Scarlet Nights by Jude Deveraux

Author:Jude Deveraux [Deveraux, Jude]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
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Publisher: Atria
Published: 2010-01-02T06:00:00+00:00

Twenty minutes later, Mike was at Nate’s Field. He wanted to help with the fair, but he also wanted to hear more gossip. Although Sara said she’d told him all she knew, he kept discovering new information.

There were permanent bleachers in the big, open lot, and several trees, but nothing else. When Mike walked up, everyone grew quiet, and he knew what was going on. They were men and they were waiting to see if he knew which end of a hammer to use. No doubt they’d heard from Sara’s mother that Mike knew about organic foods and how to cook them—all of which he’d learned on undercover assignments. A couple of times he’d had to go into training for months before taking on an assignment. Over the years, Mike had done a lot of construction, so he felt at home with a tool belt on.

After a couple of hours of watching Mike, the other men loosened up and began to include him in their talk. But he and Luke worked best together. With Luke on one end and Mike on the other, they hoisted studs into place and nailed them down.

“Ever use one of these?” Luke asked as he held up an electric nail gun.

“On a person or a piece of lumber?” Mike asked so only Luke heard him.

“When your case is done, I want you to help me with my murder mysteries.”

“By the way, my captain wants an autographed copy of your latest.”

“Gladly,” Luke said as he picked up a hand saw. “Know how to use one of these?”

“Want to hear about the time I was forced to build my own coffin with hand tools and no electricity?”

“With all my heart and soul,” Luke said sincerely.

“They were bored, so while they waited, they came up with this plan that I should—”

“Who are ‘they’?”

“Can’t tell you that, but they were bad.”

Nodding, Luke began to listen as he slipped his hammer into the strap of his tool belt.

About 10 A.M., three young men showed up, and they were as big as professional wrestlers. “So who’s the beef?” Mike asked Luke.

“Frazier brothers. And our competition at the games at the fair.”

Mike was looking at the three of them and wondering, if it came to a fight, whether he could take them. He reminded himself that such a thing would never happen, but he couldn’t break a habit. For all the size and muscle of the three Fraziers, they didn’t move quickly—but then they didn’t have to. “I have a date with their sister tomorrow. I guess I better be good to her.”

“Ariel can take care of herself.” When Mike looked at him in question, Luke smiled. “Don’t worry. You saw that she’s not as big as her four brothers.”

“Right, I can’t forget young Shamus. How’s he doing?”

“He’s at home with my wife, bent over a drawing table, and making pictures of gypsies. He won’t show them to anyone, so Joce is planning a big reveal.”

“Good,” Mike said, smiling.

At ten-thirty, they took

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