Peanut Butter Pies & Dangerous Lies (Dixie Cupp Diner Mysteries Book 4) by Willow Monroe

Author:Willow Monroe [Monroe, Willow]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: funny mystery, murder mystery suspense cozy fiction, female amateur fun mystery job
Publisher: Pinwheel Books
Published: 2019-07-01T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“No. No, ma’am, those were sunflower butter pies,” I said, my temper rising. I did not kill Jimmy Bones but I had a feeling I was going to be saying that a lot in the weeks to come.

“Whatever,” she snorted. “Either way he’s dead and I know I didn’t have anything to do with it.”

The line went dead and I sat there for a few moments, just staring out the windshield and trying to get my emotions under control.

“I did not kill Jimmy Bones,” I said aloud to no one in particular. It took forever but I finally pulled out into traffic and made my way back to the diner.

It was late afternoon. The heavenly aroma of baking lasagna reminded me that I’d missed lunch altogether. Barbara Ellen was out in the dining room taking care of the few customers that were there.

“Slow?” I asked.

“It’s just a little early for the dinner crowd,” she said, checking her watch. “And it’s Sunday.”

“And so hot,” I added, hoping this was truly the case. Sugar Hill was still crowded so I knew we should be busier than this.

“Or eating with families today. Or maybe they drove up to Harrisonburg. I hear there’s a new Olive Garden up there,” Barbara Ellen reminded me.

“I guess so,” I said.

Barbara Ellen studied me closely. “I hate to mention it, but we’ve gotten a bunch of hang up calls in the last hour or so. A few of them left some pretty mean messages,” she said

“Did you recognize any of the voices?”

Barbara Ellen shook her head. “Obviously disguised.”

I let that sink in.

“There’s something else bothering you besides Jimmy’s death,” she said, changing the subject.

I sighed. Barbara Ellen had known me since I was a child, knew me as well as Poppy, as well as Tucker. “Rumor has it that Jimmy took a bite out of one of the little pies that I left there. That it was tainted with peanut butter and that’s what killed him.”

She chuckled and squeezed my hand. “Rumors are just that - rumors,” she said, reminding me of my thoughts about Kat earlier. Her smile was confident. “Everything is going to be fine. You give this a little time to blow over and things will be right back to normal.”

“I hope you’re right,” I said.

“Trust me,” she said, patting my cheek.

The bells over the door tinkled, telling us we had a customer. We both turned to see Davis Withrow, Jimmy’s manager, striding into the diner. He was always pleasant enough, but we all had the impression that he wished to be left alone. He spent most of the time talking on his cell phone. I assumed he was probably busy taking care of Jimmy’s appointments and business affairs.

He nodded to both of us, a brief smile brightening his features.

I grabbed a menu and some silverware. “Would you like a booth?” I asked.

“That’s fine,” he said, with a tired smile. “Someplace quiet. I had to get away from that bus and the horrible, bland food cooked by Jimmy’s ‘chef’.

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