Setup in Savannah: A Made in Savannah Cozy Mystery (Made in Savannah Cozy Mysteries Series Book 7) by Hope Callaghan

Author:Hope Callaghan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2017-08-16T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Autumn tucked her cell phone under her chin as she spoke. “Don’t worry. This’ll be a piece of cake. My story is almost airtight. Even if the others become suspicious, they can check me out. I work at the newspaper and I’m working on my first novel.”

“I hope you’re right,” Mercedes said uneasily. “I got a bad feelin’ about all of this. The more I think about it, the more I’m certain someone in my group is linked to Jon Luis’ death.”

“Or this Tierney chick you met. She sounds suspicious to me. Didn’t you say she inherited the Honeycutt property, but didn’t elaborate?” Autumn pointed out. “I talked to one of my inside guys at the police department and he gave me some new info on Jon Luis’ case.”

“What did he say?”

“Listen, I gotta run or I’ll be late for the meeting,” Autumn said. “I’ll stop by after it’s over.”

“Okay, be careful,” Mercedes said.

“Will do.” Autumn disconnected the line and shoved the phone in her back pocket. She stepped inside The Book Nook and made her way to the counter in the back. A plump woman standing behind the counter looked up, peering at her over the rim of her glasses. “Can I help you?”

“Yes. I’m Autumn Winter. I’m here to meet with Cricket Tidwell and some other authors.”

“Welcome Autumn.” The woman smiled widely. “The rest of the group is already here. They’re in the conference room right over there.” She pointed to an open door.

“Thank you.” Autumn stepped across the hall and stuck her head inside the room.

An older woman sprang from her chair. “Autumn?”

“Yes,” Autumn nodded. “I’m Autumn Winter.”

“Welcome.” The woman waved her into the room. “We’re glad you’re here.”

“Thank you for allowing me to join your group, at least for tonight.”

“We hope you find our group’s input useful and decide to join us on a permanent basis. I’m Cricket Tidwell, owner of The Book Nook.” The woman pointed to an empty chair. “If you’d like to have a seat, we’ll go around the table, introduce ourselves and share a little about our writing.”

Autumn eased into the empty seat and her heart sank when she noticed the others in the room each had a manila folder and yellow notepad in front of them. “Oh no. I just left work. I forgot my manuscript. I was in a hurry and didn’t want to be late.”

“It’s okay, dear.” Cricket patted her hand. “You can bring it next time, if there is a next time.” She changed the subject. “I’ll start with me. I’ve been writing under my pen name, Cricket Tidwell, for over twenty years. I write non-fiction, mostly cook books, crocheting books and cat care. The three C’s.”

The woman at the other end of the table spoke. “I’m Stephanie Rumsfield. I’m the newbie of the group, if you don’t count Mercedes, who isn’t here tonight. I write romance books…think Harlequin and I’ve been writing since the early 90s. My boyfriend and I moved here from Montana earlier this year.

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