Puppy Love & Mystery: A Cozy Murder Mystery by Blair Barrows

Author:Blair Barrows [Barrows, Blair]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-07-17T23:00:00+00:00

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"Phillipa, who else knows about all of this?" Bianca asked.

"Just me," Gigi’s assistant answered. "I probably should have told someone a long time ago. But the money that Gigi received all went to her charities, so I didn't see anything wrong with it."

"With Gigi doing this for a long time, our suspect list just got a lot larger," declared Elijah.

"Exactly," Gary commented. "Phillipa, do you have access to Gigi's client list of everyone she ever sold a forgery to?"

"I do, but I don’t have it anymore."

"How do you mean?" Gary frowned at her.

"It was all on my laptop, but it was stolen. I was at the Java Shop in the square when I left it at the table where I was sitting to go up and buy another coffee. When I came back, my laptop was gone."

"Did you report it missing to Detective Stohl?" Bianca inquired.

"I did, right after I noticed that it was gone. But he said it probably wasn't related to Gigi's murder and more likely a random theft."

Bianca noticed the intense look of interest on Gary's face concerning the stolen laptop. However, she knew better than to ask his thoughts there and would have to wait until they left.

"Thank you for sharing what you could," Bianca said. "We're going to need all the help we can get to prove Coraline's innocence."

"I wish I could do more," Phillipa said. "And if I can, please, let me know."

Bianca, Elijah, and Gary exited the Foundation and headed back to their vehicles. Once outside and away from Phillipa, Bianca finally posed her question to Gary.

"You seemed quite interested in what Phillipa was saying about her laptop being stolen."

"That’s because it was interesting," Gary said. "It's probably not the first time that she left her laptop at a table like that. Lots of people do it. But now when an investigation is open, she does it again and it happens to be stolen? I'm not buying it."

"What are you thinking?" Elijah asked.

"I'm thinking that the security footage at the Java Shop will give us a clue as to who took that laptop."

The three of them entered their vehicles, and with Gary having led the way, they drove to the Java Shop. When they arrived and went inside, Gary flashed his FBI badge and asked for the owner.

A woman with a tight chignon and paisley jumpsuit joined them. "I’m Geraldine, the owner. What can I do for you?"

"FBI," Gary began. "We need to gain access to your video surveillance room."

"I'm sorry, but we don't have any surveillance cameras here," the owner informed them. "But there's one installed on the building directly across the street. I think it might have the shop in its line of sight."

They left the Java Shop and made their way across the street to a small, old fashioned barber shop. This time, the manager said Geraldine was right about the camera and led them to the small back office where he pulled up a video file on his computer.

"Now,

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