Love Under Two Detectives by Cara Covington

Author:Cara Covington [Covington, Cara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-08-17T00:00:00+00:00

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“I really don’t have any objections to giving Mary the time she needs to write.” Anthony looked over the roof of his Lincoln at his partner.

“Neither do I.” Toby shrugged and then grinned. “Cops gotta be cops, and writers gotta be writers. We heading to the range?”

“Habits.” Anthony grinned then got into the car. It was Wednesday, and every Wednesday he and his partner spent time at the WPD’s gun range. The one that belonged to the town of Lusty, and that they’d been given a pass to use, was a much better equipped facility.

The drive was barely ten minutes. Anthony wasn’t the least surprised they weren’t the only two who had in mind to get in some firearms practice. He was surprised to see who else was there on this particular afternoon, taking target practice. They didn’t have any time to do anything but ensure their ear protection was in place. Then he and Toby stood back while Kate Benedict, Anna Jessop, and Samantha Kendall took them to school.

“I think we have to start calling you ‘dead-eye,’” Anthony said to Kate Benedict.

Grandma Kate laughed. “My husbands would have burst with pride if someone had,” she said. “They taught me how to shoot before they were called back into the theater, during the war. It became a Saturday routine for us in Lusty. We’d gather behind the convalescent home—now the Park View Inn—and we’d take turns, honing that particular skill. And for some of the men who were in residence, recuperating, it was a good way to get them handing firearms again. A few of them were destined to return to war, as my husbands were. And we all benefitted from their tutelage.”

“My husbands also taught me to shoot,” Samantha said. “And they gave me my first handgun, a Colt, similar to the one Kate is using.” Then Samantha looked over at Anna. “You didn’t need any lessons though, did you?” She grinned as she looked at Toby and then him. “Did you know that our Anna singlehandedly saved herself and her husbands from that armed idiot…” She turned back to Anna Jessop. “Do you know, I don’t even remember his name?”

“Idiot is a pretty good one,” Anna said. “His name was Carl Sanders.” She shook her head and gave Anthony a very sly smile. “Among his many sins, he called me a bitch and a blond bimbo—before I shot him.”

“The man was clearly demented,” Toby said. “Um… what did he have to say after you shot him?”

Anna waved her hand as if the matter wasn’t significant. “Well, you can’t necessarily hold against a man the cuss words he might utter whilst on the ground, writhing in pain and bleeding, can you?”

Toby laughed. “No ma’am.”

It was a bit of a challenge for Anthony to envision that the woman who looked like Mrs. Santa Claus had actually shot a man. Clearly, a case of self-defense. He decided to leave it as an item without an accompanying picture in his thoughts.

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