Haunted to Death: A Jamie Brodie Mystery by Meg Perry

Author:Meg Perry [Perry, Meg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: scotland, amateur sleuth, cozy mystery, gay mystery, british mystery, lgbt mystery, highland games, haunted castles
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

We’d arranged to meet the rest of the family near the library. The parade would end at Grant Park, so we’d see it near its end. When we got to the library, we found Dad, Claudia, Jeff, Val, and Kristen already there. Dad said, “Hey guys, we tried haggis.”

I started laughing. Pete said, “Oh, God. What did you think?”

Claudia said, “I’m glad I tried it, and now I never have to again.”

Dad said, “It wasn’t bad, for the fast food version of haggis. I’m thinking if it was home made by someone who knew what they were doing, it might be pretty tasty.”

Kristen said, “It needed more spices.”

Jeff and Val were shaking their heads. Val said, “I’m with Claudia. Never again.”

I was about to respond when we began to hear the distant sound of bagpipes. The parade was starting. Fiona and Finn strolled up, both wearing kilts. I said, “Cool! It didn’t occur to us to wear our kilts this evening.”

Finn said, “You’ll likely be wearing them for the rest of the week.”

Fiona lowered her voice. “We’ve been talking to people.”

Kevin asked, “Learn anything interesting?”

“A couple of tidbits. Tell you later.”

I wanted to say, “Tell us now!” But the first segment of the parade was approaching. According to the banner, the first unit was the town pipe and drum band of Forres.

There were pipe and drum bands from all over Moray. There were floats, some from businesses, some depicting historical events of the area.

And there were fire trucks.

Pete tugged on my shoulder, and we backed against the wall of the library. He said into my ear, “Fire trucks.”

“What about them?”

“If you’re going to create a ghost in flames, you’re gonna need a fire suit.”

My mouth made an O shape as I considered what he said. “So there’s a connection to the fire department. Either a current or former firefighter.”

“Yeah. Is the fire department farmed out like the police?”

“I think so, but there are obviously local firefighters. Could you make a fire suit burn long enough to look like a ghost?”

“Probably. They do training using live flame, at least they do in LA. But how could they know that anyone would be looking at that time?”

I held up a finger as a thought occurred to me. “Unless someone knew to look at that time.”

Pete’s eyes widened. “Angus Grant?”

“I don’t know. Maybe Claudia just got lucky, and the other two were in on it. At least enough to follow the suggestion that at a certain time, they look out the window. Talk about premeditation.”

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