Harper Harlow Mystery 19 - Ghostly Endeavor by Lily Harper Hart

Author:Lily Harper Hart
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: HarperHart Publications
Published: 2021-09-06T16:00:00+00:00

11

ELEVEN

Harper and Zander stayed in the shade longer than either of them anticipated. They weren’t novices when it came to spying on their neighbors. In fact, they had canvas chairs and coolers for when they made a day of it. After forty minutes without the chairs, however, Zander turned whiny.

“Let’s go for ice cream.”

“It’s not even lunchtime yet.” Harper’s brow was furrowed as she continued to watch the house. So far, they’d only seen John. There was no sign of Mary. “Doesn’t it bother you that Mary is nowhere to be found?”

Zander shrugged. “Maybe she’s working in the house.”

“Or maybe John killed her and hid the body.”

“Yeah, that’s something I would normally say and then get ridiculed for.”

“I never ridicule you.”

“You ridicule me constantly. That’s the way we play the game. You broke the rules when you let your man toy start ridiculing me, but I’ve learned to live with it.”

“Yes, you’re a martyr,” Harper readily agreed. “Seriously, I want to knock on the door, but I’m afraid to. Do you think John would do something to us if we crossed over to their yard?”

“Yes. At the very least he would say mean things and have ugly thoughts.”

“I don’t care about the ugly thoughts. I’m guessing he lives in an ugly world so it’s normal for him to have ugly thoughts. In fact, the miracle would be if he didn’t have ugly thoughts.”

“That’s true.” Zander shifted from one foot to the other. He wasn’t a fan of standing for long periods of time even though he thought his best angles were achieved when standing … and posing. “So ... where did we land on the ice cream?”

“She says it’s too early,” a new voice replied from Harper’s left, causing the ghost hunter to jolt.

When she tracked her eyes in that direction, she found Cassie’s ghost glaring at the house she’d grown up in. “Cassie,” she let out on a breathless whisper.

“Yes, that’s why we’re here,” Zander agreed, obviously missing the fact that they were no longer alone. “We’re trying to find out who killed Cassie. I don’t think standing here is going to help us.”

Harper made an impatient waving motion to shut him up and focused on the ghost. “I wasn’t sure if you were hanging around. I’ve been looking for you in the cemetery.”

“Oh.” Zander’s eyes went wide and he made a face. “Is she here? Man, that means we’re definitely not getting ice cream. That sucks, too, because hot fudge calories don’t count if you eat them before noon.”

Harper ignored him and remained focused on Cassie. “Do you know what happened to you?”

Cassie’s gaze was sharp when it swung to Harper. “Oh, I know. Do you know what happened to me?”

“We’re still working on it.”

“Ugh. This is going to take forever.” Zander plopped down on the sidewalk even though he wasn’t a fan of bugs. “Ask her why she couldn’t show up earlier so we could be wrapping up about now.”

“You’re working on it,” Cassie echoed, letting loose a hollow chuckle.

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