Murder in Palm Springs by Dianne Harman

Author:Dianne Harman [Harman, Dianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781093535235
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2019-04-29T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

A half hour later Marty pulled into the driveway of the compound. No cars were in the driveway and Les kept his in the garage, because he rarely left the compound, spending most of his time painting his highly sought-after art works.

Marty’s black Labrador retriever, Duke, was waiting by the gate for her and Patron to return, his usual place when Marty was gone. He slept there until she returned.

“Duke, we’re back. Looks like it’s just you, me, and Patron, although Les is probably in his studio. Come on, let’s take a minute to enjoy the desert, and then we’ll go in and you can go back to sleep while I work.”

The dogs took some time looking for little critters moving around on the desert floor and were rewarded by seeing several lizards. They soon got bored, took care of their business, and Marty brought them into her house so they could sleep. She changed her clothes, booted up her computer, and spent the next three hours reviewing auction results for memorabilia objects.

“Okay, guys. I’m sufficiently brain dead,” she said to the two dogs. “Time to meet the group in the courtyard and see what special treat John has in store for dinner for us tonight. Ready to join me? Oh, and did I mention that it’s probably time for dinner for both of you?”

At the word “dinner” both of the dogs stood up from their beds and trotted into the kitchen. It was pretty much a nightly occurrence – they got their dinner before Marty joined the others, and tonight was no exception.

After she finished feeding the dogs, she walked into the courtyard where Laura and Les were sitting, sharing the day’s events. Sometimes Les came to the table with paint smudges on both himself and his clothes, but tonight he was spot free, and from the dampness of his hair, Marty assumed two things. One, that he’d just stepped out of his shower, and two, because he was free from paint smudges, he’d finished whatever painting he’d been working on.

“Hi, guys. How is my favorite sister and my favorite artist?”

“Your favorite sister is great and wants to hear what happened at the Joseph house today,” Laura said as she poured Marty a glass of wine.

“And your favorite painter just finished what I consider my best one yet. I’m kind of sorry it’s already promised to someone, because I’d like to see what it would bring in a gallery. And I’m also just as interested as Laura in finding out what happened to you today.”

“I’ll fill you in when everyone is here, then I won’t have to repeat myself. Jeff texted me that he’ll be home for dinner. Where’s John?”

“He was here, but he said he wanted to take care of a few things before dinner. Max is with him. Evidently we’re having a skillet cooked cod fish with a lemon caper sauce tonight.”

“Yum, that sounds great. I haven’t had cod all that much. I never saw it on a menu when I lived in the Midwest,” Marty said.

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.