The Body in the Beach House (Getaway Bay Cozy Mystery Series Book 2) by Grace York

Author:Grace York [York, Grace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-14T22:00:00+00:00

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The rest of Saturday passed by in a blur of housekeeping as Addison and Layla cleaned up Patrick's room and packed his belongings into the two suitcases he'd arrived with. It was sad, really. His whole life amounted to two suitcases of clothes, books, and a few personal items. The police had taken his laptop and notes, but even with those it didn't amount to much.

Discussion at the dinner table that night was stilted. Addison remembered Layla's comment that Patrick may have been working on something other than a new book. She decided to see if anyone else had any idea what it could have been, and asked Layla to explain.

"He didn't say a great deal about it, to be honest," said Layla. "I just got the impression it was something different. Whether that meant a different type of creative project, or something else entirely, I'm not sure. He was quite secretive. He said all would be revealed in time."

"Do you know what he could have been talking about?" Addison asked Amelie.

Amelie shook her head. "I thought he was working on a new book. He didn't talk to me much about it. I was just pleased to see he was working again."

"Adam?" said Addison. "Do you have any idea?"

"Nope," Adam replied, putting a forkful of chicken in his mouth.

"He didn't talk to you about any secret project?"

"He didn't talk to me much at all after we argued on Tuesday. But no, nothing about a secret project."

"What about you, Ivy?" Addison asked. "You spent a bit of time with him this last week. Did he mention what he was working on?"

"No," said Ivy. "Like Amelie, I thought he was working on a new book. We didn't talk specifically about our work. Our discussions were more about the writing process in general. Patrick had a lot more experience than me; I guess I was trying to benefit from his expertise in the craft."

"At least someone was," Adam grumbled.

"I didn't ask him to read any of my work," said Ivy. "I was more interested in his experience as a writer."

The table went quiet then, and Addison felt uncomfortable as everyone continued eating. She regretted bringing up the discussion in the first place.

"Is Olivia coming home soon?" Layla asked, breaking the tension.

"Hopefully next weekend," said Addison. "She's working on a group project this weekend."

"It'll be nice to see her," said Layla. "How are her studies going?"

Addison and Layla got into a discussion about Olivia, and Adam joined in. He'd met Olivia the last time she'd come home, as had Ivy, but Amelie was yet to meet Addison's daughter. Nevertheless, it was a safe topic of conversation and they managed to drag it out for the rest of the meal.

Addison hadn't prepared dessert, and no-one wanted anything anyway. Adam, Amelie, and Ivy all said goodnight shortly after dinner and headed off to their rooms. Addison and Layla quickly cleaned up the kitchen.

"That got awkward," said Layla as she stacked the dishwasher.

"You're not wrong. I hope Isaac will hurry up and find out what happened to Patrick.

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