Murder in Little Italy by Victoria Thompson

Author:Victoria Thompson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Penguin Group, Inc.
Published: 2010-03-14T23:00:00+00:00

THE NEXT MORNING SARAH WOKE TO THE SOUND OF someone banging on her back door. Only her neighbors used the back door, so Sarah hurried to answer it, hoping no one was sick. She saw Mrs. Ellsworth’s silhouette on the glass and threw the door open.

“Have you seen the newspapers?” Mrs. Ellsworth demanded, holding one up. “Oh, I don’t suppose you have,” she added, noticing Sarah was in her nightclothes. “I’m so sorry to wake you, but when I saw this article—”

“Come in, come in,” Sarah urged, closing the door behind her. “What is it?”

“Another riot at the Ruoccos’ restaurant last night,” she said, holding up the paper again. “I heard the newsboy shouting about it when I was on my way to the market. I bought it and came right here to show you. It’s bad luck to go back, you know, but since I wasn’t going to my own house, I don’t think that counts, does it?”

Sarah had no idea. She took the newspaper Mrs. Ellsworth handed her and scanned the story.

Supposedly, the Irish lads who had been arrested claimed they were only trying to rescue the baby the Italians had kidnapped. According to the report, none of the Ruoccos were injured, although Sarah knew that newspaper reports were notoriously inaccurate. Did she dare go down to Little Italy to check on the family? She knew what Malloy would say, but she really was worried about Maria and the rest of them, too. Maria was already under a strain with Nainsi’s murder and caring for the baby. Now she must be terrified as well, knowing a mob had wanted to take the boy from her.

“I should go down there,” Sarah said. “Make sure everyone is all right.”

“Oh, dear, I don’t think that’s wise,” Mrs. Ellsworth said with a frown. “Who knows who might be lurking around. Besides, the family might not appreciate visitors right now, after what they went through last night.”

“I guess you’re right,” Sarah said, knowing she was. “I suppose if they need me, they’ll send for me.”

“Of course they will, dear. And if you simply can’t stay away, you might consider a visit to the mission a little later on. Surely, someone there can tell you everything you’d want to know,” she added with a wink.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.