Murder Near Slaughter by L. A. Nisula

Author:L. A. Nisula [Nisula, L. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: steampunk cozy mystery traditional mystery
Publisher: L. A. Nisula
Published: 2019-12-15T16:00:00+00:00

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When I entered the cottage, it was to find Constable Edwards and Constable Kittering were taking up all of the space in the entryway. They seemed to be fiddling with the police tapes, which seemed a hopeful sign. Constable Edwards spotted me first. “Sorry we’re in the way, and I think we’ve driven Mrs. Albright to the neighbor’s, but you’ll be happy to know you can get to the kitchen without going outside, or will be able to once we finish moving this around. Still can’t use the sitting room, but not sure you’d want to considering.”

“I’ll be happy with kitchen access. What convinced Sergeant Harris?”

“Nothing, but Inspector Wainwright started complaining about having to go all the way ’round if he wanted his tea, so we’re to make a path.”

“Then I am very grateful to Inspector Wainwright’s tea.” I didn’t want to do anything that might interfere with getting indoor kitchen access back, so I added, “I’ll be upstairs and out of your way, but when you’ve finished, I do have some information for you.”

Both constables laughed. Constable Kittering moved so I could reach the staircase. “We knew you wouldn’t leave it alone, not when you found him. One of us will be up to let you know when we’ve finished with the entryway.”

“Thank you.” As I climbed the stairs, I grinned to myself. Inspector Wainwright would never have his tea in the kitchen of a crime scene, most especially not ours. He would go to his room at the inn if he wanted to be alone or to the pub if he thought gossip would help his case. That told me that something I had said to him recently had proved helpful to his case. I wished I knew what. It certainly wouldn’t be anything I’d found that morning.

I didn’t want to make the constables try to guess which room was mine, so when I got upstairs, I went to my room long enough to retrieve a book and a chair and set myself up near the window at the end of the hallway. From there, I could see across the lawn to Mrs. Otway’s cottage, although not well enough to see if Mrs. Albright was indeed there. I would be able to see if she started for home though. I spent a few minutes going over my morning, but there was nothing I hadn’t already considered several times from several angles, so I picked up my book and started reading.

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