Miz Scarlet and the Vanishing Visitor (A Scarlet Wilson Mystery) by Sara M. Barton

Author:Sara M. Barton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: connecticut, jersey shore, jewelry heist, new jersey state police, hurricane sandy, bay head nj

Chapter Nine --

“When it rains, it pours,” I responded. It was true. The way things were looking, we were going to need a really big umbrella.

“Listen, I’m coming up there. In the meantime, keep Jenny home. Don’t let her out of your sight. Maybe you should give Larry a call.”

“I might just do that,” I agreed. “Drive safely. Get here in one piece.”

Larry was a homicide detective I met when a couple of inn guests were murdered a couple of months ago. They were only at the Four Acorns Inn as part of a plot to ruin Bur and me. I had no way of knowing that the secret affair I had with an eco-terrorist was less about love and all about hate for the Googins family history. It turned out the guy was a serious tree-hugger, who took exception to our family involvement in the forestry business. His own secret was well buried with the skeletons of his long-dead relatives. When Larry showed up with some of her colleagues to investigate, we ended up being friends. Named after her father, she was all business on the job and didn’t take any crap from anyone, male or female, but off the job, she was a hoot. She could also drink me under the table on our girls’ nights out.

She picked up the phone on the second ring, and I heard that dry chuckle in my ear. “Well, well. What did the cat drag in this time? I haven’t heard from Miz Scarlet in some time. You must be in trouble, girl.”

Larry can be very accurate, even when she isn’t trying. I heaved a great sigh.

“Oh, come on! You can’t be serious. What did you do this time?” she demanded. I gave her the short version. “Damn. It sounds like you picked a kid just like you! Do you have any idea how many cases I’m working on right now?”

“Yeah, but at least with this one, you don’t have a stiff yet,” I shot back. I heard a moment of silence, followed by a very loud belly laugh.

“Give me half an hour. And you damn well better feed me something good for lunch, Miz Scarlet.”

“Lobster? Filet mignon?” I offered.

“Anything but tuna. That stuff is nasty!”

Bur was relieved when I told him Larry was on her way. I think part of that was due to the fact that Larry really is gorgeous -- coal black ringlets that shine, skin the color of café au lait, and a very lean, well-shaped body that she hones at the local gym. My brother has a thing for good-looking women, but most of all he loves a challenge. Larry had his number the first time she met him, and she keeps him on his toes, totally immune to his charm. She earned his respect by the way she handled things on the case of the imposing imposter. Most of her fellow Connecticut state troopers call her a cop’s cop. When she digs in, and narrows down the list of possible suspects, she doesn’t stop until she corners the guilty guy.

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