Overdue by Elizabeth Spann Craig

Author:Elizabeth Spann Craig
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cozy mysteries animals, Cozy mysteries cats, cozy mystery library, small town cozy, library mystery
Publisher: Elizabeth Spann Craig
Published: 2019-11-18T16:00:00+00:00

THE MORNING FLEW BY. At least it moved quickly because of a few disasters. The women’s restroom had a toilet back up, a volunteer decided to shelve a cart alphabetically by title instead of author, and there was a long period of time where several computers refused to connect to the internet for a mysterious reason known only to the powers that be.

When I glanced again at my watch, I saw it wasn’t only time to help Tanya James move the books, but I was going to need to really hustle to get there.

When I pulled up to her house, I was relieved to see her also just pulling up.

She smiled at me as she got out of her car. “Couldn’t find anyone else to help?” she asked.

I chuckled. “I didn’t even try. If you could see the morning that just transpired at the library, you’d understand.”

We walked to the house and she fumbled in her purse for her keys, saying, “I completely understand. Sometimes when you walk out, you can hit the reset button on your day. I think that’s why Howard likes working from home so much now.”

As she started digging her keys out from the bottom of a large and very expensive purse, I said, “Tanya, it looks like your front door is already open.”

She jerked her head up and frowned reprovingly at the door. It wasn’t wide open, but it wasn’t shut, either. “That’s rather careless of Howard,” she said in an irritated voice.

“He’s still working at home?” I asked. I’d assumed the reason Tanya needed help lugging books was because Howard was going to be away at the time.

Her frown deepened and when she spoke again, that edge of irritation was no longer in her voice. “He’s not supposed to be. That was the whole reason I asked you to help. He had a busy morning at home catching up on emails and then he was going to the office around eleven-thirty to prepare for an afternoon of meetings. Howard wasn’t going to be available to help.”

She pushed the door open with a forceful shove. I followed her into the atrium of the large home. Despite all the windows, the antique furniture and the gray paint and old paneling made the interior fairly dim.

On the wall, I could make out a large number of signed photographs of Howard and Tanya with various important people—political figures and celebrities, mostly. There also appeared to be several pictures with what looked like a mountain climber and well-known tennis players.

Tanya noticed my gaze and gave a self-deprecating laugh. “It looks ridiculous right here in the front of the house, doesn’t it? But Howard is so proud of his connections. You know he’s a self-made man? He really pulled himself up by his bootstraps and is so appreciative of where he is today.”

She paused and then called out sharply, “Howard! Howard?”

Tanya paused for a moment to listen as she called, tilting her head to see if she could hear Howard upstairs.

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