The Flaming Luau of Death by Jerrilyn Farmer

Author:Jerrilyn Farmer [Jerrilyn Farmer]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: cozy, mystery, recipes, women sleuths
ISBN: 9780062013897
Google: VvtZsOVRElAC
Amazon: B003SE7N3M
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2010-07-06T00:00:00+00:00

Haru Wahine o ka Lomi

(Mistress of the Spa)

The difference between Wes and me is that Wes truly enjoys turning off his brain once in a while, and I have a hard time finding that switch. I stopped back at my room at the Four Heavens, hoping to find Wes, but it looked like he hadn’t come back. Apparently he’d been gobbled up in a marathon day of beauty, and the lure of free treatments had turned his head completely. I needed to see him, though. Preferably now. We needed to sort through the layers of information.

I noticed as I stopped into the room that the message light on the desk phone was glowing. Maybe it was from Wes.

I dialed the message center and heard a pleasant automated female voice state we had four messages.

The first one was from the front desk of the resort. The man at the business center was calling to say they had received a package addressed to Wes and me. Hm. I would go pick it up in a few minutes. The second message was from Liz.

“Hey, Wes and Maddie. I’m over at the North Shore Medical Center, but I’m grabbing a cab back to the Four Heavens. Don’t worry, I’m fine. They did tests. They took my temperature. Nothing wrong with me at all.

“Holly came out here to the emergency room with me, but I told her not to wait around. I’m sure she’ll turn up back at the resort. Okay…” There was the sound of Liz huffing and puffing. “I’m out by the parking lot now. I’m walking…I’m looking…” More sounds of heavy breathing. “Nope. I don’t see her rent-a-car in the hospital lot. So I guess I’ll see you back at the ranch. And I just wanted to say, well, sorry about all the fainting. This is so unlike me. I’m usually really, really strong. I never get all flustery. I mean, I’m an accountant. I am used to scary things—you know, like arithmetic. Anyway, later.”

Liz was fine. That was certainly good news. I slid back into party-planner mode and checked off one more mental concern. All party guests were required to have fun if at all possible.

But something else didn’t seem exactly right. Why had Holly left Liz all alone at the ER? I bet Liz insisted Holly go, not wanting to completely spoil the bride-to-be’s weekend. Friendships are so complex. And between Liz’s fainter’s guilt and Holly’s caretaker’s instincts, who can say what feeling would win out when you had only a few more hours of daylight on an island holiday?

The third message was from Keniki Hicks.

“Madeline, you were so very very sweet to come by and see me this morning. My goodness, you are on your vacation, after all, and you still took the time to drive all the way out here to Hawi. I am really grateful for that, and thank you so much for dropping by the check, and, well, for everything. Also…I wanted to apologize to you for getting so…well, so upset.

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