McGovern Books
Published: 2018-02-12T06:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 15

The Right Book

Tricia was behind the counter reading James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake when Rachel walked into the bookshop the next day.

"Oh, hey Rachel." Tricia smiled and placed her book facedown on the counter. "I'm glad you came by. I've been meaning to drop off the check for the galaxy cake at your place for a while now, but I keep forgetting. Will you stay here a second?"

"I didn't come here to hound you for the money, honestly." Rachel grinned. "But I'll take that check all the same."

"You better. It's too bad no one ever got to eat that cake, but it was still a work of art. You deserve to get paid for the effort you put in."

"It makes me kind of sad to think of it." Rachel sighed. "But I'm making another one soon, so this time, hopefully people will enjoy it."

"Another one? What's the occasion this time? Not another book release, I hope." Tricia rolled her eyes.

Rachel bit her lip. She wondered if Dorothy wanted her telling others about the plan, or if she'd prefer it a secret so the murderer would be truly shocked. She opted for secrecy to be safe, and said as vaguely as possible, "Oh just one of those events, you know . . ."

Luckily, Tricia didn't seem too interested. "Hang on here just a second and mind the shop, would you? I'll get your check in a jiffy. It's upstairs."

"Sure." Rachel smiled broadly, her palms itching at the thought of being paid. Every little bit helped, and while she wasn't quite living paycheck-to-paycheck anymore, her bakery always seemed to suck the money away as soon as it fell into her hands. Rachel looked around the shop, feeling sad that it was so empty. She remembered Aunt Rose bringing her here as a child, and no matter the day or hour, Cranium bookstore had always been full of people browsing. She supposed most people preferred their screens these days, but it was sad to think of the lovely bookstores across the country that would shut their doors as a result. She hoped Tricia survived—the town wouldn't be the same if its last bookstore shut down.

There were only three customers in the shop. Two were teenagers with their heads bent down over comic books, and the third was a greasy-looking man browsing the sci-fi section. Rachel felt vaguely that she'd seen him before, but couldn't quite remember where.

Humming to herself, she looked down at the counter where Tricia had left her book facedown, and read the jacket. “Finnegan's Wake is James Joyce's epic work of avant-garde comic fiction," she murmured to herself, making a face. Books like this always made her feel rather stupid, and she preferred to stick to a potboiler. After all, the point of reading was to relax and enjoy yourself, really. Plus, Rachel often thought that the most philosophical of writers were often the ones who could communicate themselves through simple words instead of opting for bewildering complexity. But of

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