Rubbed Out by Riley Adams

Author:Riley Adams
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fiction, General, Mystery & Detective
ISBN: 9781101624449
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2013-07-01T22:00:00+00:00

“So now we need to find out where Brody and Sharon live,” said Cherry, heaving a sigh. They were both in Lulu’s kitchen since Lulu had left for home right after Pink talked to her. “This is all so complicated. It would have been a lot easier if John had been guilty. He should have confessed to the crime and been trundled off to jail. Easy-peasy.”

“His death sure does make things difficult,” agreed Lulu. “I’ll call Sharon real quick and get her address. And I’ll bring food over in case she doesn’t feel much like cooking today.”

“Is that why your kitchen smells so good?” asked Cherry. “You must have been cooking up a storm.”

“I ran by the store on the way home and I’ve been in the kitchen for the last few hours. Sometimes cooking helps me relax—and I’ve definitely needed some relaxing lately. I cooked a ham and I’ve made a three-bean casserole and a pineapple casserole,” said Lulu.

Cherry said, “It all sounds yummy—except for the three-bean casserole. I’m not usually wild about those. Too much vinegar.”

“You might like this one then, since there’s no vinegar at all in it. Just sour cream and cheese and a bunch of other yummy stuff. Vinegar is a little too tart for me, too. Except I do like my French fries dipped in vinegar,” said Lulu.

Cherry made a face. “I’ll pass on the French fries. But the casserole sounds like something I need the recipe for.”

Sharon, who had sounded very un-Sharon-like on the phone, gave her address, and minutes later, Cherry and Lulu were at the house. It was, like John’s, another subdivision and another ordinary suburban two-story house. Sharon answered the door. Her eyes were puffy and her face was blotchy. She still hadn’t found the time to touch up her roots and the dark hair was starting to take over the blond hair. Lulu noticed that her nail polish was now completely picked off.

“Y’all must think that all I do is cry,” she said. She noticed the bag that Lulu was carrying. “What’s this?”

“Oh, I just thought you might not feel much like cooking,” said Lulu. “So here’s something you can have for supper tonight. Or it’ll keep, if you’d rather have it another night.”

Apparently, this small kindness was enough to make Sharon start crying again. Sharon looked like someone who was trying to hold it all together, but was failing miserably. Sometimes when you start crying, you can’t ever seem to turn it off. Sharon scrubbed impatiently at her eyes. “Let’s go in the kitchen,” she said in a muffled voice.

Sharon led them toward the back of the house. They passed through a living room that still had a couple of boxes in one corner. The house had a lot of nice features—hardwood floors, granite countertops, and stainless steel appliances—but it didn’t feel particularly homey. In fact, it didn’t even seem like they’d personalized it at all, to make it their own. The exception was the kitchen, which was a cheerful room.

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