High Anxiety by Charlotte Hughes

Author:Charlotte Hughes [Hughes, Charlotte]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Literary, Mystery & Detective, Kate (Fictitious Character), General, Romance, Suspense, Women Sleuths, Holly, Fiction, Women Psychologists
ISBN: 9780515147407
Publisher: Jove
Published: 2008-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

The next morning I drank my coffee in front of the TV, where a news anchor was stationed not far from the fire. “We don’t have the names of the injured as yet,” he was saying.

My ears perked up.

He went on. “All we know is that the wind took another sudden turn about five a.m. this morning and sparked new fires. Two firefighters were trapped for twenty minutes. Hospital officials have listed their conditions as stable but guarded.”

I closed my eyes and said a little prayer. I was fairly certain that Jay would have been at the motel. I felt bad for the families of those who had been injured.

I poured another cup of coffee and went upstairs to shower. The phone rang as I was getting ready to walk out the door. I snatched it up quickly. Jeff spoke from the other end. He didn’t sound well.

“How are you feeling?” I asked.

“Terrible. I can’t believe I actually drank moonshine, but I’m paying for it today, believe me. The reason I’m calling is to let you know my neighbor gave me a ride to the VFW so I could pick up my car.”

I gave my forehead a mental slap. I’d totally forgotten about his car.

“I’ll call you once my head stops hurting,” he said before hanging up.

I was about to walk out the door again when my mother called. “You made the newspaper again.”

“Oh, great,” I muttered. “What did I do this time?”

“The article said you had a preacher arrested. There is a picture of him in handcuffs.”

No doubt Bitsy had supplied the photo to the newspaper. “Just what I need,” I mumbled.

“It gets worse,” she said. “They interviewed that nosy neighbor across the street.”

“Bitsy Stout?”

“Yes. She claimed the preacher was trying to lead you to the Lord, since you’re a confirmed atheist.” She gave a long-suffering sigh.

“Mom, I know it looks bad, but we’re talking about a couple of kooks, okay?”

“Whatever you say, Kate.”

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