Harper Grant and the Poisoned Pumpkin Pie by Danica Britton

Author:Danica Britton [Britton, Danica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

I was pretty useless at casting spells and making potions, but I did have one magical talent. I could see and communicate with ghosts. I’d had quite a shock when I caught a glimpse of my first ghost, but I’d become accustomed to them now.

As we waited for our turn to be questioned, I talked things over with Jess and looked around the diner, trying to spot Leo’s ghost.

“Are you looking for Leo’s ghost?” Jess asked in a whisper.

I nodded. “I haven’t seen him. Hopefully, that means the poison didn’t kill him.”

“Why don’t you ask Loretta if she saw anything?”

I smiled at Jess. “Good idea.”

Loretta was the diner’s resident ghost and she was quite a character. I’d solved a couple of murders in Abbott Cove recently with the help of the murder victim’s ghosts and Loretta.

I didn’t know how Loretta had died or how old she was. She didn’t like to talk about it, and I didn’t like to pry.

There was no sign of Loretta in the main area of the diner, so I assumed she was in the back room. It was quite unlike her. She normally liked to be at the center of things.

Loretta was hovering moodily beside the fireplace in the back room. She usually loved to be involved in the action and general hubbub of the diner, and I imagined when she’d been alive, Loretta had been the life and soul of many parties. Today, she looked thoroughly miserable. I guessed that was because she could only observe and not take part in the festivities.

“Loretta, thank goodness I found you,” I said after I closed the door behind me. “Did you hear what happened? Leo Green, the judge, has been poisoned!”

Loretta nodded. “I heard the sirens. I suppose you’ve got another newbie ghost you want me to babysit.”

I shook my head. “No. There’s no ghost. I think he’s still alive.”

“Do you know who did it?”

I shook my head. “No, but whoever it was, they must have been in quite a hurry because they left the bottle of poison beneath the table.”

Loretta frowned and nodded. “Yes, that was quite an amateur mistake.”

“Did you see anything?”

With Loretta’s unique ability to be able to float around unnoticed, she often heard fragments of conversations.

Loretta scrunched up her face as she tried to think. She swayed in front of me, hovering in midair. “I did overhear something that could be important. Leo’s brother, Bruce, was pleading with Leo’s wife, Claudine.”

“What did he say?”

“I can’t remember exactly. Something about it wouldn’t be long now and would she wait for him.”

I frowned. That was interesting. “If they were having an affair, that could be a motive for them to want Leo out of the way.”

Loretta brightened. “You could be right. You can rely on me, Harper. I will be your eyes and ears at the diner. We’ll soon have another mystery solved.”

“Claudine and Bruce have gone to the hospital. I’d better tell Chief Wickham and Deputy McGrady.”

Loretta nodded. “Do you think they might make another attempt on Leo’s life?”

“It’s possible.

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