Plain Jane Mystery Box Set 1 by Traci Tyne Hilton

Author:Traci Tyne Hilton [Hilton, Traci Tyne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Proverbs 31 House
Published: 2020-03-22T04:00:00+00:00

The next morning, all was quiet at the Swanson house. Jane ran the Swiffer over the wood floors and wondered how Caramel was holding up. From the little she knew of the family, Caramel was a newer wife, like Paula, but not at all like Paula at the same time.

Jane Swiffered over to the big, brick fireplace. Caramel and Douglas’s wedding portrait hung above it, framed in glossy black. Caramel looked about the same, but that didn’t help date the picture much, considering the effectiveness of Botox. Douglas hadn’t aged much since the picture either. And from the crease between his eyes and the many smile lines, Jane guessed he wasn’t Botoxing.

She ran a finger across the mantle. After the construction dust of last night, this house felt spotless. And empty. She hadn’t made it upstairs to the bedrooms, or downstairs to the garage yet, but as far as she could tell, the house was unoccupied. She leaned on the handle of the lightweight dust mop. Had Caramel fled a murder charge or was she just out getting her roots done? Was she a cold-hearted killer or just a heartless widow? For some reason, Jane couldn’t picture Caramel as anything else.

Jane and her Swiffer moved on to the office. She started at the top of the room, and dusted her way down. The desk was a mess. Jane straightened the piles, keeping everything together and in the same spot. A stack of photos dominated the mess. She picked them up carefully, keeping her fingerprints off of their glossy fronts. She didn’t want to pry, but couldn’t help noticing that the pictures were all of Douglas. Perhaps something for the funeral. A thin blonde woman shared space in most of the photos. It didn’t look like Caramel.

Jane slid one out from the others and stared at it. Douglas and the lady were at the beach, the waves tossing behind them. From the palm trees in the distance, it was obviously not the Oregon coast.

The lady in the picture seemed younger than Caramel. She had a clear face and the small chest and thin lips of someone who had never been to a plastic surgeon. Douglas had his arm around the lady’s waist and was laughing, his eyes directed away from the person taking the picture. Jane squinted. The lady was wearing a bikini, and though she was no expert, Jane would guess it was not still in style. So… an old picture?

Jane scanned the rest of the photos from the stack. Almost all of them were Douglas and this lady, and they all seemed a little old. Jane set them down. It must be Douglas’s ex-wife. Perhaps Caramel was sorting through the old pictures for Douglas’s kids.

Jane dusted around and under the piles, and then cleaned the floor. Caramel might be more thoughtful than Jane had given her credit for, but she still wanted to get out of the house before Caramel showed up.

Jane finished the lower level and moved up to the bedrooms.

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