It's Marple, Dear by L Mad Hildebrandt

Author:L Mad Hildebrandt [Hildebrandt, L Mad]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Crafts, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
ISBN: 9780578600321
Publisher: RoseQuill Press
Published: 2019-11-11T22:00:00+00:00

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There’s something to be said for the simple life. No electronics. No pressures. No worries. Sleeping in. I could do it, if I wanted to go off the grid somewhere. Like I’d done in the Serengeti. I could nurse my savings along for several years, then, maybe write a few articles and disappear again. But life with Mother wasn’t simple.

My phone buzzed early Monday morning. “Crud.” I rolled over, and reached for the offending cell. I searched for the button. “H’lo?” I cleared my throat. I usually kept a water bottle on the nightstand, but I’d already drank it. The desert makes for scratchy throats during the night. Even with a swamp cooler, the place was dry.

I expected Joshua. But, it wasn’t him.

“Mary Sue?” I recognized Robert Delgado’s voice. My editor from Continental Geographic. I sat up, suddenly wide awake. I ran my fingers through my hair, as if he could see me.

“Yes, sir. What’s up?” I looked at my watch. Seven A.M. Nine on the East Coast.

“We’ve been discussing your work.” By ‘we,’ I gathered he meant his editorial staff. “And we want you to come on board. Did Josh Banks talk to you?” He went on for several minutes before the meaning sunk in. He wanted me full time. On staff. It was my dream come true, all because of a little story about hippos. My heart raced, and blood rushed in my ears. Wow, was I excited. Just as I began to say those fateful words, yes, yes, and yes, I remembered my situation. I would have to talk to Emma and Earl before I gave a hard answer. I suddenly felt cold, then hot, then cold again. And it had nothing to do with menopause. Or Lonnie.

“Can I have a few days?”

“We’ve got to make this quick, Mary Sue. We’re relying on you. But, if you can’t make a fast decision, we’ve got other people waiting in the wings.”

Holy Cow. “Can I have…” I thought about it a fast second. “Two weeks?”

“You can have one. I’ll ring you a week from today, and I’ll expect your answer.”

“Yes, sir,” I said. “I’ll have things in order by then.”

“Good.” He hung up.

Would a week give me the time I needed? I had to talk to the twins, see what we could do about Mother. And then, I still wanted to solve this murder, not only for my mom’s sake, but for Dee’s too. I’d begun to care about her, and the other Solitaire ladies, too. And I had to figure out what was happening between me and Lonnie.

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