Murder Wears a Veil by Maddie Cochere

Author:Maddie Cochere
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: murder, humor, small town, fun, hawaii, cozy mystery, quirky, private investigator, humorous mystery
Publisher: Maddie Cochere

Chapter Eleven

I had officially lost my mind. I knew this, because if I were in my right mind, I would have never boarded an airplane with a crazy woman.

Once we had cups of coffee in hand, Addie appeared ready to have a conversation. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the conversation I was expecting.

“I’m not really seventy-nine years old,” she said.

My eyes glazed over for a few moments. “I don’t mean to be rude, but I’m not interested in your age. I want to know who told you about Natalie Ping.”

She ignored my comment. “I have a high I.Q. We’re talking Mensa level. When I was five, Mother told people I was eight. I was taller and more mature than most eight year olds, so it was an easy lie to tell. When I was seven, people thought I was ten or even twelve. By the time I was sixteen, I was bold and would say I was twenty-four – sometimes twenty-seven.”

“What about school? You weren’t twenty-seven in high school.”

She made a loud pshaw sound. “Arnie and Dick went to school, but Mother said she needed me to help at home. I think she knew I’d be bored in school. She bought an encyclopedia set from a door-to-door salesman. I read every volume.”

“Didn’t a truant officer come for you?”

“Never.”

“So, you’re only seventy years old?”

“Not until August.”

“That’s why you’re not hunched over, pining for gelatin cups, and still able to run through airports.”

I regretted the words the minute they left my mouth. It was as though my brain had no filter around her.

She laughed at my words. “I hope I never crave a gelatin cup, and I’m sure I’ll still be able to run through an airport when I’m eighty.”

A flight attendant offered us more coffee. I refused, but Addie had her cup refilled. The woman probably still had a strong bladder.

“Why are we talking about your age? I want to know why you thought going to Chicago was a good idea. Glenn won’t be happy when he finds out I’m gone. We’re still in our honeymoon phase.”

“Don’t get your knickers in a twist. I’m just trying to make polite conversation. You’ll be home tonight. Besides, he knows where we are. I told him where we were going when he came in from work this morning.”

She talked with Glenn? She couldn’t have had much sleep, yet she still looked as if she just stepped out of Milly’s salon. Every now and then, a flicker of admiration for her surfaced.

“Ok, it’s a day trip,” I said. “Tell me what you know about Natalie.”

“I know what you know. I read your board in the basement. There was enough information to warrant a trip to Chicago. Wasn’t that your conclusion?”

“Yes, but I hadn’t planned to follow up on it. It’s not my case to solve.”

“Of course it is. You’re the only eyewitness to the murder, and unless you want another trip to Hawaii that won’t be a vacation, you better solve this case soon.”

I knew she was right.

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