Tawas Goes Hollywood by Madison Johns

Author:Madison Johns [Johns, Madison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Cozy Mystery, women sleuths, amateur sleuths, Humor, Private Detectives, mysteries set in Michigan
Publisher: Madison Johns
Published: 2017-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

I called and left a message for Amim, asking her to meet us at G’s Pizzeria instead of her hotel room. Eleanor and I selected a booth. The atmosphere was warm from the ovens, the fragrance of garlic and cheese wafting in the air, which only made me hungrier.

My stomach grumbled. “I hope Amim shows up soon. I’m starving.”

“Me too, but don’t forget this is a business lunch. We need to ask Amin some serious questions.”

“Which I plan to do, but we can do that after we eat.”

Eleanor sighed. “We’ll be a rack of bones before she finds the place.”

The bell jingled and I smiled and walked to the counter to greet Amim. “I’m glad you found the place.”

“I wanted to call you and ask if I could bring Brianne, but I have the feeling you ladies have something serious on your minds.”

Cliff came to take our drink orders.

“Do you have bottled water?” Amim asked Cliff.

He smiled. “Yes. And it’s two diet Cokes for Eleanor and Agnes, right?”

“You know us too well,” I said. “What kind of pizza would you like, Amim?”

“I’ll have an antipasto salad.”

“Make that a large pizza for us,” Eleanor said.

I shook my head. That was far too much food for the two of us, but I had to order cheese bread, a tradition for Eleanor and I. “Pepperonis and mushrooms on the pizza, and cheese bread with pizza sauce and ranch dressing.”

“So basically your normal order.”

“You got it, Cliff,” Eleanor said.

“I don’t think we needed to order a large pizza,” I said, “a small or medium is all either of us can eat, Eleanor.”

“Well, you didn’t have to order the cheesy bread. At least now we’ll have enough food for later.”

“Andrew might expect a home-cooked meal,” I offered.

“When’s the last time you cooked,” Eleanor scoffed. “We’re always on the go.”

“Andrew has been cooking of late, but I really miss my home-cooked meals.”

“I’d love to meet your husbands,” Amim said.

“Beware what you ask for.” I laughed. “Eleanor’s Mr. Wilson will have you in stitches.”

“Now I’m positive I want to meet them. Later today would be great. I need to get away from the set for a while. The clothing rack fell over in the costume trailer and many of the costumes need to be cleaned before tomorrow.”

I swallowed a lump the size of an apple. “Oh how horrible.”

Amim’s palms flattened against the table, and when she took a breath she said, “I just don’t know how I’ll do it. I’m lost without Louis. I can’t just select another assistant this late in the game.”

I took a sip. “I heard Ivy is vying for the job.”

Amim threw her head back and laughed. “That would be the day. I still haven’t decided if she was responsible for Louis’s death, but it appears I’ll have to keep her close if only to keep an eye on her.”

“That sounds like a good plan,” I began, “although aren’t you worried about keeping her on if you think she could be a murderer?”

“She’s the least of my worries.

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