Murder and Brandy Boy: A Liz Lucas Cozy Mystery Series Book 2 by Harman Dianne

Author:Harman, Dianne [Harman, Dianne]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2015-05-17T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

Liz put the “Hello My Name Is” name tags on the table with the wine bottles and glasses. She’d found that people really appreciated knowing each other’s names during dinner, and although some guests stayed several days, many came for only one night. The dinner group changed each night, and Liz felt it was her responsibility as the owner of the lodge and spa to make every guest feel at home.

Liz introduced herself to each guest when they arrived for dinner and asked them to help themselves to the wine and cheese and also put on a name tag. She was always amused at how the decibel level of the conversation climbed as the guests imbibed and relaxed.

When she had finished serving the main course, she sat down and looked across the dining room table at a woman who had the words “Cissy Mosley” written on her name tag. Liz remembered Emily had told her the name of the teenage girl who had her grade changed, and her last name was Mosley. What a coincidence, and I remember Roger has told me a number of times to always be wary of coincidences. Wonder if there’s a connection. Even without the last name of Mosley, she’d be hard to miss. Between the huge diamond studs in her ears and the knuckle duster ring she’s got on, the jewelry alone she’s wearing must cost more than most people earn in a year. Seems to me Emily mentioned that Kaitlin’s mother wore a lot of diamonds.

“I met you briefly at the door when you came in and want to welcome you again. How many days will you be staying with us?” Liz asked the woman.

“I’m leaving day after tomorrow. Actually I live here in town, well I live on the cliff overlooking the town, but my husband had to go to San Francisco to an alumni meeting and to take care of some other business. He’s very involved with the Stanford Alumni group there, and I thought it would be nice to do something just for me, so here I am. This is a very sweet little spa, nothing like the really swank spas in San Francisco, but then again, in this little town I imagine you couldn’t get the caliber of the help they have at those spas.”

This has got to be Kaitlin’s mother. No wonder her father doesn’t care for her mother. She’s not someone I’d ever care to see again. I’m going to be hard pressed to be civil to her for the next hour.

“Are you here by yourself or with someone else?”

“I’m by myself. My daughter is graduating from high school, and she’s very involved with the last few days of high school,” she said. “You know how young people are at that age. They’d rather spend time with their friends than their parents.”

“I have a daughter, and I well remember some of those years. Is she going to college?”

“Yes, we’re quite proud of her. She’s been accepted to Stanford University.

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